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This document discusses key aspects of the research process, including: 1) The research cycle involves identifying a research question, planning a study, carrying out research, analyzing results, and publishing findings. 2) Research must involve the discovery of something new that has been independently verified, rather than just being new to the individual researcher. 3) Publications must be peer-reviewed, complete enough for others to reproduce results, and stored permanently to be considered valid research archives.

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Set#1 Research Methods-Research Process

This document discusses key aspects of the research process, including: 1) The research cycle involves identifying a research question, planning a study, carrying out research, analyzing results, and publishing findings. 2) Research must involve the discovery of something new that has been independently verified, rather than just being new to the individual researcher. 3) Publications must be peer-reviewed, complete enough for others to reproduce results, and stored permanently to be considered valid research archives.

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Research Methods in

Engineering

Set#1: Research Process


Dr. Mihai Sanduleanu

Adapted from presentation by Prof. David Thiel, Griffith University, Australia, 2009
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Overview of the Research
Process

Adapted from presentation by Prof. David Thiel, Griffith University, Australia, 2009
Research Cycle: student to Scholar

• Your Research Endeavors

Identify
Research
Area/ Question

Publish Plan & Design


Research Research
Results Research Study
Cycle

Analyze
Carry out
Research
Results Research

P4
What is Research?
• Discovery of new things that have been
independently verified by other
professionals.
• Something new to humanity (not just new
to you or your group).

Adapted from presentation by Prof. David Thiel, Griffith University, Australia, 2009
Good & Bad Research Examples
• Case 1 A high school research paper
• Case 2 A good idea
• Case 3 Tested outcomes for a new idea

Adapted from presentation by Prof. David Thiel, Griffith University, Australia, 2009
The Scientific Method

Prior
knowledge AnOutcome
The idea is Recognised
as a Major contribution
Submit
Report,
to the field Thesis,
Journal
Discovery or
Conference
Paper

Independent verification:
Independent verification:
literature, experiment,
literature,
numerical model,
Assessors
numericalmodel,
analytical model,etc
analytical model, etc
Adapted from presentation by Prof. David Thiel, Griffith University, Australia, 2009
The Research Community
• All use the same scientific method.
• All follow the same ethical principles.
• All use the same language and terms.
• All provide information to the world-wide
community reported in a full and open
manner.
• All acknowledge the previous work of
others.

Adapted from presentation by Prof. David Thiel, Griffith University, Australia, 2009
Publications and Referencing
• The archival literature (must be printed
and/or stored somewhere and unalterable).
• Must be reviewed by independent
professionals before publication.
• Must be complete so others can reproduce
the results.

• These three form the basic validity test!


Adapted from presentation by Prof. David Thiel, Griffith University, Australia, 2009
Types of Publication
• Scientific papers (refereed journal and
conference papers)
• Trade articles
• Newspaper articles
• Infomercials
• Advertisements

You must only rely on refereed papers in


accredited journals and conferences.
Web of Science & SCOPUS
Adapted from presentation by Prof. David Thiel, Griffith University, Australia, 2009
How can you tell?
• Length of title
• References (and their quality)
• Author’s name and affiliation
• Evidence that the paper has been reviewed and
revised.
• Date of submission & date of publication.
• The paper includes a review of previously
published work.
• Conclusion contains a critical reflection on the
contents of the article.

Adapted from presentation by Prof. David Thiel, Griffith University, Australia, 2009
“Next step” research
• Incremental advance compared to
paradigm shift.
• Lateral translation research.

Adapted from presentation by Prof. David Thiel, Griffith University, Australia, 2009

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