Methodology in Research

Md Yazid Mohd SamanDate: 01-Sep-15

Purpose of Presentation

This presentation attempts to describe Research Methodology & its activities:

System development Research-oriented topics

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Title of research

3. Goals, Objectives & Methodology of research

4. Examples

5. Conclusion

1. Introduction

We have done lots of research related to IT & software.

Systematic investigation into

and study of materials and

sources in order to establish facts and

reach new conclusions.

What Research Questions

Why do we do research?

What are the motivations?

What do we want to achieve?

How do we want to achieve the result?

Examples of research questions

Example: Crime Management System Background:

Various academic staffs and research students have work independently on Crime Management & Analysis.

Research Questions? Where have those data stored? Can researchers

retrieve them? Share the info? Are they available web-based?

What next to be done on the data? Visualization? Prediction? Modeling? Data mining?

2. Title of research

Title of research

What is the title? Glamorous & idealistic? Indicates 3 parts: the problem, method & results

Example: New efficient algorithms based on firefly

algorithm for scheduling concurrent tasks on grid computers

3. Goals, Objectives & Methodology

Defining Goals, Objectives & Methodology

What is GOAL of Project? Glamorous & idealistic

What are the OBJECTIVES of Projects? Achievable & measurable

What are the activities of the research @ methodology?

What are the phases related to objectives

Defining Goals, Objectives & Methodology

What is GOAL of Project? Glamorous & idealistic

What are the OBJECTIVES of Projects? Achievable & measurable

What are the activities of the research @ methodology?

What are the phases related to objectives

http://www.diffen.com/difference/Goal_vs_Objective

Example in Music: Developing Goals

The course goals are broad statements of what the students will be able to do when they have completed the course.

Goals can be lofty ideas, using words or phrases like "appreciates" or "shows leadership ability."

Example of a broad course goal:

Students will gain a greater appreciation for Latin music.

Example in Music: Developing Objectives

How can we measure if a person appreciates music? It would be very difficult.

That is why we develop objectives. The objectives are measurable and

specific so you can determine if the goal was achieved.

S.M.A.R.T.

Example in Music: Measurable Objectives

Goal: Students will gain a greater appreciation for Latin music.

Examples of measurable course objectives:

Students will: listen to at least twenty different Latin American

recording artists attend three live concerts featuring Latin American

music identify five different Latin American rhythms from

the recordings posted on the course Website create a playlist featuring ten recordings

representing different Latin American genres

Example in Computing: Goal & Objectives

Goal: New protocols based on the Firefly algorithm for packet routing in MANET.

Examples of measurable objectives: Design the new MANET routing

protocol based on the Firefly algorithm

Simulate the protocol with different parameters

Test and evaluate the performance of the new protocol

Defining Methodology

What is Methodology of Project? Given the GOAL of Project and its

the OBJECTIVES, how do we carry out the projects?

The goal is where we want to be. The objectives are the steps needed

to get there.

Mapping: From objectives to methodology?

The Objectives? Design the new

MANET routing protocol based on the Firefly algorithm

Simulate the protocol

Test and evaluate the performance of the new protocol

• The Phases?– Phase#1 :

Design phase of the protocols

– Phase#2 : Simulation phase / Implementation phase

– Phase#3 : Testing and evaluation phase of the protocol

Goal: New protocols based on the Firefly algorithm for packet

routing in MANET.

4. Examples

Example#1- Development of Integrated Crime Management System

The Goal? To design & implement

an Integrated Crime Management System

The objectives? Design the system

framework Implement the framework

in a system Test and evaluate the

system

So, the methodology?

Process (SE) model? Waterfall? Iterative @ spiral ? RAD?

The Methodology? Phase#1 - Design the system

framework

Phase#2 - Implement the framework in a system

Phase#3 - Test and evaluate the system

Planning

Analysis

Design

Implementation

Phase#1 - Design the system framework

How do we design the framework SSADM?

Use UML?

Use-case diagrams

Others?

Phase#2 - Implement the framework in a system

How do we implement it? Architecture? Interface design Algorithms? Data structures @ Database design Others?

Phase#3 - Test and evaluate the system

How do we test & evaluate the product? Use real data User acceptance test Perform usability study Others?

Example#2- Designing Efficient Packets Routing Protocol in MANETs The Goal?

To design efficient Packets Routing Protocol in MANETs

The objectives? Design the new MANET routing protocol

Simulate the protocol

Test and evaluate the performance of the new protocol

So, the methodology?

The Objectives? Design the new

MANET routing protocol

Simulate the protocol

Test and evaluate the performance of the new protocol

• The Phases?– Phase#1 :

Design phase of the protocol

– Phase#2 : Simulation phase / Implementation phase

– Phase#3 : Testing and evaluation phase of the protocol

Phase#1 - Design Phase

How do we model & design the new protocol? Use mathematics @ queuing theory

Show algorithms

Create framework & architectures

Phase#2 – Simulate / Implement the protocol

How do we implement it? Example:

Simulation phase

Implementation phase

Phase#3 - Test and evaluate the new proposed system

How do we test & evaluate the product? Use real data? Performance evaluation of algorithms ~ big-O analysis

5. Research Outcomes

Thesis

Title

Abstract (the problem + the proposed solution + results)

Table of Contents (ToC)

1. Introduction

2. Literature Review

3. Methodology (steps & models (base model + proposed model)

4. Implementation

5. Evaluation

6. Conclusion

7. References

Conference & Journal Papers

Title

Abstract (the problem + the proposed solution + results)

1. Introduction

2. Background & Related work

3. Proposed Model

4. Implementation & Evaluation

5. Conclusion

6. References

Research Timeline

Semester#1• Literature review• Outcome: Research

proposal• Time: Sept14-Feb15

Semester#2• Literature review• Outcome: Design of base

model• Time: Mar15-Aug15

Semester#3• Literature review• Outcome: Design &

implementation of enhanced/proposed model

• Time: Sept15-Feb16

Semester#4• Penulisan tesis• Outcome: Thesis & viva• Time: Mar16-Aug16

5. Summary

Set The Title, Goal & Objectives

The Title? Glamorous & idealistic Indicates the problem, method &

results & ambitious

The Goal? Glamorous & ambitious & idealistic

The objectives? S.M.A.R.T. characteristics

Measurable, Deliverable etc

Set the Plans @ Methodology

The Methodology? Phase#1 - Design phase

Phase#2 – Implementation phase

Phase#3 - Testing and evaluation phase

References

Research goals & objectives

http://practicum.us1c.edu/docs/Tips_for_writing_Goals_and_Objectives.pdf

The EndMYMS 1 Sep., 2015