Spring 2025 - MSE 802 G100
Engineering Research Methods (3)
Class Number: 6816
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
Surrey
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Instructor:
Faranak Farzan
ffarzan@sfu.ca
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Instructor:
John Zheng Shen
zjshen@sfu.ca
1 778 782-7072
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Prerequisites:
Enrollment in a research-based program.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Formulating an appropriate research question, conducting literature reviews, understanding elements of a research proposal, evaluating the real-world impact of a research question, understanding design and statistical analysis of research experiments. Examines safety and ethics guidelines in conducting research, effective and ethical communication of research findings, and policies of scientific contributions. Special emphasis is given to effective oral and written communication of scientific material that may arise from thesis work. Covers a variety of issues that may arise in various stages of conducting research projects, such as conflicts of interest, patents, authorship guidelines and EDI.
Materials
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Registrar Notes:
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