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| MECA0481-1 | Introduction to research methodology
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| Duration : | 10h Th, 10h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Hassan Bougrine, Grigorios Dimitriadis, Pierre Duysinx |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | Aside from its academic aspects, modern scientific research has very important practical aspects, which can make the difference between significant and mediocre research outcomes. Innovative work that is badly published or presented can go unnoticed by the academic community and remain in obscurity despite its academic merits. On the other hand, seemingly novel research outcomes may well have been reported in previous work that was not detected because of an insufficient literature search.
Information technology has revolutionized all aspects of research as published information has become more accessible than ever but also publication itself has become easier with an unprecedented increase in the number of learned journals and specialist conferences. |
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| Course objective : | This course aims to introduce students to the skills required to carry out research in a modern academic environment. There are several aspects to the course:
1. Literature search
2. Referencing
2. Scientific report writing
3. Presentation skills
4. Use of norms and standards |
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| Prerequisites : | None |
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| Workshops : | Practical sessions in :
- Literature search
- Referencing
- Presentation skills |
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| Organization : | The course is given during the second part of the first semester (November-December). It is divided into six lectures and/or practical sessions.
The detailed structure of the course is as follows :
- General presentation; Introduction to presentation skills
- Presentation practical session: presentation of each student's Final Year Project title
- Bibliographical resource usage
- Thesauruses and standards
- Final Year Project report writing; Patents
- Endnote Web software: bibliographical reference management |
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| Written notes : | The lecture notes are available online in the form of Powerpoint presentations. |
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| Assessment : | Assessment is performed through the evaluation of each student's Final Year Project report and presentation. Marks will be awarded for the structure of the report, the quality of the literature review and the quality of the oral presentation of the work. |
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| Contacts : | Oral presentation :
Prof. G. Dimitriadis
Interactions fluide-structure - aérodynamique expérimentale
Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique
1 Chemin des Chevreuils (B52/3)
Bureau +2/424
Tel: +32 (0)43669815
Email: gdimitriadis@ulg.ac.be
Writing and reporting :
Prof. P. Duysinx
Ingénierie des véhicules terrestres
Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique
1 Chemin des Chevreuils (B52/3)
Tel: +32 (0)4 3669194
Email: P.Duysinx@ulg.ac.be
Library Resources :
H. Bougrine
Bibliothèque des Sciences et Techniques - Section Sciences appliquées
Département d'aérospatiale et mécanique
1 Chemin des Chevreuils (B52/3)
Tel: +32(0)4 3669135
Email: h.bougrine@ulg.ac.be |
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