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03/11/2020

© Prof. Wlodek J. Kulesza

Research Methodology
Lecture 2: Research methods and steps
Research question and hypothesis

Outline:
• Last lecture resume
• Project descriptor / Milestone 1 Timetable: 8:00 – 10:00
15 min.: establishing connections
• Research methods
95 min.: lecturing (including 5 min pause)
• Questions and hypothesis 10 min.: enquiries

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Engineering is the art of applying


- scientific principles
- mathematical rules,
Research is the process by which people create new - experience,
- judgment,
knowledge about themselves or the world in which they
- and common sense
live in order to answer a question or solve a problem. to make things that benefit people.

Engineering is the process of producing a technical product or


system to meet a specific human need.

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Scientists try to understand how The scientific method is a clear and direct way of
nature works. organizing your thoughts, follow a logical cause
and effect study so that the project can be easily
Engineers create things that understood and reproduced by others.
never were.

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The methodology is the general research


strategy that outlines the way in which
research is to be undertaken and, among
other things, identifies the methods to be
used in it. Identification Solution Implementation Validation Reporting

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1. Find a problem
2. Research the problem
i. Define a need.
3. Form a research question
ii. Develop design criteria.
4. Form a hypothesis
iii. Search literature to see what has already been
5. Validate your hypothesis
done.
* Plan and execute an experiment
iv. Prepare preliminary designs.
* Analyze the results
v. Build and test a prototype.
6. Form a conclusion
vi. Retest and redesign as necessary.
7. Report
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• Questioning is the most important part of


• Maybe not re-inventing the same wheel but
research creativity
maybe a new design of the wheel might be
• Narrow your thought process to just a few
just the trick.
aspects of the "BIG" question
• The problem do not have to be
• Find out what the problems some people
- earth-shaking,
faced while working on these questions!
- state-of-the-art,
- nor on the threshold of science.

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• Give careful thought to how your research


might enhance the world and its inhabitants • Be curious!
• What do you want to know?
• Define a needs of both: potential customer and
yours • Do something that interests you!

• Do a little bit of reading about the topic

• Find out what has been done before.

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Find out about what you want to investigate.

Notice something that needs to be improved. Read books, magazines or ask professionals who
See something and wonder what causes it. might know in order to learn about an area of study!
Want to know how or why something works.
Use Google Scholar or similar searching engines!
The first step is to clearly write down exactly what
you have observed. Keep track of where you got your information from!

Install and use Zotero!

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Milestone 1 (deadline Nov. 18)


The purpose of the graduate thesis is to prove
that you have made an original and useful • Project title
contribution to knowledge. • Problem statement

The examiners read your thesis to find the • Research question(s)


answers to the following questions: • Research hypothesis
• What is this student's research question?
• Is it a good question? • Possible main contributions
• Did the student convince me that the question was
adequately answered? • Keywords
• Has the student made an adequate contribution to
• References (3-5 most relevant papers)
knowledge?

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