PHYS610: Research
Methodology
Fall 2010
Instructor: Dr. Abdallah Sayyed-Ahmad
Office: Science Building, Room 225
Classroom: Science Building, Room 263
Class meeting time: Saturday
13:00-13:50
Office Hours: Saturday 10:00-11:00;
Tuesday 9:00-10:00; Thursday 11:00-12:00
Office Phone: 02-298-2149. Ext. 2507
Email: asayyeda@birzeit.edu
Recommended Readings:
- Advice for the Working Scientist: http://pharmacy.ucsd.edu/labs/gilson/advice1a.html
- How to write a dissertation: www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/dec/essay.dissertation.html
Course Description: The
main goal of this course is to introduce students to basic skills that
scientists use to design and communicate their research; and present
their findings.
Course Topics:
- The research process.
- Reviewing the literature.
- Formulation of a research problem and research design.
- Writing a research proposal.
- Data collection, analysis and presentation
- Writing a research report.
- Presenting research findings.
Grading:
Attendance
10%
Homework, written exercises and
participation
50%
Research
Paper
25%
Presentation
15%
Notes: (1)
Assignments must be submitted on time, otherwise your final grade on
the assignment will be reduced by a factor of 
. t is the
number of elapsed hours after the due time of the assignment. (2)
Submitted materials must be your own work. Copying from other sources
will have serious consequences on your grade in this course.