Research Methods

PROGRAMME: HND IN GEOLOGICAL, MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING ENGINEERING

Course: Research Methods Course Code: CEC 401 Contact Hours:
HRS
Course S!ec"#"cat"on: $heoret"ca% Content
Genera% O&'ect"(e 1)0: Se%ect a research to!"c)
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1 1.1 Explain the criteria for choosing a Research topic
1.2 Choose a project or research topic relevant to the area of
specialization.
Advise students on
choice of project.
Reference
Books
roject la!out
Exa"ples
#i$rar! $ooks
Genera% O&'ect"(e )0: .or-u%ate a Research Pro&%e-)
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2 2.1 %efine a Research ro$le".
2.2 Explain aspects of Research ro$le"
2.& 'or"ulate stud! o$jectives
2.( %efine stud! area.
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Genera% O&'ect"(e /)0: +no0 theoret"ca%1conce!tua% &as"s o# Research)
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& &.1 *ituate research +ithin the fra"e+ork of theories, "odels and
concepts.
&.2 %iscuss i"portance of literature revie+.
&.& -isit li$rar! to o$tain literature "aterials.
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Genera% O&'ect"(e 4)0: +no0 ho0 to Ana%2se data)
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( (.1 .ention "ain sources of data.
(.2 %iscuss techni/ues of data collection0
a. #a$orator!.
$. 'ield surve!1"easure"ent
c. 2uestionnaire
d. 3ral intervie+s.
4uide student on
project
resentations
Genera% O&'ect"(e 3)0: +no0 ho0 to !resent "n#or-at"on1data
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5 ) 6 5.1 Explain ho+ to present data in a "anner suita$le for research
in the follo+ing for"0 7a$les, 4raphs, Charts, $ars
5.2 8nput infor"ation into co"puter.
5.& rint out results.
) do ) Co"puters
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Genera% O&'ect"(e 4)0: +no0 ho0 to ana%2se data
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9 ) 11 :.1 ;se "athe"atical tools to find "eans, averages, peak.
:.2 %ra+ inferences and "ake projections.
:.& Anal!ze so"e specific data as exa"ples.
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Genera% O&'ect"(e 5)0: +no0 ho0 to 0r"te a research 0or6 or !ro'ect)
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12 ) 15 <.1 Explain contents of preli"inar! page 7itle, Approval page
%edication, Ackno+ledge"ent, A$stract, 7a$le of Contents, #ist
'igures, #ist of plates, #ist of 7a$les.
<.2 Explain ho+ to +rite 8ntroduction.
<.& Explain ho+ to +rite the literature revie+.
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<.( Explain ho+ to +rite the "ethodolog!.
<.5 Explain ho+ to +rite the "ain $od! of the +ork.
<.: #ist findings, reco""endation and conclusions.
<.< #ist references.
<.6 resent a su""ar! paper.
<.9 Appendices
<.1= %efend the project.
Assess-ent0 Course+ork 2=>? Course test 2=>? ractical 2=>? Exa"ination (=>
Co-!etenc2: 7he student should $e a$le to +rite an accepta$le final !ear diplo"a project in Civil
Engineering.
Re#erence: @.Bingha", A.astering %ata rocessingA, .c.illan Edc. #t. 196:.