This document outlines the objectives, contents, and conclusions of a research methods course. The objectives are to teach students basic writing, research, and presentation skills. The contents will start with simple writing exercises and progressively cover more advanced topics like reading and summarizing research papers from various disciplines. Examples of topics that may be covered include political science, marketing, and various optimization techniques. The document concludes by stating the goals are for students to learn in a relaxed way and efficiently apply their learning to get hired.

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RESEARCH METHODS: OBJECTIVES AND
CONTENTS
Muhammad Adil Raja

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OUTLINE
1 INTRODUCTION
2 OBJECTIVES
3 CONTENTS
4 CONCLUSIONS

3. Introduction Objectives Contents Conclusions
OUTLINE
1 INTRODUCTION
2 OBJECTIVES
3 CONTENTS
4 CONCLUSIONS

4. Introduction Objectives Contents Conclusions
OUTLINE
1 INTRODUCTION
2 OBJECTIVES
3 CONTENTS
4 CONCLUSIONS

5. Introduction Objectives Contents Conclusions
OUTLINE
1 INTRODUCTION
2 OBJECTIVES
3 CONTENTS
4 CONCLUSIONS

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RESEARCH METHODS
What is the course about?
What is research all about?
What are the methods?
Why is this course important?

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YOUR GOALS ARE OUR OBJECTIVES
We Expect You to Learn to:
1 Acquire basic writing skills.
2 Write basic career related documents such as Resumes,
CVs and cover letters.
3 Research a random topic thrown at you at almost the very
last moment.
4 Read and grasp central ideas in innovative works.
5 Read plenty of research papers while chewing them well in
your mind and understanding them thoroughly.
6 Write summaries of research papers.
7 Write various sections of a research paper (such as
abstract, conclusions, introduction, and presenting a
methodology for a hypothetical problem).
8 Use basic typesetting software such as Latex.
9 Deliver presentations about your work to a random
audience.

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OUR AUDIENCE
Change your approach, change your life – become a
researcher.
Computer science students.
We are not confined to computer science only.
We expect you to be from a discipline as aloof as town
planning.
However, we would prefer a connection.

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YOUR CAREER CHOICES
Even if you are shy of becoming a computer scientist, we
would love to help you in creating new opportunities in
different fields.
We would happily expect you to become:
1 Influential journalists.
2 Creative writers.
3 Technical commenters.
4 Online marketers.
5 Internet entrepreneurs.
6 Effective researchers in other disciplines.

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OUR GOALS
We want to introduce you to a wide variety of topics.
We want to cover many academic disciplines.
We want you to follow a gradual learning curve.
We want you to learn a lot.
We want you to acquire many talents.
We want you to hit the job market fast – and stay there for
long.
And we want you to relax and have fun.

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OUR EXPECTATION
Complete a lot of writing assignments.
Read plenty of academic and scientific literature.
Do a lot of analytical thinking.
Spare time for all of this.
Relax.

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SIMPLE CONTENTS
We begin our course with very simple exercises:
Writing small articles.
Finding a Niche.
Propose solutions for your niche.
Write a curriculum vitae.
Write a cover letter.
Write a research proposal.
Use LATEXin your work.

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MORE ADVANCED CONTENTS
Then we move on to more advanced topics
Read research papers from various engineering
disciplines.
Expect a connection with computer science.
Study various applications of computer science in various
disciplines.

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EXAMPLES
For instance we would like you to learn about:
A topic from political science – This is for those who would
want to become journalists.
A paper about network marketing.
Various optimization techniques and their engineering
applications:
1 Genetic algorithms.
2 Genetic programming.
3 Ant colony optimization.
4 Swarm intelligence etc.
Miscellaneous topics:
1 Neuroscience – Meditation and spirituality.
2 Philosophy – Free will and volition.
3 Ethics – War and peace.

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CONCLUSIONS
Learn more in a relaxed and calm way.
Use your learning efficiently in your practical life.
Hone your learning potential with us.
Get hired fast.