INFO 4990: Research Methods DECO3008 BDesComp Prep Honours

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INFO 4990 Research MethodsDECO3008 BDesComp
Prep Honours

• Administrivia (March 2005)

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Overview

• Who A unit for students beginning to do guided
  research in IT and design computing
• Honours, MIT Research track in School of IT
• 3rd year students in BDesComp considering Honours
  in Year 4
• also welcome MSc or PhD students who want more
  explicit guidance
• Goal To understand what research methods are
  used in IT and design computing and to place your
  own research in this field
• Purpose To learn to find and evaluate research
  on your topic and to present your own research
  plan or results for evaluation by others

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Assessment

• Database search
• 10 for a summary of your preliminary search for
  relevant literature
• Literature Review
• 30 for a literature review suitable as a chapter
  of your thesis or thesis proposal
• Research Results/Proposal
• 60 for a report that includes the literature
  review, a description of your own research
  method, and a plan for completing your research
  or a description of your research results
• Participation
• Attendance and participation are required to pass

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Typical Research Methods

• Engineering/ Prototyping Methods
• Mathematical Modelling and Proof Methods
• Simulation Methods
• Experimental Methods
• Survey Methods
• Qualitative/Interpretive Methods