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Engineering Research Methodology [electronic resource] : A Practical Insight for Researchers / by Dipankar Deb, Rajeeb Dey, Valentina E. Balas.

By: Deb, Dipankar [author.].
Contributor(s): Dey, Rajeeb [author.] | Balas, Valentina E [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Intelligent Systems Reference Library: 153Publisher: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019Edition: 1st ed. 2019.Description: XII, 105 p. 5 illus., 2 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789811329470.Subject(s): Technology—Sociological aspects | Research—Methodology | Education—Research | Penmanship | Science, Technology and Society | Research Skills | Research Methods in Education | Writing SkillsAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 303.483 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Literature Review and Technical Reading -- Attributions and Citations: Giving credit wherever due -- Building Intellectual Property Rights -- Ethics in Engineering Research -- Technical Writing and Publishing -- Contributions, Arguments and Dealing with Criticisms -- Research Management, Planning and Collaboration -- Communicating Research Work: Presentation Skills -- Bibliometrics and Research Quality.
In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: The book covers all the important aspects of research methodology, and addresses the specific requirements of engineering students, such as methods and tools, in detail. It also discusses effective research in engineering today, which requires the ability to undertake literature reviews utilizing different online databases, to attribute credit for any prior work mentioned, to respect intellectual property rights while simultaneously maintaining ethics in research, and much more. Further, the book also considers soft skills like research management and planning, dealing with criticism in research and presentation skills, which are all equally important and need to include in research methodology education. Lastly, it provides the technical knowhow needed to file patents in academia, an important area that is often ignored in research methodology books. The book is a particularly valuable resource for PhD students in India and South East Asia, as research methodology is a part of their coursework.
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Literature Review and Technical Reading -- Attributions and Citations: Giving credit wherever due -- Building Intellectual Property Rights -- Ethics in Engineering Research -- Technical Writing and Publishing -- Contributions, Arguments and Dealing with Criticisms -- Research Management, Planning and Collaboration -- Communicating Research Work: Presentation Skills -- Bibliometrics and Research Quality.

The book covers all the important aspects of research methodology, and addresses the specific requirements of engineering students, such as methods and tools, in detail. It also discusses effective research in engineering today, which requires the ability to undertake literature reviews utilizing different online databases, to attribute credit for any prior work mentioned, to respect intellectual property rights while simultaneously maintaining ethics in research, and much more. Further, the book also considers soft skills like research management and planning, dealing with criticism in research and presentation skills, which are all equally important and need to include in research methodology education. Lastly, it provides the technical knowhow needed to file patents in academia, an important area that is often ignored in research methodology books. The book is a particularly valuable resource for PhD students in India and South East Asia, as research methodology is a part of their coursework.

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