Centre : Ph.D in Commerce (Business Policy and Administration)

Capacity: 24 seats

Dr. Pooja Ramchandani - Head - Business Policy and Administration Ph.D. Centre

Name of the Guides and the students registered under them from Mumbai University

1. Dr. Pooja Ramchandani - Number of students registered : 6
2. Dr. Rita Khatri - Number of students registered : 4
3. Dr. Jaya Manglani - Number of students registered: 4
4. Dr. Navin Punjabi

(These Students are registered under Mumbai University )

Name of the Guides and the students registered under them from Mumbai University

1. Dr Pooja Ramchandani,(Head of the Centre) ( number of students registered :06)
2. Dr. Rita Khatri ( Number of students registered :04)
3. Dr. Jaya Manglani ( Number of students registered: 04 )
4. Dr Navin Punjabi ( no student registered yet )

(These Students are registered under Mumbai University )

Vacant Seats (Under Mumbai University :10)

Admission Process: As per UGC guidelines and University guidelines

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The Ph.D. Centre in Business Policy and Administration (Commerce faculty) was started under the able guidance of Dr. Ruki Mirchandani, who successfully guided 13 research scholars. The centre now has 4 guides Dr. Pooja Ramchandani, Dr. Rita Khatri, Dr. Jaya Manglani, and Dr. Navin Punjabi who specialise and guide students in research areas related to commerce, management, and finance.

There has been a phenomenal rise in faculty research through minor and major research projects, publications, and conference presentations.

The college encourages collaborative research among students and faculty and a lot of students undertake joint research projects with their faculty mentor and primary researcher.

ACTIVITIES 2021-2022

PH.D. COURSEWORK “RESEARCH ETHICS & ACADEMIC WRITING”

January 17-27, 2022

The Ph.D. Centre in Business Policy and Administration (Commerce faculty) organized a 10-day Ph.D. course work on the zoom platform with Dr. Santosh C.H., University Librarian & Director, Publication Division, Central University of Haryana. 42 research scholars from colleges in Mumbai, Ratnagiri participated in the workshop. The workshop had an international presence, as there was one participant from Afghanistan.

The objectives of the Workshop were:

• To understand the key concepts in research methodology.
• To examine the concept of appropriate research design.
• To enable the participants to identify the research gaps for the literature review.
• To enhance thesis writing skills.
• To know how to write citations.

Academic writing is a challenging task for research scholars. There is a need to identify the rationale for research, logical arrangement of the ideas, and plan the structure of the thesis. Data mining and artificial intelligence are now key concepts that challenge the frontiers of the research study. Substantial knowledge of statistics and Excel are primary requirements in the area of social sciences research. The challenges to effective writing call for clarity, precision, and thoroughness.

At the end of the coursework, participants gained a good amount of knowledge from eminent speakers in the areas of proposal writing and report writing. The knowledge disseminated by resource persons over the 10 days during their sessions will undoubtedly go a long way in helping the research work of participants.

CITATION METRICS

April 30, 2022

Organised a webinar with Dr. Santosh C.H., University Librarian & Director, Publication Division, Central University of Haryana.

Objectives of the session:

• To enhance participants' knowledge about automated indexing tools
• To help research scholars write citations

Key Takeaways:

Participants immensely benefited in the following areas:

• Citation indices, metrics
• Calculating impact & analysis
• Weighted Metrics & Prestige Metrics
• Calculation of h-index, iif, i-index, i-20 index
• Automated indexing Tools like CiteSeer, GS
• Understanding the basic trends of citation
• Six impact zones of research
• Years of IF Vs. Immediacy Index
• Citation data sources and agencies

The outcome of the session:

• Participants learned about the technicalities of citation metrics.
• Participants became aware of the predatory practices in citation.
• Participants learned how to write for quality publications.

RAC MEETING: A REPORT

May 6, 2022

A virtual meeting of the RAC was held on the Zoom platform for all the research scholars pursuing Ph.D. from the research centres at H.R. College. The college currently has 2 research centres under the faculty of Commerce: Ph.D. in Business Policy and Administration and Ph.D. in Business Economics with 5 research guides and 20 research scholars.

The meeting had a full quorum and was composed of the Chairperson and Director Dr. Pooja Ramchandani, members: Dr. Geeta Nair, Dr. Rita Khatri, Dr. Jaya Manglani, and Dr. Navin Punjabi along with three subject experts nominated by the Director of the constituent Department of the University: Dr. Neelam Arora, Dr. Khushpat Jain, and Dr. Kanchan Fulmali.

The meeting was presided by the Chairperson and Principal Dr. Pooja Ramchandani. The purpose of the meeting was to undertake a periodic review of the progress done by Ph.D. students in their research work and assist them in the timely completion of the research. Each Ph.D. research scholar shared their progress report and did a presentation regarding the same in presence of the committee members. Research scholars were given 5 minutes to share their progress and committee members and experts provided valuable feedback to them about their work.

The meeting ended with a lot of enthusiasm and words of praise by Dr. Geeta Nair and Dr. Navin Punjabi. The formal vote of thanks was delivered by Dr. Rita Khatri to the Chair, Subject experts, Research Guides and Research Scholars.

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