Introduction

This course was designed for research scientists and engineers in both academic and industrial sectors to produce optimum results in their research applications. The attendee is given basic to advanced knowledge in identifying research problems, formulating objectives, conducting a methodical literature survey, selecting appropriate tools and methods, presenting outcomes and social networking for increasing visibility. The course is heavily biased towards developing scientific papers of high quality to be published in journals and conferences with good impact.

Learning Objectives

Attendees will gain in-depth knowledge on organizing and executing their research projects and converting the research outcomes into quality publications.

Who should attend

• Early career researchers at lecturer, senior lecturer and research engineer levels.
• Postgraduate students that conduct research.
• Industrial researchers and project managers
• Any other that intends to carry out a research project.

Course Outline

• Philosophy of scientific research
• Selection of an appropriate research module
• Conducting methodical research and project management
• Understanding the difference between scientific and engineering domains
• Preliminaries of scientific writing: When to start
• Writing a review paper: Step by step guidance
• Writing a research article from basics
• Writing other scientific documents: Technical reports, Proposals and Thesis
• Finer points for improving a scientific document
• Group-writing management and teamwork
• Information and data management
• Publishing ethics and related issues
• Selection of journal, submission and revision
• Post-publication activities to promote research outcomes for increased citations
• Research communication: Development of academic personality
• Commercialization of research output
• Web-based research management: Networking and indexing
• Transformation from junior to senior researcher
• Hands-on activities: Getting prepared to write a review paper on the delegate’s own topic