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Caledonian College of Engineering

Course Work

Name of the programme BEng (GCU) CAME, MT, POM, EE, CO, EPE, TE

Name of Module with Code Research Methodology, MHH124715

Level/Semester & AY Level 4/Semester B 2017-18

Name of the Module Leader/Tutor

Dr. Dinesh Keloth kaithari and Mr Athar Azeez

Coursework Type Critical Study Report

Assessment weightage 50 % of Overall Assessment

Type and date of submission Online 24-05-2018

Aim To assess the student ability to apply research methods in a real scenario that will produce a high quality literature review, data analysis and other technical approaches to the chosen project topic.

Learning Outcomes  Identify and set clearly aims and objectives of project

 Source and critically review literature relevant to a chosen project topic

 Evaluate a range of data analysis methods, experimental methods, alternative approaches in relation to specific project objectives.

 Develop a research proposal and plan for a research project in an appropriate area relevant to the programme of study.

 Consider the ethical and environmental issues involved in undertaking research based project work.

 Recognize and take an account of resource issues such as time, materials and equipment

Task(s)

A critical study report of the project work undertaken and done during RM stage has to be

presented in this coursework and shall be called the critical study report. This report should

have a clear start beginning with the introduction to the project and end at the pre-design stage.

Information within submissions should also be logical and well grouped. Students are advised to

follow the instructions given below to present the Critical Study Report.

Critical Study Report should be structured and submitted in the order as given below:

1. 1 st page – Details of the Project (as per template given in page 4)

2. Turnitin report

3. Project Risk Assessment form

4. Formal Project Proposal (Approved)

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5. Abstract

6. Table of contents

7. List of Figures

8. List of Tables

9. List of Symbols

10. Chapter 1: Introduction

11. Chapter 2: Literature review

12. Chapter 3: Data Analysis/ Pre-Design

13. Conclusion

14. Future work to be carried out in Technical Project.

15. Gantt Chart

16. References

All the contents taken from the external sources such as internet, journals and

text books must be compulsorily cited and the corresponding references should

be included in the reference page. Text contents without proper citation will be

considered as plagiarism and students may need to face disciplinary action as

per college policy.

Students are expected to present the following contents under each heading:

Abstract

The Abstract may contain description of the topic, need of the present study, important

applications of the topic, brief description about previous literatures, predesign, future work to be

carried out in Technical Project and conclusions. The word count is limited to 250.

Chapter 1: Introduction

The introduction may contain overall view of the topic, Identification of the need, Problem

description, Objectives, Scope, Value & Importance of the research and feasibility study.

The student may provide introduction to the research problems pertaining to the project with

detailed explanation.

Chapter 2: Literature review

The students are expected to critically evaluate minimum of five previous literatures pertaining

to their project topic that contain key finding of previous authors such as methodology adopted,

parameters used, results obtained and important conclusions along with shortcomings / gap

areas. In text citation must be made without fail. The in text citation and referencing should

be in CCE Harvard referencing style. This chapter should precisely link the present study to

the collected literature with gap areas identified. Finally a chapter summary may be presented.

Chapter 3: Data Analysis / Pre-Design

Students may provide statistical tools planned to use in Technical Project (TP), 2-D, 3-D

drawings, Proposed model/ circuit diagram, other data interpretations using graphs, surveys

results, case studies, research plans, activity flow charts, Gantt charts etc. The outcome of this

chapter would be useful to do the experimentation, fabrication and associated detailed analysis

of the research problem during TP stage. Finally a chapter summary may be presented.

Conclusion & Future work:

The conclusion made in the report should correlate with the aims and objectives of the project.

Future works planned for Technical Project stage are to be mentioned.

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Instructions for presentation in MS Word

 The Critical Study Report must be neatly typed using any word processing software

package.

o Paper: White A4 sheet, typed on only one side.

o Margin: Left 1.5”, top 1”, right 1” and bottom 1”.

 Typing:

o Body text: Arial, size 11,

o Colour: Black

o Chapter Title: Impact (Upper Case), size 16, Aligned to left side ( e.g.

CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW ) o Main Heading: Arial Bold, size 12 (e.g. 2.1 Solar System)

o Sub Heading: Arial Bold, size 11 (e.g. 2.1.1 Position )

o The title of each chapter will be designated by Numeric like CHAPTER 1,

CHAPTER 2 … etc. The sections of a chapter will be numbered using decimal

type notations, e.g., 3.2 refers to the second section of chapter 3.

o Figure and Table captions: Arial, size 11

 Decimal type notations will be used for numbering the figures/photos,

charts, tables and drawings in a chapter (e.g. Figure 3.1, Chart 3.1,

Table 3.1 etc.)

