1. RM 898
Research Methodology
INTRODUCTION
Dr. Hammad Anis Khan
Ph.D (UNSW, Sydney), MS (NUST), BSc Hons. (UET Taxila)
Assistant Professor of Structural Engineering
NUST Institute of Civil Engineering (NICE), SCEE
National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST)
3. Topics to be covered
1. Course Overview
2. Introduction Research
3. Research and Scientific Method
4. Formulating the research topic & Research Proposal
5. Novelty in Research
6. Literature Review (how to start research)
7. Conducting the RESEARCH
8. Research Paper writing and getting it published
9. Avoiding the plagiarism
10. Referencing (supplemented by software)
11. Statistics in Research
12. Research Integrity
13. Innovation & Commercialisation
14. Oral Communication skills
15. Research Proposal Presentation
4.
5. Course Schedule
Status Week Topic Assessment/Activity
CORE 2 Introduction to Research
CORE 3 Writing skills Assignment 1 – Writing Essay
CORE 4 Research and Scientific
Method
CORE 5 Formulating the research
topic & Research
Proposal
Assignment 2 – Talking about
your planned research,
Essay writing DUE
CORE 6 The Literature Review Assignment 3 – Article Review
CORE 7 Conducting the Research Assignment 4 - Abstract and
Bio-Statement, Talking about
your planned research DUE
CORE 8 Research Integrity Article Review DUE
6. Course Schedule
Status Week Topic Assessment/Activity
CORE 9 Research Paper writing
and getting it published
Abstract and Bio-Statement
DUE
CORE 10 Avoiding Plagiarism Assignment 5 - Research
Proposal
CORE 11 Referencing Software
CORE 12 Novelty in Research Assignment 6 - Mini
presentation on your problem
statement, research gap,
research aims / outcomes
CORE 13 Statistics in Research Research Proposal DUE
CORE 14 Innovation &
Commercialisation
Mini-Presentation DUE
CORE 15 Presentations Mini-Conference Activity
7. ● Locate and critically read research papers, analysing for relevance,
assumptions, flaws, gaps, contribution, - Evident by producing a critical
review of a journal / high quality conference paper and including a draft
literature review in a research proposal report.
● Apply the Scientific Method in coming up with a thesis problem,
identifying the `gap’, formulating research hypotheses/aims and
describing methodologies to test these in a research proposal report.
● Clearly and concisely communicate a research project to expert and non-
expert audiences- Evident by giving mini practice talks and participating
in a mini conference that includes peer feedback at the end of the course.
Learning Outcomes
8. ● Lecture / Discussion on Every Thursday 5 to 7 pm (Spring 2021)
● Attendance is Mandatory
● Minimum attendance allowed is 80%
● Perform all the activities satisfactory to PASS this course.
● There is will be EXAM at the End.
● In Week 16, there will few Quizzes based on this course to see how
much you have learnt (Mandatory to attempt and get 50% marks to
PASS this course).
Instructions
