RESEARCH METHODS
- Course
- EMNT525 - RESEARCH METHODS
- Department
- Engineering Management - English - Master
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 0
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Prof. Dr. HALUK BALKAN
- Prerequisite
- -
Course Description
This course is designed to be a background pass to graduate studies. The ability to formulate a research question, finding the data relevant to research questions, analyze those data, and presentation of research findings are skills that will be acquired through this course. Scientific thinking skills and methods of research, using library and online archives, experimental design, and presenting quantitative data are modules covered within the scope of this course. Scientific communication, writing research proposals, scientific reporting and thesis writing are also supported. Conference presentations, time management in research projects, ethical issues, plagiarism and skills of working in a group and networking are also highlighted throughout the semester.
RESEARCH METHODS
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
| Item | Type | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Paper (Project Proposal) | Assignment | 30 |
| Final Paper (Literature Review paper publisha | Assignment | 50 |
| Powerpoint presentation of the final paper | Presentation | 20 |
| Total | 100 | |
Course outcomes
- 01 Assess suitable types of research
- 02 Plan and write an effective research proposal
- 03 Design and conduct a proper scientific research
- 04 Perform ethical research
- 05 Perform an effective literature survey
- 06 Assess data collection methods
- 07 Perform experiments and evaluate data
- 08 Report and present research results
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to course, processes |
| Week 2 | Research Methodology andesarch Process |
| Week 3 | Research Problem |
| Week 4 | Model Building & Variables and Their Types- |
| Week 5 | Research Proposal &Formulation of Hypothesis |
| Week 6 | Literature Survey & Plagiarism |
| Week 7 | Data Collection & Sampling |
| Week 8 | MIDTERM EXAMINATION |
| Week 9 | Writing a paper in Scientific Format |
| Week 10 | Presentations of results |
| Week 11 | Effective Technical Writing |
| Week 12 | Ethical issues in research & Collaboration in research |
| Week 13 | Student Presentations |
| Week 14 | Student Presentations |
| Week 15 | Not Scheduled inAcademic calender |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Dr. Pandey, Prabhat and Dr. Meenu Mishra Pandey, “ RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES”, ISBN 978-606-93502-7-0, © Bridge Center, 2015
- 02 John W. CRESWELL, "Research Design", 4th Ed., Sage Publications Ltd.,2014.
- 03 Patrick DUNLEAVY, "Authoring a PhD:How to Plan, Draft, Write and Finish a Doctoral thesis or Dissertation", Palgrave Study Guides, 2003.
Learning Outcomes
- L01 Ability to conduct a proper scientific research
- L02 Conducting ethical research
- L03 Familiarity with different types of research
- L04 Experience in writing an effective research proposal
- L05 Experience in conducting an effective literature survey
- L06 Experience in research design
- L07 Experience in data collection methods
- L08 Experience in experimentation and data interpretation
- L09 Experience in Scientific Writing and Scientific Presentation
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