Course Title Research methods (FPE5252)

Degree Program B.Sc. in Food Engineering

Lecturer Feyera G.
Contact Hours/week L2, T1
Course Objectives & The objectives of this course are; equipping students with
Competences to be knowledge of the kinds and importance of research activities,
Acquired fundamentals of data processing, basic principles of experimental
design, steps in indentifying researchable problems, planning and
executing experiments, making conclusions and forwarding
recommendations.
Upon the completion of the course the students are expected to
have the following expertise and skills:
 develop research proposal
 Identify problems & develop a proposal with detailed
plan, execution of experiments finally report their
findings
 enhanced ability to work in teams
 ability to demonstrate a professional level of
communication (written, graphical/drawing and verbal)
and presentation skills with clients, vendors and peers
 Know fundamentals of data processing
The course highlights the basic norms of research methodology,
Course description
experimental design and data analysis.
1. Selecting a research topics; formulation of research
problem, research project proposal and scientific report
writing.
2. Research Methodology: problem identification, selection of
factors and response variables, sample size and sampling
Course Contents/ techniques,
Outlines 3. Principles of experimental design and types of experiments
4. Experimental designs for comparative and factorial
experiments (CRD, RBD, Latin Square, and split plot
design).
5. Data analysis: ANOVA, correlation, linear and non-linear
regression and interpretation
Pre-requisites Probability and Statistics
Assessment/Evaluation Assignment/seminar……………………………………………
30%
Quiz ……………………………………….
…………………...30%
Final exam…………………………………….
………………..40%
Course policy Attendance: It is compulsory to come to class on time and every
time. If any student misses 15% of the allocated class time during
the term, he/she should not sit for final exam of this course.
Assignments: each student must do his/her assignment on time.
No late assignment will be accepted.
Tests/Quizzes: short quizzes and tests may be administered any
time as deemed necessary. If a student miss the class or, is late to
class, he/she will miss the quiz or test. No makeup tests or
quizzes will be given.
Cheating: each student must do his/her own work and not copy
and get answers from someone else.
Chewing gum, eating, listening to recorders or CD players,
wearing sunglasses, or talking and murmuring about any other
issue during lecture is prohibited.
Make sure to turn off your cell phones before class and exam
sessions.
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