DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
COURSE FILE
RM 4151 RESEARCH METHODLOGY AND IPR
VISION OF THE INSTITUTE
To be a centre of excellence in multi-disciplinary education and Research.
MISSION OF THE INSTITUTE
To produce technically competent, socially committed technocrats and administrators
through quality education and to carry out inter disciplinary research that would
contribute to the global knowledge base.
VISION OF THE DEPARTMENT
To be a place of center of excellence by imparting quality teaching and innovative
research, promoting technology development and consultancy services in the frontier
areas of Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT
To empower students with state of art technologies to meet the growing
challenges of the industry.
To educate the students with strong foundations to enable them for continuing
education.
To promote research through constant interactions with R&D organizations
and Industry.
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
STUDENT NAME LIST
Class: I year/ I Semester
[Link]. Register No. Name of the Student
1
Staff HOD
RM4151 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND IPR LT P C
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UNIT I RESEARCH DESIGN 6
Overview of research process and design, Use of Secondary and exploratory data to answer the research
question, Qualitative research, Observation studies, Experiments and Surveys.
UNIT II DATA COLLECTION AND SOURCES 6
Measurements, Measurement Scales, Questionnaires and Instruments, Sampling and methods. Data - Preparing,
Exploring, examining and displaying.
UNIT III DATA ANALYSIS AND REPORTING 6
Overview of Multivariate analysis, Hypotheses testing and Measures of Association. Presenting Insights and
findings using written reports and oral presentation.
UNIT IV INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 6
Intellectual Property – The concept of IPR, Evolution and development of concept of IPR, IPR development
process, Trade secrets, utility Models, IPR & Bio diversity, Role of WIPO and WTO in IPR establishments, Right
of Property, Common rules of IPR practices, Types and Features of IPR Agreement, Trademark, Functions of
UNESCO in IPR maintenance.
UNIT V PATENTS 6
Patents – objectives and benefits of patent, Concept, features of patent, Inventive step, Specification, Types of
patent application, process E-filling, Examination of patent, Grant of patent, Revocation, Equitable Assignments,
Licences, Licensing of related patents, patent agents, Registration of patent agents.
TOTAL : 30 PERIODS
REFERENCES
Cooper Donald R, Schindler Pamela S and Sharma JK, “Business Research Methods”, Tata McGraw Hill
Education, 11e (2012).
Catherine J. Holland, “Intellectual property: Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets”, Entrepreneur Press,
2007.
David Hunt, Long Nguyen, Matthew Rodgers, “Patent searching: tools & techniques”, Wiley, 2007.
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Statutory body under an Act of parliament, “Professional
Programme Intellectual Property Rights, Law and practice”, September 2013.
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