Engineering research : design, methods, and publication /
Herman Tang.
- xxiv, 392 pages ; 25 cm.
Includes index.
Overview, proposal, and literature review -- Research overview -- Research proposal development -- Literature search and review -- Quantitative and qualitative methods -- Research data and method selection -- Quantitative methods and experimental research -- Qualitative methods and mixed methods -- Management, writing, and publication -- Research execution and management -- Research report and presentation -- Scholarly paper and publication.
"Research is one of the most important elements in the technical world and one of the most interesting learning features of college and graduate education. There is always a gap between the desire to explore new things and the capability to do so for the younger generations. Most universities offer a research methods course to graduate students; and many colleges have undergraduate research programs. In addition, organizations and companies frequently need to do innovative work to develop or improve products and process"--