Course

Syllabus

Overview of Research?and its Methodologies:?The need for research,?Steps in conducting research;?Pathway to research: Understanding the structure of a research paper, how to read and write a research paper, Familiarization?with Research?Tools.

Literature review:?Need for literature review, Identify various sources of information for literature review and data collection,?Steps to carry out a literature review.?

Critical analysis: Critical analysis of top rated research papers including? at? least? one? survey? paper? and? one? or? two? good? journal? paper? in? the? broad? areas? such as? Wireless? Communication,? Wireless? Networks,? Wireless? Sensor? Networks,?Internet of Things,?Context? Aware? Systems,? Participatory? Sensing,? Embedded? Systems; Understand the research?components of the selected?paper such as problem definition, assumptions, solution, and?solution methodology, Analyze the findings of the paper, Identify the research gaps.?

Problem Formulation:?Formulate?a research problem based on the critical analysis.

Formulation and presentation of research proposals on selected topic.

Course Outcome Statements (CO)

CO – PO Affinity Map

3-strong, 2-moderate, 1-weak

1. RT Kumar,?Research Methodology: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners, SAGE pub., 2010.
2. Walliman, Nicholas, and Bousmaha Baiche. 2001.?Your research project: a step-by-step guide for the first-time researcher.London/ Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications
3. C. R. Kothari,?Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques,?New Age Intl., 1985