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Research Methods: An Engineering Approach
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 8 Sequences
- Introductive Level
Course details
Syllabus
Week 1: What Constitutes Research?
Week 2: What Makes Your Research a Contribution?
Week 3: Where Does My Research Fit In?
Week 4: Writing as Discovery
Week 5: Argument
Week 6: Planning
Prerequisite
The course is aimed at postgraduate engineering research at the masters and doctoral level. However, the content is accessible without any previous learning.
Instructors
Ivan Hofsajer
Associate Professor, School of Electrical and Information Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand
Editor
The University of the Witwatersrand is a South African academic institution located in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, in the historic Witwatersrand region. The university is nicknamed "Wits". It is the largest and most prestigious university in South Africa.
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