CENG590 RESEARCH METHODS AND ETHICS
| Course Code: | 5710590 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (0.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Computer Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. FERDA NUR ALPASLAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The objective of the course is to familiarize students with the strategies and ethical issues related to writing and presenting academic research. At the end of the course, the students will be able to:
1. define research: explain and apply research terms; describe the research process and the principle activities, skills and ethics associated with the research process,
2. conduct research: form hypotheses; describe the research questions for investigating hypotheses; design and conduct the experiments for the research questions,
3. analyze and assess results: analyze the data collected from an experiment, and draw conclusions,
4. identify ethical issues related to conducting research and writing academic text, and
5. determine a suitable outline and strategy for writing an academic text.
Course Content
(i) Research methods, namely how to formulate a hypothesis and pose a research question for it, how to design and perform experiments for investigating a research question, how to analyze the results of an experiment and draw conclusions; (ii) research and publication ethics; namely, the ethical issues that arise in conducting research and writing academic texts; (iii) how to write academic texts; namely the style, the organization, and the outline of academic texts such as conference papers, journal articles and theses.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to define and assess research problems, will be able to conduct experiments, and present their results as an academic manuscript.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | Competence in fundamental and advanced knowledge of hardware and software Proficiency in problem solving. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | The ability to follow the contemporary technical development, and Initiative and aptitude for self-directed learning. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | They are capable of designing, and conducting experiments at advanced level. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | The ability to design and implement systems involving hardware, software, and the interaction between the two through challenging projects. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Analyze and compare relative merits of alternative software design, algorithmic approaches and computer system organization, with respect to a variety of criteria relevant to the task (e. g. efficiency, scalability, security). | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Strong interpersonal skills needed for working effectively in small, diverse groups on medium to large scale technical projects. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Strong oral communication skills essential for effectively presenting technical material to an audience and strong written communication skills and the ability to write technical documents that include specification, design, and implementation of a major project. | ✔ | |||