BIOBLITZ
2023-02-22 08:00 - 2023-02-23 17:00 UTC

PRAVAAHA 23, Feb 23 & March 1, 2, 3, 4.
2023-02-23 08:00 - 2023-03-04 17:00 UTC

ZOOTALKS SERIES 3
2023-02-23 15:00 - 17:00 UTC

National Seminar on Intersections: Advances in Interdisciplinary Research & Research Scholars’ Meet: 24-25 Feb 2023
2023-02-24 08:00 - 2023-02-25 17:00 UTC
RSM2023

RSM 23 Programme schedule

ADMISSION TO MEDIA STUDIES PROGRAMMES
2023-04-20 08:00 - 2023-04-30 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata)

ADMISSION 2023-2023
2023-04-21 08:00 - 2023-04-30 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
Admissions 2021

6th Bangladesh Chalachitra Utsav 2023 May 27 & 28 @ Thrissur
2023-05-08 08:00 - 17:00, 2023-05-27 08:00 - 2023-05-28 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata)

Research and Publication Ethics (RPE) 2023
2023-05-18 08:00 - 2023-06-07 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
Research and Publication Ethics (RPE) is a two-credit course approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC) for awareness of publication ethics and publication misconduct and it is mandatory for research scholars of most universities in India.
St Thomas College (Autonomous), Thrissur, is offering RPE online, to those who are interested, including those outside the College.

Enrolment to course starts on: 05.05.2023
Closing date of application: 18.05.2023

Commencement of course: 18.05.2023
Tentative completion of course: 10.06.2023
Tentative examination date: 12.06.2023

Course fee: Rs 1000

Those interested are requested to pay the fees via NEFT to the following account.

Account Name: St Thomas College
Account Number: 023102575361190002
Bank: CSB Bank
Branch: Thrissur
IFSC: CSBK0000094

The fee transaction should be done only by NEFT. UTR number should be specified in the response to last question of this form. NO OTHER MODE OF PAYMENTS IS ACCEPTABLE (Quick transfer, IMPS etc are NOT to be done, as transaction id will not be generated). Please DO NOT deposit the fee directly to the College account.
You will receive the acknowledgement of payment and other details regarding the course within 10 days of registration.
Course content will be delivered through Google Classroom.
Please provide the following information as accurate as possible. This information will be used for generating your certificate.
Please click submit only after reviewing your responses and do the submission only once.
Team RPE
Department of Library and Information Studies and Research and Development Cell,
St Thomas College (Autonomous),
Thrissur – 1

FOR REGISTRATION CLICK HERE

Overview of the course
This course has total 6 units focusing on basics of philosophy of science and ethics, research integrity, publication ethics. Sessions are designed to identify research misconduct and predatory publications. Indexing and citation databases, open access publications, research metrics (citations, h-index, impact factor, etc.) and plagiarism tools are introduced in this course.
Pedagogy:
Interactive video sessions, group discussions through online platforms, and practical sessions. Students have to attend online lectures, watch offline videos, read online resources and complete assignments.
Evaluation:
Those students who want to be issued with a certificate of St Thomas College are required to satisfy the following:
Final examination – 50 % marks is required for a pass
Course Structure:
The course comprised of six modules listed in table below. Each module has 4-5 units.

Modules
Unit Title
Teaching Hours

Theory

RPE 01
Philosophy and Ethics
5

RPE 02
Scientific Conduct
5

RPE 03
Publication Ethics
8

Practice

RPE 04
Open Access Publishing
5

RPE 05
Publication Misconduct
5

RPE 06
Database and Research Metrics
8

Total
36

Syllabus in detail: Theory
RPE 01: Philosophy and Ethics

Introduction to Philosophy: definition, nature and scope, concept, branches
Ethics: Definition, moral philosophy, nature of moral judgments and reactions.

RPE 02: Scientific Conduct

Ethics with respect to science and research
Intellectual honesty and research integrity
Scientific misconducts: Falsification, Fabrication and Plagiarism (FFP)
Redundant publications: duplicate and overlapping publications, salami slicing
Selective reporting and misrepresentation of data

RPE 03: Publication Ethics

Publication ethics: definition, introduction and importance
Best practices/standards setting initiatives and guidelines: COPE, WAME etc.
Conflicts of interest
Publication misconduct: Definition, concept, problems that lead to unethical behavior and vice versa, types
Violation of publication ethics, authorship and contributorship
Identification of publication misconduct, complaints and appeals
Predatory publishers and journals

Practice
RPE 04: Open Access Publishing

Open access publications and initiatives
SHERPA/RoMEO online resource to check publisher copyright & self-archiving policies
Software tool to identify predatory publications developed by SPPU: UGC-CARE list of journals
Journal finder/journal suggestion tools viz. JANE, Elsevier Journal Finder, Springer Journal Suggester, etc.