 Equations should also be numbered in decimal type notation within the

brackets, e.g: (3.1).

o Appendixes will be numbered with capital Roman numerical, e.g. Appendix I,

Appendix II …..etc.

 The pages carrying Abstract, Table of contents, List of Figures, List of tables,

nomenclature will be numbered by using one set of small roman numerical (i, ii, iii…).

o Footer: Page numbers at the bottom right hand side (e.g: 29 – for page number

29 in the report).

o Header: Chapter name & title in Arial, Italic, 9 point font size on right side

 Paragraph alignments:

o Paragraphs: Justified

o Spacing: Before 6pt, After 6pt

o Line spacing: 1.5 line spacing

Further / Directed- Reading List: Kothari, C.R., 2010. Research Methodology, Methods and Techniques. 2

nd Edition. India: New

Age International Publishers.

Sharp, J.A., Peters, J. & Howard, K., 2002. The Management of a Student Research Project .3 rd

Edition. USA: Gower Publishing Limited.

Ford R., Coulston C., 2008. Design for Electrical & Computer Engineers: Theory, Concepts, and

Practice. McGraw-Hill.

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CALEDONIAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,

SULTANATE OF OMAN

Critical Study Report on

Title of the Project (Arial 16, Bold, Center)

Submitted by

Name of the student (Arial 14, Bold, Center)

Student Number (Arial 14, Bold, Center)

Program (Arial 14, Bold, Center)

For the module

MHH124715 Research Methodology

Under the supervision of

Name of Project Supervisor (Arial 14, Bold, Center)

DEPARTMENT NAME (Arial 14, Bold, Center)

2017-2018

SEMESTER B

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Marking scheme

Component Description Weightage (%)

1 PROBLEM DEFINITION (Introduction to the Research problem and its detailed explanation)

10

2 SCOPE, VALUE AND FEASIBILITY (The scope of research the value and its importance feasibility

study)

10

3 CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF LITERATURE (Selection of materials, critical evaluation, accurate citation and

referencing)

40

4 DATA ANALYSIS / PREDESIGN (Application of relevant statistical tools, other data interpretations, graphs, surveys results, case studies, research plans, activity flow

charts, Gantt charts etc.)

30

5 CONCLUSIONS (The conclusion based on the research and literature survey till

date and future work identification)

10

Total 100

Instructions

1. Plagiarism is a serious offence. In case of any plagiarism detected, penalty will be

imposed leading to zero mark. Policy and guidelines for dealing with plagiarism and

malpractice in examination can be viewed by clicking:

http://portal.cce.edu.om/member/contentdetails.aspx?id=490

2. The course work shall be subject to plagiarism software check.

3. Course work should be submitted on time. College guidelines on late submission of

coursework can be viewed by clicking:

http://portal.cce.edu.om/member/contentdetails.aspx?id=565

4. Course work should be submitted with an appropriate cover page, which can be

obtained from the departmental assistant at the department.

5. Name, student identification and title of the course work to be written clearly and legibly

on the cover page.

6. The completed course work is to be submitted to the departmental assistant on or before

the deadline and record your name, date of submission and signature in the book with

the departmental assistant.

7. For online submission of course work, pdf file with appropriate cover page mentioning

name of student, student number and title of the course work should be uploaded using

the submission link created and made available by the module leader.

Referencing

Harvard Referencing (CCE Style) First Edition 2013 should be followed for both in-text and

listing references. This downloadable document can be found in our CCE portal at:

http://portal.cce.edu.om/member/contentdetails.aspx?cid=628

Name and Signature of Module leader Dr. Dinesh keloth kaithari and Mr Athar Azeez Date: 28-1-2018

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Research Methodology Coursework 2

Critical Study Report Evaluation Sheet

STUDENT’S NAME ______________________________________________________________

STUDENT NO: _________________ PROGRAMME: ____________________

PROJECT TITLE: ________________________________________________________________

* Please ✓ the option and assign the marks appropriately in the ‘Marks’ column.

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PROBLEM DEFINITION (Introduction to the Research problem and its detailed

explanation) (10 marks)

/ 10

SCOPE, VALUE AND FEASIBILITY (The scope of research the value and its importance

feasibility study) (10 marks)

/ 10

CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF LITERATURE (Selection of materials, critical evaluation, accurate

citation and referencing) (40 marks)

/ 40

DATA ANALYSIS / PREDESIGN (Application of relevant statistical tools, other data

interpretations, graphs, surveys results, case studies, research plans, activity flow charts, Gantt charts etc.)

(30 Marks)

/ 30

CONCLUSIONS (The conclusion based on the research and literature

survey till date and future work identification) (10 Marks)

/ 10

TOTAL MARKS / 100

COMMENTS:

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