Find an area to work in and read papers. Prepare an initial project specification. Discuss it with the supervisor to get suggestions and modalities. Narrow the literature search to the specifications. Extract / formulate high impact problems and finalize project specification. Submit the project proposal.
The students may have a free choice in choosing a research topic or the supervisor gives it. In either case, they have to do refinement to show their own engagement with the topic.
The purpose of a literature survey is to gain an understanding of the existing research. This survey includes reading scholarly sources (such as books, journal articles, and theses) relevant to a particular topic. It helps you build your knowledge in your field and present a report.
Having gained knowledge about your field of study, now you have to propose a project to prove your hypothesis. This proposal demonstrates convincingly that the study will make a contribution to scientific advancement and is feasible. It must be between 5 and 10 pages.
Prepare a presentation on the area of interest. Design the project and identify the methodology to be adopted. Present the model to the supervisor and finalize it. Collect the data required for the project. Analyse and process the data to project requirements and implement. Discuss the final results with the supervisor.
Design is a plan to answer your research question. A method is a strategy used to implement that plan. Design and methods are different but closely related because good design ensures that the data you get will help you answer your research question more effectively.
Design: Overall framework of the research. e.g., Survey Design
Method: How the data is collected. e.g., A questionnaire
Data collection is a gathering of information from various sources. The data analysis is to process data to get useful insights from it. The empirical research relies on real-world data, metrics and results rather than theories and concepts. Data collected from unique sources and methods need specific data analysis methods and tools to process and get insights from them.
Write a paper to publish in a journal. Present the draft report to the supervisor and finalize the report. Submit the final report to the department. Prepare the final project presentation.
Compare the results with predictions.
Prepare a report
Preparing the report for final presentation