RPE05: Publication Misconduct

Group discussions
Subject specific ethical issues, FFP, authorship
Conflicts of interest
Complaints and appeals: examples and fraud from India and abroad

Software tools
Use of reference management software like Mendeley, Zotero etc. and anti-plagiarism software like Turnitin, Urkund
RPE 06: Databases and research metrics

Databases
Indexing databases
Citation databases: Web of Science, Scopus etc.
Research Metrics
Impact factor of journal as per Journal Citation Report, SNIP, SJR, IPP, Cite Score
Metrics: h-index, g-index, i-10 index, altmetrics

Contact:
Mr. Sanjo Jose (Course Coordinator)
Librarian, St Thomas College (Autonomous), Thrissur, e-mail: stctlib@gmail.com
Dr Chacko V M, Coordinator & Dean of Research
HoD & Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, St Thomas College (Autonomous), Thrissur, e-mail: chackovm@gmail.com

Research and Publication Ethics Course 2023

National Documentary Short Film Festival
2023-06-30 08:00 - 2023-07-28 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata)

Founder's Day
2023-07-01 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata)

Orientation Programme for UG Students
2023-07-01 09:00 - 11:30 (Asia/Kolkata)
Dear Staff & Students,
First Year UG Students will have their Orientation Programme
on 01/07/2023 Saturday
at 09. 00 am
at Msgr. John Palocaren Square in the College.
The First Year UG students along with one of the parents/guardians should attend this programme without fail.
Classes for First Year UG will be commenced on 04/07/23.
Hearty Welcome to our New Comers🙏
– Principal, STC TCR

World Population Day 2023
2023-07-11 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
The Department of Statistics, St.Thomas College (Autonomous), Thrissur, is conducting an Intercollegiate Digital poster-making competition in the context of World Population Day. The posters can be uploaded in the space provided here before July 14, 2023, 5 PM through the link https://forms.gle/SxF9qcqcU1dhY4i96. This competition is specifically intended for Undergraduate and Postgraduate students of any stream.
The theme for the poster: “Sustainable Population Growth: Ensuring a Balanced Future”

Orientation for PG Students
2023-07-19 09:00 - 15:00 (Asia/Kolkata)

Convocation Ceremony 2023
2023-07-27 08:00 - 12:30 (Asia/Kolkata)
invitatio (1)
Dear Staff & Students,
Convocation Ceremony: Laurea -2023 will be available on the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/live/wS-8I7EKSvc?feature=share
Only the Recipients and one Accompanying Parent/Guardian is supposed to participate in it physically. If the Parent/Guardian prefers to watch it online, they are free to do it.
All the existing students are supposed to watch this event online.
– Dr Paulson Mathew, CE
– Dr Martin K A, Principal

Hindi Film Show
2023-07-31 10:00 - 12:00 (Asia/Kolkata)

Workshop on Crafting Curriculum for the Four-Year Undergraduate Programmes
2023-07-31 13:30 - 15:30 (Asia/Kolkata)
Dear Teachers,
St.Thomas College (Autonomous), Thrissur, Internal Quality Assurance Cell is
organizing a Workshop on Crafting Curriculum for the Four-Year Undergraduate Programmes for the teaching faculty. All are invited to attend the same on 31st July 2023, @1:45pm in Kaviprathiba Hall of the college.
Rev.Dr.Martin K A. (Principal).
Dr.Divya George. (IQAC Coordinator)
Dr.Jency Thomas. (Programme Coordinator)

Workshop on Role of Students in Palliative Care at their home
2023-07-31 13:30 - 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata)

FDP Outcome Based Education
2023-10-06 13:00 - 16:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
“Mapping Excellence: Outcome-Based Education and Four Year Undergraduate Programme Syllabus Design” 6th ,9th & 10th October 2023, Faculty Orientation Programme

Reception to Ancy Sojan, Silver Medalist, Long Jump @ Asian Games 2023
2023-11-20 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
Reception to Ancy Sojan, Silver Medalist, Long Jump @ Asian Games 2023
Wednesday, 22.11.2023, 11.30 AM
MSGR.JOHN PALOCAREN SQUARE

Session on Research Methodology
2023-11-24 10:30 - 12:30 (Asia/Kolkata)

Seminar on “Transformational Reactions to Translational Research”
2023-11-24 11:00 - 13:00 (Asia/Kolkata)

AGNI 23
2023-11-24 12:00 - 16:00 (Asia/Kolkata)

CYBER AWARENESS
2023-11-24 14:00 - 16:00 (Asia/Kolkata)

Poet@Live
2023-12-04 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata)

Regional Seminar on Kerala Economy - Post Covid Phase
2023-12-07 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata)

Asthra 2023
2023-12-07 08:00 - 2023-12-08 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
Asthra Brochure__ (1)

JWALA '23 - The Eternal Flare of Art
2023-12-13 08:00 - 2023-12-20 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
JWALA ’23 – The Eternal Flare of Art
REGISTRATION LINK

JWALA '23 MANUAL

ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND RESEARCH SCHOLARS MEET
2024-01-06 10:00 - 16:00 (Asia/Kolkata)
Final Date Extension-RSM & Annual Conference Brochure- STC-Thrissur
Link for Registration (Scholars ):https://forms.gle/ZVeJpgx6QurZRu856
Link for Registration (Guides ): https://forms.gle/xLXgEGx5jwD697PQA
– Dr Martin K A, Principal
– Dr V M Chacko, Dean of Research

SANTHOME SPORTSMANIA 2024
2024-01-17 - 2024-01-25
