A one day workshop on Research Methodology organised by Research Development Cell in Collaboration with IQAC was held in Model Christian College on 6th April 2024. The resource person for the day was Dr. Boyillapalli Venkata Rao, Associate Professor, Department of Education Nagaland University, Kohima Campus. The workshop was divided into two sessions namely; Research Methodology and Insight on Citations, respectively.Speaking on the topic 'Research Methodology' Dr. Rao mentioned that research helps in improving the academic career of the teachers and their teaching skills. He stressed on the importance of having a positive attitude towards research, which will ultimately affect the quality of education. He spoke on important methods of research such as, Review and Purpose of Related Literature, Objectives and Hypothesis, Research Tool Methods, Research Sampling, and Research Methods and Sampling Methods etc. In the second session, the resource person focused on the insight of citations and its crucial role in academic writing for acknowledging the original authors and upholding academic integrity by avoiding plagiarism. He further highlighted the components of citations which included publication, name of the author, titles etc. and the different styles of citation.
