Class 1
Class 1
Dean
Faculty of Engineering & Technology
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University, Bangladesh
Introduction to the Course
Title and Credit
Credit: 1.5
Contact Hour: 21
Aim of the Course
Lecture
Case analysis
Group discussion
Workshop
Assessment Strategies
Ser Item Weightage
1 Attendance 5%
2 Observation/Participation 5%
3 Assignment 5%
4 Class Test 10%
5 Mid Term Exam 15%
6 Final Exam 60%
Class Test
Assignment
Research design
Thesis Defence
Sequence of Class
General Introduction
Preliminary Pages
Supplementary Documents
Thesis Defence
Oral Presentation
Introduction
Research is the spark that lights up the darkness of the
unknown…………unknown
Concept of Research
The word “research” has been originated from the old French
word “recerchier”
Collection
Information
Analysis Organization
Steps of Research
Pose a
Question
Collect Data
to Answer
the Question
Present an
Answer to
the Question
Broad Types of Research
Descriptive Exploratory
and and
Analytic Explanatory
Quantitative and
Qualitative
Basic and Applied Research
Social
Scientific
Legal
Business
Scientific Research
Definitions
Scientific Research
Data Collection
Causality Time
Technique
The next step is testing the hypothesis using the scientific method
to approve or disapprove it.
Dependent
Variable (DV)
Independent
Variable (IV)
Control
Variable (CV)
Dependent Variables
Resulting dependent
Independent variable: Student’s
variable: New type performance in a
of teaching test designed to
pedagogy check the content
introduced taught using the
pedagogy.
Independent Variables
These variables are controlled, introduced or manipulated by
the researcher.
Problem-solving Communication
Planning Patience
Time management.
Phases of the Research
Phases of Research
Planning
Documentation Project
Planning Phase
Describing Methodology
of Research
Collecting Data
Analysing and
Interpreting Results
Selecting & Defining Problem
Seminar Paper
Conference Paper