How to Stay Alert and Active in Publication Game? Tips for Planning Doctoral Studies

1. How to Stay Alert and Active in Publication Game?Tips for Planning Doctoral Studies Vijay K. Arora UTM Distinguished Visiting Professor Wilkes University, U. S.A. Web: web.wilkes.edu/vijay.arora/ E-Mail: vijay.arora@wilkes.edu

2. Motivation and Economics of Nations Adam Smith, “An Enquiry into Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations” (1776) The wealth is created by laisse-faire economy and free trade John Maynard Keynes, “The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money” (1936) The wealth is created by careful government planning and government stimulation of economy Twenty-First Century Paradigm The wealth is created by innovations and inventions by enhancing the creativity of brain by taming the mind

3. Why Publish? • Publish or parish • Publish and flourish • Sportsmanship • Economic benefits for the self, the community. And the nation • Intellectual satisfaction • Mind-body health for spiritual enhancement • Publish for fun-a game • Lifelong learning-search and re-search

4. Research for Life Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

5. Research to ScholarshipPEDS-Planetary Model Discovery Knowledge Bank Synthesis Engagement Propagation/Promulgation

6. Scientists study the word as it exists ― It is a process of analysis Engineers create the world that never existed ― It is a process of synthesis in pursuit of human needs, wants, goals as an organization embraces CHANGE Scientists work under certainty, engineers face a lot of uncertainty and hence rely on statistical processes and quality control Science and Engineering

7. 21st Engineer-Entrepreneur, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, Volume 45(5), pp. 106 – 114, October 2003, downloadable from IEEEXplore Also downloadable from ASEE Website: http://www.asee.org/conferences/ and click on Conference Proceedings Search Website contains proceedings of annual conferences of the ASEE held in June every year, covers variety of topics. Engineering-A Process of Synthesis

8. Good engineering comes from synthesis. And where does synthesis come from? Synthesis comes from analysis. Where does analysis come from? Analysis comes from the fundamental sciences. Creativity and Innovation

9. Traditional Engineering: Physics, chemistry, and mathematics at its core Traditional Liberal Arts: Astronomy, arithmetic, geometry, music (quadrivium); and logic, rhetoric, and grammar (trivium) Biology and Entrepreneurship: supplement the traditional engineering paradigms. A New Liberal Art: Technopreneurship Ability Attributes:Washington Accord /MQA/ Research and Teaching Outcomes Buidling Bridges

10. Relevantto the lives and career of students, preparing them for a broad range of careers, as well as for lifelong learning involving both formal programs and hands-on experience. Attractiveso that the excitement and intellectual content of discipline will attract highly talented students with a wide variety of background and career interest. Connectedto the needs and issues of the broader community through integrated activities with other parts of the educational system, industry, and government. Strategy for Change

11. Bloom’s Taxonomy Six levels in the cognitive domain from propagation/ promulgation rising to the level of discovery/ judgment

12. Knowledge • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning • Remembering facts, principles, steps in a sequence, etc • Action verbs:arrange, define, duplicate, label, list, memorize, name, order, recognize, relate, recall, repeat, reproduce, and state

13. Understanding • Scholarship of learning to comprehend acquired knowledge • Ability to explain what is known • Translate to new forms and symbols • Extrapolate and interpolate • Action verbs: classify, describe, discuss, explain, express, identify, indicate, locate, recognize, report, restate, review, select, and translate

14. Applications • Engagement with constituencies • Use of the learned material in new situations • Apply concepts, principles, rules, theories, and laws to find solutions to new problems. • Action verbs: apply, choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ, illustrate, interpret, operate, practice, schedule, sketch, solve, use, and write.

