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Research Methodology
Dr. Majid Majeed AkbarInstitute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of the Punjab,
Lahore.
Presentation Outline Research as Career What It Takes? Nature of Creativity Research Sequence Topic Selection Research Planning Literature Survey Problem Formulation How Extraordinary Creative Ideas Occur? Stories of Extraordinary Creative People Nurturing Creativity Verification of Theoretical Results Communication of Research Results Commercialization of Research Outcomes
Research as Career
Rewarding and satisfying career Opportunities for life-long growth exciting fields for innovation Global career opportunities Main reward in doing
Creativity Open mind Curiosity Patience Persistence Positive Attitude Discipline and focus
What It Takes?
The ability of making something new Originality Utility No correlation with intelligence Nature and nurture both important Creative personality
Nature of Creativity
Research Sequence Topic selection Research planning Literature survey Formulating the problem Creating new solutions Verification of analytical results Communication of results Commercialization of research outcomes
Topic Selection problems - ranging from experimental to
mathematical Problem sources – supervisor, industry, research
papers, conferences, “hot” areas Important problems lead to important discoveries
Research Planning Time and resource planning Planning of research processes Planning of developing new skills Planning of presentations
Literature Survey
Recognizing new problems Important to read outside the area Books, journal and conference papers Science Direct, ISI web of knowledge,
Scopus, Google Scholar
Problem Formulation
Asking the right questions Developing analytical models Designing algorithmic descriptions Discussions and brain storming with the
supervisor and group
How Extraordinary Creative Ideas Occur?
Sudden spontaneous visions Dreams Cross-pollination from different fields
Stories of Extraordinary Inventors Sudden Vision Discoveries
Tesla's idea of the rotating
magnetic field came to him
instantly while he was
walking in a park. He drew a picture of the
rotating magnetic field in
the ground of the park.
Stories of Extraordinary Inventors Sudden Vision Discoveries
The great mathematician Gauss proved in an instant a theorem on which he had worked unsuccessfully for four years. "As a sudden flash of light, the enigma was solved. . . .“ Similar accounts given by extraordinary
creative people such as Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Poincare, Coleridge etc.
Stories of Extraordinary Inventors Dream Discoveries
Frederick Kekule fell asleep and
dreamed of the benzene molecule
as a snake biting its tail. Otto Loewi had a dream that led to
his discovery of the chemical transmission of nerve impulses.
Communication of Research Findings
Seminars Conference papers Journal papers Theses Books
Writing Papers
Focus on innovation Paper structure Make it readable and interesting Where to publish? Ethics and integrity Quality counts more than quantity
Commercializing Research Outcomes
Intellectual property Developing prototypes Business plans Venture capital