Research Methodology

Research Methodology (RM)

• PhD Scheme & Syllabus UOM R2016 [ PDF ]

• RM Course Syllabus UOM R2016 [ PDF ]

• IPR Copyright e-Filing [ LaTeX PDF ]

Course Materials (PPTs/PDFs/Handouts)

• Ch01 [08] Definition and Characteristics of Research

• Ch02 [10] Types of Research

  • Qualitative Research [ LaTeX PDF ]

  • Performance Evaluation

    • Rubric Tool  [ LaTeX PDF ]

• Ch03 [10] Outcome of Research

  • Research Impact and Outcomes [ LaTeX PDF ]

  • Research Proposal: Guidelines and Examples [ LaTeX PDF ]

  • IPR: Guidelines and Examples [ LaTeX PDF ]

    • Documents required for filing of Copyright Application [ Folder Link ]

    • Documents required for filing of Patent Application [ Folder Link ]

    • Operating Procedure for filing of Patent Application  [ Folder Link ]

• Ch04 [14] Probability Distribution and Hypothesis Testing

  • Statistical Description (Parameters) of Data [ PDF ]

  • Population (Probability) Distributions [ PDF ]

  • Hypothesis Testing (Parametric) [ PDF ]

  • Hypothesis Testing (Non-Parametric) [ PDF ]

  • Confusion Matrix [ PDF ]

  • RM Solved Examples [ PDF ] 

• Ch05 [10] Correlation and Regression Analysis

  • Pearson Correlation Coefficient [ PDF ]

  • Simple Linear Regression [ PDF ]

• Ch06 [08] Management Decision Making & Computer Applications

• Confusion Matrix [ Confusion Matrix_Lab.ipynb ]

  • Confusion Matrix Example [ Spreadsheet.xls ]

  • Confusion Matrix Example [ PDF ]

  • Example: Multiclass Confusion Matrix [ PDF ]

OLD Question Papers and Solutions

• • RM Question Bank [ XLS ]

  • RM_ME_Sem2_ETRX_May17 [ PDF ]

  • RM Solved Examples (includes following) [ PDF ] 

    • t-test Example

    • Critical Values of t

    • Confidence Interval

    • Causality vs relational Hypotheses

    • One-Way ANOVA

    • Sign Test

    • Critical Region

    • Pearson Correlation

    • Linear Regression

References

1. Nancy Van Note Chism, Elliot Douglas and Wayne J. Hilson Jr., "Qualitative Research Basics: A Guide for Engineering Educators," Rigorous Research in Engineering Education, NSF DUE-0341127, 2008. [ Refer here ]

2. R. A. Streveler and E. P. Douglas, "Workshop — Understanding qualitative research," IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), pp. W3A-1-W3A-1, 2010. [ Refer here ] 

3. Shanna Daly, Anna McGowan and Panos Papalambros, "Using Qualitative Research Methods In Engineering Design Research," In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED13), Design for Harmonies, Vol.2, pp. 203-212: Design Theory and Research Methodology, Seoul, Korea, August 2013, [ Refer here ]

4. Zoe Szajnfarber and Erica Gralla, "Qualitative methods for engineering systems: Why we need them and how to use them," Wiley The Journal of The International Council of Systems Engineering, vol. 20, issue 6, pp. 497-511, November 2017. [ Refer here ]   s