Research Skills

Welcome to the research skills website. The presented skills should bring you to the level where you can start your scientific research.

Section I

1. Introduction and Motivation (YouTube, pdf)

   • Questionnaire (docx)

   • What is research ? Types of research

2. Selecting a Research Topic (YouTube, pdf)

3. Scholarly Outcomes (YouTube, pdf)

   • Scholarly Outcomes, Assignment (doc)

   • Databases

   • Research Social Networks

4. Research Ethics (YouTube) (pdf)

Section II

1. How to read a research paper (YouTube, pdf)

   • How to read a paper? by s. Kashev (link) (Quiz/Solution)

   • Key paper reading assignment (docx)

2. Proposal Structure (YouTube, pdf)

   • One page summarizing proposal structure (pdf)

   • Example of guidelines and templates (KFUPM link)

3. Literature Review (YouTube, pdf)

   • Focusing and Literature Review Practice Assignment (docx)

   • Literature Reviews (College of Arts and Science UNC literature reviews)

Section III

1. Research and Time management

   • Using OneNote ( YouTube: 7 Tips to Get More out of OneNote)

   • Time Management: Pomodoro ( YouTube)

   • Mendeley (YouTube)

   • Know your field societies ..e.g.

     • IEEE (YouTube)

     • ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers

     • Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)

Section IV

1. Writing Technical Papers

   • How to Write for Technical Periodicals & Conferences?(pdf)

   • How to Write a Paper in a Weekend (By Prof. Pete Carr) (YouTube)

   • How To Get A Paper Accepted In TRANSACTIONS? (pdf)

   • IEEE template files. (links) (A4 Conference Word)

2. Guidelines for Effective Research Posters (pdf)

   • Template (PPT)

3. Presentations (YouTube, pdf)

   • Presentation Evaluation (doc)