Research : A practical definition and a guideline
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University projects provide opportunities for students to practice theories on real problems, join the open source community, and gain experience on mini industrial projects. Students should follow a standard process, make their progress accountable, and use free tools to record time. They should record references, write reports at milestones, and maintain a project blog. Finally, students should create buzz around their project, look for presentation opportunities, and publish their work in conferences to market themselves through the project.
Research : A practical definition and a guideline
- 2. University projects are opportunities Start making a name for yourself (1) Best chance to practice theories on real problems (2) Mark your entry into open source community (3) Experience a mini industrial project (4) Embark on a journey towards higher
- 3. Manage Time You won’t get super powers during final three weeks (1) Follow a standard process (2) Make your progress accountable (3) Use free tools to record time
- 4. Record while you go (1) Record references as and when they are referred (2) Write small reports at each milestone (3) Keep a project blog Final report is not a final thing
- 5. Think Big (1) Create a buzz around your project (2) Grab opportunities to present your work (3) Publish in conferences Market yourself through project
- 6. Innovation Attitudes 4 laws of Innovative Thinking (1) Dare to move out of comfort zone (2) Know that grandfather stories too can (3) Put yourself under difficult condition (4) Use technology; Don’t be a devotee
- 7. Problem solving approach towards research Generalizable solution to a specific problem --------------------------Example------------------------------ Problem : How to go about storing data for structured log analysis? Solution : Effective way to handle huge heterogeneous tree
- 8. Research Type 1 Inferential Survey a population to determine its characteristics --------------------------Example--------------------------------------- Problem : What is the target phone model when developing mobile apps for developing countries? Solution : Conduct a survey on user preferred phone model during next 2 years in a developing country ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- 9. Research Type 2 Experimental Manipulate environment to fabricate a solution --------------------------Example--------------------------------------- Problem : What is the optimum way to extract log data? Solution : Design a new data extraction language and fine-tune while comparing with existing ones ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- 10. Research Type 3 Simulation Construct an artificial environment as test bed --------------------------Example--------------------------------------- Problem : What is the best 3D representation of a mind map for touch devices? Solution : Come up with different representations and simulate user actions to compare effectiveness of each model ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- 11. Research Type 4 Longitudinal Research is carried on over several time periods --------------------------Example--------------------------------------- Problem : How to develop a framework for structured log analysis? Solution : Develop it as an incremental model over several phases ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- 12. Research Type 5 Qualitative Subjective assessment of attitudes, opinions, behavior --------------------------Example--------------------------------------- Problem : What is the impact of cross-cultural behaviors in geographically distributed scrum? Solution : Analyze literature and cases to generate insights and impressions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
- 13. What’s hot? Location Aware Apps Mobile Web