One day Seminar on “Research Design” was organised by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell on 29th March 2025. Faculty from various Institutions from Dakshina Kannada district pursuing PhD from Mangalore University participated in the Seminar. Dr.Savitha Basri, Professor, Manipal School of Commerce and Economics was the resource person for Session 1. She spoke on Research Design and Research Ethics. Dr.Rashmi Kodikal, Professor, Graphic Era University, Dehradun was the resource person for Session2. She spoke on Literature Review, Open source and Scopus Publication. Dr.Prameela S. Shetty, IQAC coordinator coordinated this Seminar.