Project Management for Research A guide for engineering and science
Graduate research is a complicated process which many engineering and science students aspire to undertake. The complexity of the process can lead to failures for even the most brilliant students. Success with graduate level research requires not only a h
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Project Management for Research A guide for engineering and science Adedeji B. Badiru School of Industrial Engineering University of Oklahoma Oklahoma USA
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First edition 1996
© 1996
Adedeji B. Badiru
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Contents
Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Graduate education process
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10
Peculiarities of graduate education Preparing yourself for graduate education Projecting and preserving good personal image Unique aspects of science and engineering education Establishing educational goals and objectives Knowledge-driven versus income-driven education Quality in engineering and science education Curriculum integration Ethics in education Participative model for graduate education
Chapter 2 Selecting a graduate school
2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9
Statement of purpose Surveying available options Admission and enrollment procedures The advisory conference Familiarity with program requirements Undergraduate research participation Participation of underrepresented students Recipe for success European and other graduate education systems
Chapter 3 Selecting a research topic
3.1 Research definition
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Types of research Methodologies and strategies How to conduct a library search The research proposal Proposal evaluation checklist Industry-sponsored research Assessing university capability for industrial collaboration
Chapter 4 Graduate research planning
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9
Triple C model Research communication Research cooperation Research coor
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