| CODE | ISE5105 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Research Methods for Scientists and Engineers | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Institute for Sustainable Energy | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will introduce the student to the importance of research methods and experimental techniques in sustainable energy research and development projects It will also discuss ethical and moral issues in research and development, Intellectual Property and Patenting. The unit will then cover literature reviews, online databases and search tools critical thinking. Design of experiments (DOE), full factorial designs, fractional designs, Plackett-Burman designs and analysis of designs and experiments will also be covered. The study-unit will also discuss data organisation, graphic representation, error analysis regression techniques, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Monte Carlo techniques. Finally the preparation of reports, papers, publications, conference presentations, consultancy reports and research proposals will be discussed together with oral communication and presentation Study-unit Aims The overall teaching goals of this study-unit are to enable students to build a strong basis for successful research in the area of sustainable energy. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - judge the various ethical and moral issues associated with research and development. - to identify the various processes that need to be undertaken in professional research activities, including the gathering and analysis of information and report presentation. - to demonstrate a critical, perceptive and constructive analysis of the subject being researched in assignments and during the final exam. 2. Skills (including transferable [generic] skills): By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - apply analytical and critical evaluation skills of published literature. - compile a literature review. - apply various techniques for experiment design and data analysis to real life situations. - have the necessary skills for the successful writing reports and oral presentations. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings 1. Doing Science: Design, Analysis, and Communication of Scientific Research, Ivan Valiela, Oxford University Press, USA; 1st edition, 2000 2. Design of Experiments for Engineers and Scientists, Jiju Antony, Butterworth-Heinemann; 1st edition (November 7, 2003) 3. Getting It Right: R&D Methods for Science and Engineering, Peter Bock, Academic Press; 1st edition (September 13, 2001) |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study & Practicum | ||||||||||||||||
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