Ph.D.

Course Work
Syllabus
(2024-2025)

Department of Computer Science

Central University of Odisha
Main Campus, Sunabeda
763004

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 Ph.D. Course Work

Preamble

The Department of Computer Science is going to start its Ph.D. programme in the academic
session 2024-2025. Keeping the importance of research in present scenario and to enhance
the quality of research in the field of Computer Science, the syllabus for the Ph.D. Course has
been designed.

As per the university ordinance and new guidelines, the research scholars who are
provisionally registered under the Ph. D. Programme will have to undergo a Ph. D Coursework.

Admission to the Programme: As per Central University of Odisha ordinance

Number of Seats: As per the vacancy every year

Syllabus Structure

Course Periods
S.No. Subject Credit Remarks
Code L T P
1 PHD201 Research Methodology 6 0 - 6
2 PHD202 Research Seminar 0 0 4 2
3 PHD203 Elective/ Self Study/ MOOC 4 0 0 4
4 PHD204 Elective/ Self Study/ MOOC 4 0 0 4
Total 14 0 4 16

Course Requirements
All Ph.D. students are required to register and successfully complete a minimum course credit as
per the Ph.D. rules of the University, details of which will be made available to the students at the
time of admission. Curriculum and syllabus will be decided by the Doctoral Research Committee
(DRC).

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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Objective:
The main objective of this course is to understand some basic concepts of research and its
methodologies
• identify appropriate research topics
• select and define appropriate research problem and parameters
• prepare a project proposal (to undertake a project)
• organize and conduct research (advanced project) in a more appropriate manner
• write a research report and thesis • write a research proposal (grants).

UNIT-1
Introduction to Research Methodology: Definition and objectives of Research. Types of research,
Various steps in Research process, Mathematical tools for analysis, Developing a research question-
choice of a problem, Literature review, Surveying, Synthesizing, Critical analysis, Critical evaluation,
interpretation, Research purposes, Ethics in research, Citation, Impact factor, h-index, i-10 index.

UNIT-2
Research report writing: Structure and component of research report, Types of reports, Lay-out of
research reports, Mechanism of writing a research report, Thesis writing, scientific editing, Popular
articles writing, Patent writing and filing.

UNIT-3
Data collection and sampling designing: Data collection, Primary data, Secondary data, Processing
and analysis of data, Measurement of relationship, Statistical measurement and significance, Random
sampling, Systematic sampling, Stratified sampling, Cluster sampling and multistage sampling.

UNIT-4
Quantitative methods for problem solving: Probability, Sampling distribution, Fundamentals of
statistical analysis and inference, Estimation, Hypothesis testing and application, Correlation and
regression analysis, Types of study designing, Experimental designing, Error analysis.

Outcome
Demonstrate knowledge of research processes (reading, evaluating, and developing). Identify,
explain, compare, and prepare the key elements of a research proposal/report. Compare and contrast
quantitative and qualitative research paradigms.

Reference Books
1. Donald R Cooper, Pamela S. Schindler, Business Research Methods, 8/e, Tata McGraw-Hill Co.
Ltd., 2006.
2. Kothari C. K. (2004) 2/e, Research Methodology--Methods and Techniques (New Age
International, New Delhi).
3. Krishnswamy, K.N., Shivkumar, Appa Iyer and Mathiranjan M. (2006) Management Research
Methodology; Integration of Principles, Methods and Techniques (Pearson Education, New Delhi).
4. Bendar and Piersol, Random data: Analysis and Measurement Procedures, Willey Interscience,
2001.

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5. Fundamental of research Methodology and Statistics, Yogesh Kumar Singh (New Age
International Publisher

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BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY

Objective:
The main objective of this course is to understand some basic concepts of
blockchaintechnology.

 To enable the student to understand and appreciate, the importance of fundamentals

of blockchain technology and application of cryptography in blockchain
 To gain the awareness about the concepts of various implementations of blockchain
technology such as bitcoin, Ethereum.

UNIT,I
Introduction to Blockchain Technology, Distributed systems,The history of blockchain,
Introduction to blockchain, CAP theorem and blockchain, Benefits and limitations of blockchain,
Decentralization using blockchain , Methods of decentralization,Routes to decentralization.

UNIT,II
Cryptography in Blockchain: Introduction,cryptographic primitives, Assymetric cryptography,
public and private keys, line interface, Bitcoin improvement proposals (BIPs), Consensus
Algorithms.

UNIT,III
BitCoin Introduction, Transactions, Structure , Transactions types, The structure of a block, the
genesis block, the bitcoin network, Wallets and its types,Bitcoin payments,Bitcoin investment
and buying and selling bitcoins, Bitcoin installation, Bitcoin programming and the command,line
interface, Bitcoin improvement proposals (BIPs).

UNIT,IV

Introduction to Ethereum Higher,Level Languages. Ethereum , Ethereum block chain, Elements

of the Ethereum block chain, Precompiled contracts, Accounts and its types, Block header, Ether
Messages, Mining, Clients and wallets, trading and investment, the yellow paper, the Ethereum
network , applications developed on ethereum, scalability and security issues

Outcome

Student will be able to to understand the fundamentals of blockchaintechnology. Apply

knowledge of implementations of Bitcoin andEthereum to develop solutions in the appropriate
domains.

Reference Books
1. A. M. Antonopoulos, Mastering bitcoin, First edition. Sebastopol CA: O‘Reilly,2015.
2. Z. Zheng, S. Xie, H. Dai, X. Chen, andH. Wang, An OverviewofBlockchain Technology:
Architecture, Consensus, and Future Trends,‖ in 2017 IEEE International Congress on Big Data
(BigData Congress), 2017, pp.557–564.
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