HU 164 Research Methods and Techniques

Prof. Dr. Abdelsamie MoetSpring 2012/13Pharos University in AlexandriaFaculty of Engineering

Course OutlineLect1

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What is?This course is Research Methods and Techniques

That is Scientific Research Method and Technique

It is NOT engineering design

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What is?Scientific Research

is an attempt to answer a question which has no known* answer

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Research

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Scientific Research and Engineering Design

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HU 164 Research Methods and Techniques The course addresses effective methods of research. Students learn how to arrange their ideas and how to present them properly, with emphasis on scientific and technical tools.

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Learning OutcomesThe main objectives of this course are to help students:

To identify and define a research problem;To develop and write a research proposal for their discipline area;To use information systems effectively; To write a critical review of the relevant literature;To choose and apply an appropriate experimental design to a particular research problem, if required; To understand and apply a range of standard techniques for data acquisition; To prepare a well written and concise research report

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U R 1 of 3 ProducerUserResearchNoneBoth must learn what is Good Research

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Grades

Quizzes10Research Proposal10 Weekly10 FinalIntra-term Exam20Final Exam50

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Text BookResearch Methodology: An Introduction, Wayne Goddard, Stuart Melville, Juta Academic Press, N.Y., 2004

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Lecture TopicsLecture 1:Course OutlineLecture 2:Information LiteracyLecture 3: DefinitionsLecture 4: Problem Definition Lecture 5:Research Planning/ Cost & MilestonesLecture 6: Data Acquisition and Error Analysis Lecture 7:Data AnalysisLecture 8:Communicating ResearchLecture 9:Research Ethics and Intellectual Property

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Reference Books

Lindsay D. A Guide to Scientific Writing Longman, 1995

Coley S M and Scheinberg C A, "Proposal Writing", Newbury Sage Publications, 1990

Ralph Berry. How to write a Research Paper, Pergamon, 1986

Alley, Michael, The Craft of Scientific Writing, 3rd edition (New York: Springer-Verlag, 1996

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