15. Breaking a system apart for understanding relationships among its components Example: analyzing an amplifier circuit using what is learned about transistors. Action verbs : analyze, appraise, calculate, categorize, compare, contrast, criticize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment, question, and test. Analysis

16. Putting together parts to form a new whole—that did not exist before. Professionals do this when they write research proposals, papers, design new procedures, experiments, etc. Action verbs : arrange, assemble, collect, compose, construct, create, design, develop, formulate, manage, organize, plan, prepare, propose, set up, and write. Synthesis

17. Using what is known about a subject area to make critical judgments. Rating ideas or objects and to accept or reflect materials based on standards. Making unbiased judgment on a peer’s work Action verbs: appraise, argue, assess, attach, choose, compare, defend, estimate, judge, predict, rate, core, select, support, value, and evaluate. Evaluation

18. Edison was asked: How does it feel to have failed so many times in his efforts to make a light bulb? Edison replied: I have successfully found thousand of ways how not to make a light bulb! Uncertainty in Research

19. Scientists/engineers/technologists per 1000 population: OIC: 8.5 OECD: 139.3 World: 40.7 Contributions to World Science Literature: 46 Muslim Countries: 1.17% India 1.66% Spain 1.48% Arab World 0.55% Israel 0.89% OIC and the World

20. Malaysia and World

21. Percentage High-Technology versus Total Manufactured Exports Malaysia 58%  Iran 2% Pakistan 1% Egypt 0% Saudi Arabia 0% Turkey 2% Morocco 11%  High Technology

22. Emerging Technologies

23. Brain’s Circuits Time Magazine, January 18, 2007

24. The New Map Of The BrainThere are uncharted worlds inside your head, but science is drawing a map (e. g. brain atlas by Microsoft) The Mystery of Consciousness100 billion jabbering neurons create the knowledge--or illusion--that you're here How The Brain Rewires ItselfNot only can the brain learn new tricks, but it can also change its structure and function--even in old age Lessons for Handling StressTake a deep breath. Now exhale slowly. You've just taken the first step toward managing stress and avoiding burnout Meditationto enhance right brain while quieting the left part (utilize whole brain to infuse diversity of thinking processes) Training the MindCreating the Brain

25. Brain Dominance Ned Herman:Creative Brain Number Crunchers Human Machines Achievement-oriented Performance-driven Logical Factual Critical Technical Analytical Quantitative Visual Holistic Intuitive Innovative Conceptual Imaginative Entrepreneurs Explorers Future-oriented Risk-driven A D Interpersonal Kinesthetic Emotional Spiritual Sensory Feeling Conservative Structured Sequential Organized Detailed Planned B C Administrators Bureaucrats Production-oriented Task-driven Teachers Social workers Feeling-oriented Value-driven

26. Paradigm Shift

27. Building Community Problem Definition—Explorer and Detective Idea Generation—Artist Creative Idea Evaluation—Engineer Idea Judgment—Judge Solution Implementation—Producer Creative team environment for ideas to flourish─Playing the research game Whole-brain thinkers as facilitators, coaches or mentors for diverse players Encouragement for converging ideas

28. Top-Down Approach:What graduates need to know and be able to do? Life-Cycle Approach:Process of continuous improvement based on mission and benchmarks. Efficiency Enhancement Approach:Total quality management and accountability. Interdisciplinary Approach:Isolation to integration. Criteria Development Approach: Success and benchmarking on key performance indicators Approaches

29. Professionalism Source: G. D. Catalino, J, of Engin Edu, pp 11-14, January 1996.

30. Information Matrix-Strategy for Writing a Good Paper

31. Conclusions Curiosity through research interplaying with reason gives us science; science interplaying with necessity gives us engineering. The interaction of science and engineering is what helps bring about understanding of the world, connecting with the world, thereby contributing to the transformation of the world. By integrating curiosity, reason and necessity, Malaysia and World will play its part, hopefully a big part, in building the global knowledge community, dedicated to transforming our world into a better place.

32. If you are planning for a year, sow rice If you are planning for a decade, plant a tree If you are planning for a lifetime, educate a person in you through search, and continue the life journey through re-search If you are coming to the end of training in the university, consider research as a life-time discovery process for you to be a leader to affect change in your circle of influence Final Word