Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
Engineering Research
Methodology
Assessment Plan
Research Proposal - 2500 words max : 20% (week 4)
Topic and brief synopsis
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Content
Research concepts
Writing a research proposal
Defining a research question/hypothesis
Methodology in research
Writing a literature review
Writing an abstract
Ethics in research
Supervision and differences in approach
Formulating Research
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Research Proposal:
Typical general content
Introduction
Statement of objectives
A list of hypothesis
Proposed study design
Setting
Equipment, software, etc to use
Info on sample size & sampling design
Data processing
Outline of the proposed chapters/sections
Problems & limitations
Timeframe (Gantt Chart)
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Gantt Chart
Research
Originality
Contribution
Significance
Technical soundness
Critical assessment of existing work
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Agenda
Research Basics
Methodologies
Research process
Quantitative versus qualitative research
Questions
Research Basics
What research is and isnt
Research characteristics
Research projects and pitfalls
Sources of research projects
Elements of research proposals
Literature reviews
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What Research Is
Research is:
the systematic process of collecting and
analyzing information (data) in order to increase
our understanding of the phenomenon about
which we are concerned or interested.1
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why do research?
truth about the physical world inherently interesting
new knowledge eventually yields practical benefits
important to learn from experience, especially failure
want to improve human welfare especially use of scarce
resources
Research Characteristics
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Research Projects
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High-Quality Research
(1 of 2)
High-Quality Research
(2 of 2)
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Research Proposals
Research proposals are documents that describe
the intended research including:
Literature Review
A literature review is a necessity.
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Literature Survey
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