METE570 RESEARCH METHODS AND ETHICS IN METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING
| Course Code: | 5700570 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 2 (2.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Metallurgical and Materials Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
After successfully completing this course the student will be able to:
- Gain insights of ethical behavior and objectivity in research process and in presentation of their results.
- Gain insights in literature review, interpreting scientific literature and criticizing their own and others work in a scholarly manner.
- Gain insights in research methodology and determining its limitations.
- Gain kowledge and skills to write a research proposal to investigate a specific research topic.
Course Content
Introduction to the scientific research and ethical behaviour. Carrying out literature review and acquiring knowledge from scientific articles. Formulating research goals and making a plan to reach these goals. Writing an independent research proposal. Ethical behaviour in research process and in presentation of results. Quality in research and ability to reason in critical manner. Quality control and improving the knowledge in scientific literature in a specific research area.
Course Learning Outcomes
Student, who passed the course satisfactorily will be able to:
- An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams;
- An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility;
- An ability to communicate effectively;
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | can reach the general and specific knowledge/information, can analyze, crystalize and implement these in conducting scientific research in the field. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | have compressive knowledge on the up-to-date engineering practices and methods and their limitations. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | are equipped with the analytical characterization knowledge required in realizing observational/experimental work-based research activities in the field. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | can clearly define and formulate problems related to the field, and develop exceptional and novel procedures to solve such problems. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | develop new and/or original ideas and methods; design complex systems or processes and invent novel/alternative solutions in his designs. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | can work effectively as a member of a team in his own field or interdisciplinary groups, he can be the leader in such formations and offer solutions in intricate cases; can also work independently and take responsibility. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | can communicate well in spoken and written English effectively. | ✔ | |||