A session on “Effective Project Planning and Report Writing Skills” was organized by the Department of Chemistry for the Second B.Sc. students who are undertaking their semester projects. The purpose of the program was to guide the students in selecting suitable project topics, planning their experimental work, and preparing a proper scientific project report.
The program began with a prayer sung by Ms. Sourabha and Ms. Prajna. This was followed by the introduction of the resource person and the welcome address delivered by Ms. Abhijna. The Principal Dr. Premalatha V. presided over the session and delivered a message emphasizing the importance of research projects for science students, highlighting how project work helps in developing scientific thinking and research skills.
The session was delivered by Dr. Rachael Natasha Mary, Associate Professor and H.O.D of Chemistry, St Aloysius (Deemed to be University) who served as the resource person. During the session, she explained various project topics that students can select based on feasibility, availability of materials, and time. She guided the students on how to begin the project work and how to plan the experiments systematically.
She also explained simple and effective methods to conduct experiments and described the steps to be followed during the reaction process, including maintaining proper procedures, observations, and recording the results. Her guidance helped students understand how to proceed carefully during experimental work.
Also focused on report writing skills, she explained the important components of a project report, such as introduction, objectives, methodology, results, discussion, and conclusion. She also discussed the importance of clarity, proper formatting, and scientific presentation. To help the students understand better, she showed sample project reports as references and explained how each section should be written.
The session was highly informative and provided valuable guidance to the students for successfully completing their semester projects. 47 Students actively participated and benefited from the session.
The Master of Ceremony for the program was Ms. Ananya Shetty, who conducted the session smoothly. The program concluded with a vote of thanks proposed by Ms. Prajna.
Report By,
Mrs. Roopashri K. P.
