We are delighted to discover that our teaching spreads…

We are delighted to discover that our teaching spreads…

Recently three Postgraduate residents from a Dental College visited our office. Their research guide told them to consult me as each one of them was working on a systematic review. They needed help with search strategies that they had worked on. The residents explained that as part of a project submission, they were required to do either a "Literature Review" or a "Systematic Review", and their institution wanted them to work on the latter. I had done a workshop in this institution in 2017, and this was a follow up from their side. I checked each resident's search strategy. As expected,…
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MCI – Online Course in Research Methodology

MCI – Online Course in Research Methodology

We recently learned that the MCI had made it mandatory for PG students and faculty to complete an online course - Basic course in Research Methodology. From what I checked and understood, the course is of eight weeks duration and students can take a little longer to complete it. They do need to complete it within certain stages of their PG duration. I checked the section "Literature Review". It is a half hour session. The session explains why one must do a literature review. It mentions some sources they must search. There is a short explanation about the use of…
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Refreshed after a vacation

Refreshed after a vacation

I was on vacation from the 12th of June till the 17th of July. I had a lovely holiday filled with lots of walking and sight seeing (and some working of course - that is almost unavoidable). But once I was back, it took me a little over ten days to get back into the groove, partially due to the exhaustion of a hectic vacation. For a leader of an organization this can be a source of intense discomfort. Especially when the organization is small, very often scrounging for funds and now in a stage where we see big growth...…
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