This document provides guidance on how to conduct productive research in 3 steps: 1) plan your research by determining your topic, data sources, and methodology; 2) collect data through personal experience, observation, literature reviews, questionnaires, and interviews; and 3) analyze and report your findings while avoiding mistakes like plagiarism, biased analysis, and improper formatting. Key recommendations include selecting a relevant topic, ensuring valid and reliable sources, properly citing references, and seeking publication.

1. How to conduct Research?MahmoodAslamTwo ways of doing thing…ProductiveNon ProductiveProper PlannedDoing EffectivelyPutting EffortTook it as a challengeTry it in different angleTook it as formalityDoing it in hassleTrying ShortcutsLack of Vision or objectives

2. Do some thing ProductiveDon’t try to get Rid…

3. Before Starting Your Research…What would be the research topicFrom where to get the dataMethodology to get data

4. How to find Topic?Search through the search enginesStudy Journal published Articles of relevant subjectsGo for the latest IssuesDon’t reinvent the wheel

5. How to collect DataPersonal ExperienceObservationLiteratureQuestionnairesInterviews

6. Personal ExperienceSelf Experience High ValidityHigh ReliabilityShould not be biased

7. ObservationWhom to observeMethodOrganizationPolicies & proceduresRulesEmployeesPersonal ObservationAppoint a ObserverUse some Technology

8. LiteratureResearch ArticlesArticles from Magazines, News Papers, WebsitesBooksCompany’s Records, Resources, archives

9. QuestionnaireDevelop it by your self or use pre formattedShould be relevantValid and ReliableShould not be time consuming

10. Pre FormattedMore Reliable and ValidFor examplehttp://www.isr.unich.eduOrhttp://eee.marchall.usc.edu/ceo

11. InterviewsMore FlexibleLess time consumingModerate validity and reliabilityCan be biased

12. Getting Data is not an easy task..Don’t have access to research articlesPeople are not willing to cooperateRelevant people are not availableIrrelevant dataToo much data, Handling ProblemData Interpretation ProblemDon’t LOOSE heart, Try to Manage

13. Impossible Says!I am Possible…

14. AnalysisContent AnalysisSummarizing your findings and interpret these according to your own views.Statistical AnalysisBy Mean, Mode, Median and Standard Deviation

15. Report your FindingsBe careful regarding referencesNever put a word with out reference even figures, tables etchttp://www.computer.orgUse Appropriate FormatVaries from journal to journal, conference to conference Pay deep attention to formatting

16. Report your FindingsLanguageShould appropriate, Simple and understandableBiased Data Biased data should not be included to avoid conflictAvoid to arise conflicts

17. Make it productiveTry to get it PublishedSearch for conferenceshttp://www.ieee.org/conferencesearch/Search for call for papershttp://www.computer.org/portal/pages/ieeecs/conferences/cfp.htmlSearch for Journalshttp://www.computer.org/portal/pages/ieeecs/publications/journals.html

18. Make it Productive… (cont)Modify your paper according to journal/conference proceedingsDon’t loose heart if it is not accepted, try to improve itTry to renew the things and search for the week points and go for their improvementsDon’t make hasty decision, always go for a better option

19. Deadly MistakesCopying of MaterialUnauthenticated MaterialBiased TopicLack of RelevanceLack of ReferencesImproper MethodologyImproper Format

20. Lessons LearntTake Great care of Valid and Reliable ResourcePut References according to the format given by the JournalsDon’t copy any thingPresent it in according to prescribed formatTry to get it publishModify it according to Requirement

21. Good Luck!&Thanks

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