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| OUTLINE OF WORKSHOP |
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| RESEARCH PREPARATION AND PLAN |
Understanding goals of the research work. Techniques found for generating research topics. Topic selection and justification. Development of a research proposal. |
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| RESEARCH SOURCES AND REVIEW |
Source of research information. Goals of literature review. Literature search. On-line data base search tools. Engineering index. Citation science index. World Wide Web. |
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| ACADEMIC WRITING AND ORAL PRESENTATION |
Elements of Style. Thesis/Proposal Organization. Journal and Conference Papers writing. Case studies. Latex. Elements of excellent present: Preparation, Visual and Delivery. Oral Communication and question handling. |
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| RESEARCH ETHICS |
Engineering ethics, research ethics, plagiarism, duplication etc. Case studies. What is the right approach in research? |
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| GENERAL ADVICE TO Ph.D., STUDENTS |
This will cover the general advice to Ph.D students, tips to be a good researcher and how to manage the Ph.D process. |
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| QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR DATA ANALYSIS |
Data organization and sampling determination. Exploratory data analysis. Correlation methods and validation. Data reduction and transformations. Data presentation and interpretation. Statistical hypothesis. |
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