METTU UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

Course Title : Technical report writing in Computer Science

Credit Hours : 02
Lecture : 02 Hrs
Year & Sem : VI & I

COURSE OUTLINE

Course Description:
In this course, guidance will be given to students on how to identify a research problem.
Instructions will be provided which will enable students to perform effective literature reviews.
Students should be warned against plagiarism. Students will be presented with various research
paradigms and models of methodology and assist with designing an appropriate method for their
research. Students will be trained in the analysis and presentation of results, exposition of
processes and methods used and conclusions drawn. Guidelines outlining the preparation and
writing of a research dissertation and or a project will be provided at the conclusion of the
course.
Aims:
To provide students with a firm foundation/underpinnings of Project from which they can
undertake a Project problem.

To provide students with a number of separate, but related practical skills associated with the
Project process
COURSE CONTENT (Syllabus)

Unit-I:Introduction to Project Methodology -9 Hrs

Project: Meanings, objective, motivation, types, approaches and significance, Project

methods versus methodology, Project process, Role of computers in research.

Unit-II: Defining the Project Problem - 9Hrs

Define research problem, selecting a problem, necessity of defining the problem, using scientific
background, study on the societal benefits, social importance, impact on local and global issues

Unit-III: Research Design

Meaning of research design, What is the study about, Why is the study being made, What type of
data is required, What periods of time will the study include, What will be the sample design,

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What techniques of data collection will be used, How will the data be analyzed and In what style
will the report be prepared?
Unit-IV: Literature Survey - 9Hrs
Other works done locally and globally on the topic, methods of literature survey, library and
internet, search engines for literature survey, availability of literature and databases on the topic
of research.
Unit-V: Report Writing - 9Hrs
Significance of report writing, steps in writing report, layout of research report, types of reports,
oral presentation, mechanics of writing research report, precautions of writing research reports
Assessment Method:

• Progressive assessment 60%

o Group work (literature reviews) 20%
o Presentation (skills) 10%
o Theory and application (concepts) 10%
o Attendance 5%
o quiz 15%
• Final written Exam 40%
o Individual work (scientific writing and research paper) 30%
o Theory and application (concepts) 20%
Reference Books:
1. C.R. Kothari, Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques, New Age International Publisher, New Delhi, 2005.
2. N. Gurumani, Research Methodology for Biological Science, MJP Publishers, Chennai, 2006.
3. Practical Research: Planning and Design (March 2004): Paul D. Leedy, Jeanne E. Ormrod, Jeanne Ellis
Ormrod, Paperback, Prentice Hall
4. Graduate research: A guide for Students in the sciences (May 1998): Robert V. Smith, Paperback,
University of Washington
5. Research Methods: A process of Inquiry ((May 2006)): Anthony M. Graziano, Michael L. Raulin,
Hardcover, Prentice Hall
6. Introduction to qualitative research methods: A guidebook and resource (1998): Taylor, Steven J.;
Bogdan, Robert, Hoboken, (3rd Ed.) NJ, US: John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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