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Week 1: Research

Dr Scott Turner. Week 1: Research. PhD Successful PhD students Professional researcher Published. Why Me?. Module. Assessment 1: Proposal (15%) Due within the next six weeks. Assessment 2: Dissertation (85%) Due September. Due January with written agreement of Peter Leadbetter. Today.

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Week 1: Research

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  1. Dr Scott Turner Week 1: Research

  2. PhD Successful PhD students Professional researcher Published Why Me?

  3. Module • Assessment 1: Proposal (15%) • Due within the next six weeks. • Assessment 2: Dissertation (85%) • Due September. • Due January with written agreement of Peter Leadbetter.

  4. Today • Introduction • Activities • Library

  5. Questions, Questions

  6. Do Something you are interested in

  7. ...But Consider others AS Well.

  8. Question Refine the Question

  9. SO WHAT? Principles

  10. So What? Why is this work interesting?

  11. So What? What is new?

  12. So What? What is going to impress?

  13. So What? Why is it going to impress?

  14. So What? Could it be published?

  15. When do You Start?...NOW

  16. Time IS No EXCUSE

  17. Activity 1 • What is the Semantic Web? (1 ½ Hours with break)

  18. Supervisors

  19. Your first point of contact for your project.

  20. Get one as soon as possible!

  21. Project is your responsibility not theirs.

  22. It is expect you look at the course material for duties of each party.

  23. Ultimate Two Aims To get an MSc

  24. Ultimate Two Aims To convince people you are right!

  25. All comes down to Evidence

  26. For example • Experimental • Support from others work

  27. Planning and Preparation

  28. Time • Read around • Write • Test • Build • Design • Refine

  29. Resources • What? • Where? • When? • Why?

  30. Methods • What are the options?

  31. Activity 2 • Create a plan for a project that uses the Semantic Web (1/2 Hour)

  32. Aims and Objectives

  33. AIM Single general statement outlining the project.

  34. Objectives Individual activities to reach the aim.

  35. Objectives All most be... SMART

  36. Specific Be precise about what you are going to do.

  37. Specific Use actions verbs – e.g. build, conduct, develop, design.

  38. Measurable How is that objective going to be measured.

  39. Achievable Can it be done?

  40. Achievable If it is not achievable/too big what use is it?

  41. Achievable Objectives should motivate.

  42. Realistic Do you have the resources?

  43. Realistic Can it be done in the time?

  44. Timely When will the objective be achieved?

  45. Objectives should motivate

  46. Activity 3: • Background: To go into schools and deliver a series of workshops activities to year 7 to 10 students that combines engineering, computing and waste management.

  47. Activity 3: Objective 1 • To have delivered a minimum of six session sessions (12 hours) of the funded project to 120 students by March 2011. • Is this SMART?

  48. Activity 4 • Go to the NILE sites and either • Use the print/view version of the course material (pg 30) • Self test on the learning objects under the aims and objectives section. • Do this activity (starting now and bring back next week)

  49. Activity 5 • 14:00-15:30 : IT room 1 in Avenue Library • Session: Library and searches. • To be lead by: Helena Beeson • Helena can be there for guidance for the whole time if need be. • Meet at the entrance to the library at 14:00.

  50. Activities : outside class • Complete activity 4 • Meet potential supervisors • Refine your research question • Literature search for your project

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