Can you provide me the syllabus of M.Phil Chemistry of Thiruvalluvar University as I want to check if it has been revised this year or it’s the same this year too?

The syllabus of M.Phil Chemistry of Thiruvalluvar University as you want to check if it has been revised this year or it’s the same this year too is as follows:

UNIT-I: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Meaning of research - Objectives of research - motivation of research - Types, approaches and significance - Methods versus methodology - Research in scientific methods - Research process - Criteria for good research - Problem encountered by research in India - Funding agencies.

UNIT-II: RESEARCH DESIGN
Research Problem: Selecting the problem - Necessity of defining the problem -
Techniques involved in defining the problem - Research design - Needs and features
of good design - Different research design - Basic principles of experimental designs.

UNIT-III: DATA COLLECTION AND DOCUMENTATION
Data collection methods - Data types - Processing and presentation of data -
Techniques of ordering data - Meaning of primary and secondary data - The uses of computers in research - The library and internet - Uses of search engines – virtual libraries - common software for documentation and presentation.

UNIT-IV: DATA AND ERROR ANALYSIS
Statistical analysis of data - Standard deviation - Correlation - Comparison of sets of data - Chi squared analysis for data - Characteristics of probability distribution -
Binomial, Poisson and normal distribution - Principle of least square fittings – Curve fitting - Measurement of errors - Types and sources of errors - Determination and control of errors.

UNIT-V: RESEARCH COMMUNICATION
Meaning of research report - Logical format for writing thesis and paper - Essential of scientific report: abstract, introduction, review of literature, materials and methods and discussion - Write up steps in drafting report - Effective illustrations: tables and figures - Reference styles: Harvard and Vancouver systems.

Thiruvalluvar University M.Phil Chemistry Syllabus