Materials and technology to help you attain PhD degree like a pro!

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Materials and technology to help you attain PhD
Degree like a Pro!
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Successful completion of PhD degree 1. Access to
Technology and Materials

Technology
Softwares
Laboratory tools equipments

Materials
LIterature Resources

2. Knowledge about how to use them for research


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Technology

Commonly used softwares in engineering research
area
Microcontroller kit - Proposed to smoothen
progress of learning and developing designs of
MCU from Intel
DC network analyser - Used to design to analyze
the fault currents in power system
ARM Boards - Platform for accelerating the
development and reducing the risk of new SoC
designs
ORCAD - Primarily used in electronic automation

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Softwares
Whereas, the softwares used in science domain
are
SQL - Most popular language in computer science
field is used for adding, accessing and managing
content in database
Power MOSFET - Widely used in electronics field
to switch signals between electronic signals
Labview - Used by physicists in data analysis and
presentation

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B) Tools and techniques

Statistical analysis plays a major role in
research process.
Statistical tools available at PhD research
centre in Chennai for statistical data analysis
AMOS
R language
STATA
SPSS,
NVivo
Atlas.ti.

Common Challenges
Collection literals in R language
Missing decimal number in SPSS
Merging and coding comparison in NVivo
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Materials

Literature sources available at PhD research
centre in Chennai
Research Articles and Case Studies
Government and Scientific Records
Renowned Published Journals
Open and Subscribed E-Resources
Resource Discovery Tools (such as Journals
Finder)
Powerpoint presentations, audio tapes, Video
contents, etc. for general research help in
multiple areas
Research-specific LMS created by ELKRC
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Knowledge about how to use TECHNOLOGY AND
MATERIALS for research

Search Guides for step-by-step guidance

Academic mental support
Proficiency in implementing SPSS, STATA AMOS
Assistance in formulating and analysing data
Writing help for results and discussions chapter