COMPUTER APPLICATIONS/STATISTICAL

ANALYSIS
计算机应用/统计分析
 Learning Outcomes 学习成果
At the end of this course, students will be able to:

❑ Apply various computer applications and IT tools for effective presentation of research data and outputs.

❑ Use search engines to source for research data and papers.

❑ Apply various academic referencing styles using Mendeley, Endnote, and Zotero.

❑ Utilize Statistical Analysis tools in their research (MS Excel and SPSS).

❑ Identify and use different types of data analysis techniques.

❑ Compute the measurement of central tendency.

❑ Compute Normal Distribution, T-Test, Chi-Square Test, and ANOVA

 Lecturer Details 讲师详情
Name: Yahya-Imam Munir Kolapo (PhD)

Nationality: Nigerian

Institution Attended with Qualification Obtained

Malaysia University of Science &Technology (PhD in Informatics)

Malaysia University of Science &Technology (MSc. in IT)

Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Nigeria (BSc. in Computer Science)

Email: mk.yahya2007@yahoo.com / munir@lincoln.edu.my

HP: +60142218440

Research Areas: Mobile Computing, Software Engineering, Transportation Informatics, and Database Security.
Lecture Schedule 讲座时间表
INTRODUCTION
SEARCH ENGINES
ACADEMIC SEARCH ENGINES
REFERENCES AND REFERENCING STYLES
MANAGING ACADEMIC REFERENCES (MENDELEY, ENDNOTE, AND ZOTERO)
INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
RESEARCH DATA
DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
INTRODUCTION TO SPSS
DATA ENTRY
MEASUREMENTS OF CENTRAL TENDENCY
NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
T-TEST
ONE-WAY ANOVA
 Timetable 时间表

Day Sunday

Time 3:00pm – 05:00pm (Malaysia Time)

Venue Zoom Meeting

 Assessment 评估
Assignment 2 Presentation 1
25% 25%

Assignment 1 Presentation 2
25% 25%
 Introduction 介绍

Your Thesis
Academic
Reference
 What is the Ph.D.? 什么是博士学位？

❑ A Doctor of Philosophy is the highest university

degree that is conferred after a course of study by
universities in most countries.

❑ PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole

breadth of academic fields.
❑ It is an academic degree that focused on original
research, data analysis, and the evaluation of
theory.
7 Stages of a Successful Doctorate 成功完成博士学位的七个步骤

1. Preparing a research proposal.

2. Carrying out a literature review.

3. Conducting research and Data collection

4. Completing Data Analysis upgrade.

5. Producing an original thesis.

6. Writing up your Thesis.

7. Defending your PhD at a viva voce.

Knowledge Processing
To get the academic Knowledge
... We need to use a
1. Research engine,
2. Reference managers
3. Data collection tools,
4. Data analysis tools, and
5. Others Related tools.
Using technology will
help us to reach your
goals
1-Faster
2-Easier and
3-Accurate
Main Research Skills 主要研究技能
❑ To conduct a successful research, you must
have a good knowledge of the following skills.

Research Skills and Techniques

Research Environment

Main Research Management

Research Personal Effectiveness

skills Communication Skills

Networking and Team Working Skills

Career Management
 Research Skills and Techniques
研究技能与技巧
1. Recognizing research problems
2. Critical thinking
3. Familiar with the current works in the field/Industry
4. Research methods
5. Critical reviewing
6. Documenting and reporting
 Research Environment
研究环境
1. Understanding the research context
2. Complying with ethical requirements
3. Following good research practice
4. Complying with heath and safety legislation
5. Understanding research funding and evaluation
6. Justifying research methods
7. Understanding academic and commercial exploitation
 Research Management 研究管理
1. Organizing your work
2. Information management
3. Using information sources
4. Using IT tools
 Personal Effectiveness 个人效率
1. Ability to learn
2. Creativity and innovation
3. Flexibility and open-mindedness
4. Self-awareness
5. Self-discipline
6. Asking for help
7. Independent working
 Communication Skills 沟通技巧
1. Academic writing

2. Presenting to non-academics

3. Academic presentations

4. Promotion of public understanding

5. Teaching, mentoring, demonstrating

 Networking and Team Working Skills
社交和团队合作技能

1. Building relationships and networks

2. Working in a team

3. Giving and receiving feedbacks

 Career Management
职业生涯管理

1. Continued professional development

2. Planning your career progression

3. Identifying transferable skills

4. Presenting yourself to employers

 List of Software Tools for this Class

1. Mendeley

2. Endnote

3. Zotero

4. SPSS

5. MS Excel
 Mendeley Installation Guide

Default View

To install Mendeley on your

system, follow the steps on
next slides.
 Step 1
Go to https://www.mendeley.com/ -> Click on Create account
 Step 2
I got the below page because I already have an account on Elsevier platform. In your case, you may need to
enter your details in order to sign up. Click Accept and continue
 Step 3
Enter your password -> Click Confirm Account
 Step 4
The accounts have been linked. Click Continue to Mendeley
 Step 5
You should have a page like the one shown below. Click Download Mendeley Reference Manager
 Step 6
Click Download now for Windows
 Step 7
Your download should begin as shown below. Click Install

Once the downloading is completed -> Click

3
on the downloaded file

2
 Step 8
Installation in progress
Click Finish
 Step 9
Enter your email ID -> Click Continue Enter your password -> Click Sign in
 Step 10
You should be able to see the Mendeley Reference Manager Interface

Next is to connect with MS Word.

To do this, follow the steps on
next slides.
 Step 1
Click Tools -> Click Install Mendeley Cite for Microsoft Word
 Step 2
Click Get it now
 Step 3
Enter your Microsoft email ID ->
Click Sign in.
If you don’t have, signup for one.

Enter the same email ID -> Click

Next -> Enter your password
 Step 4
Click Get it now
Accept -> Click Continue
 Step 5
Click Open in Word

NB: If you face some challenges connecting to the above page, switch to another browser
 Step 6
Click on I trust the plugin -> References tab -> you will see that Mendeley has been
added to your MS Word as shown below.
 Step 7
When you click Mendeley Cite, you should see the panel shown below.

This conclude the installation

process. We will learn how to
use this tool in our subsequent
classes.
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