FINAL YEAR PROJECT

AND DISSERTATION
Mechanical Engineering (ME4700)
Automotive Engineering (ME4701)
BSc Engineering – Batch 03

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

CINEC CAMPUS

Presentation 02
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 ME4700 & ME4701

INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH
PROJECT
RESEARCH ETHICS
CINEC CAMPUS

G.Wijesundara
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 REF:
https://libguides.library.cityu.edu.hk/researchmethods
/ethics

RESEARCH ETHICS
➢ Research ethics provide guidelines for the responsible
conduct of research
➢ In addition, it educates and monitors scientists conducting
research to ensure a high ethical standard.
General summary of some ethical principles:
Honesty
Honestly report data, results, methods and procedures, and
publication status. Do not fabricate, falsify, or misrepresent
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Objectivity
Strive to avoid bias in experimental design, data analysis,
data interpretation, peer review, personnel decisions, grant
writing, expert testimony, and other aspects of research.
Integrity
Keep your promises and agreements; act with sincerity;
strive for consistency of thought and action.
Carefulness
Avoid careless errors and negligence; carefully and critically
examine your own work and the work of your peers. Keep
good records of research activities.
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Openness
Share data, results, ideas, tools, resources. Be open to
criticism and new ideas.
Respect for Intellectual Property
Honor patents, copyrights, and other forms of intellectual
property. Do not use unpublished data, methods, or results
without permission. Give credit where credit is due. Never
plagiarize.
Confidentiality
Protect confidential communications, such as papers or
grants submitted for publication, personnel records, trade or
military secrets, and patient records. 5
Responsible Publication:
Publish in order to advance research and scholarship, not
to advance just your own career. Avoid wasteful and
duplicative publication.

Respect for Colleagues:

Respect your colleagues and treat them fairly.

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Social Responsibility:
Strive to promote social good and prevent or mitigate
social harms through research, public education, and
advocacy.
Non-Discrimination:
Avoid discrimination against colleagues or students on
the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, or other factors that are
not related to their scientific competence and integrity.

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Competence:
Maintain and improve your own professional competence
and expertise through lifelong education and learning;
take steps to promote competence in science as a whole.
Legality:
Know and obey relevant laws and institutional and
governmental policies.
Animal Care:
Show proper respect and care for animals when using
them in research. Do not conduct unnecessary or poorly
designed animal experiments.
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Human Subjects Protection:
When conducting research on human subjects, minimize
harms and risks and maximize benefits; respect human
dignity, privacy, and autonomy.

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 RESEARCH MISCONDUCTS
(a) Fabrication - making up data or results and recording or
reporting them.
(b) Falsification - manipulating research materials, or
changing or omitting data or results such that the research is
not accurately represented in the research record.
(c) Plagiarism - the appropriation of another person's ideas,
processes, results, or words without giving appropriate credit.
(d) Research misconduct does not include honest error or
differences of opinion.
Source: Definition of Research Misconduct
The Office of Research Integrity, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
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Gross negligence or disregard for the responsible conduct
of research is for example:
➢ belittling the role of other researchers, neglecting to
mention them, or inadequately reference to earlier
research results
➢ reporting research results and methods in a careless or
misleading manner
➢ inadequate record-keeping and storage of results and
research data

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➢ publishing the same research results multiple times as
new results (self-plagiarism)
➢ misleading the research community any other way

Source:
Finnish Advisory Board on Research Integrity. 2012. Responsible conduct of research
and procedures for handling allegations of misconduct in Finland. Available
at: https://www.tenk.fi/sites/tenk.fi/files/HTK_ohje_2012.pdf. Accessed 28 April 2020.

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PLAGIARISM AND COLLUSION
Plagiarism
The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and
passing them off as one's own.(Oxford English Dictionary)
Synonyms : copying, infringement of copyright, piracy,
theft, stealing
Collusion
Secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy in order to
deceive others. (Oxford English Dictionary)
Synonyms : connivance, complicity, intrigue, plotting,

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PLAGIARISM AND COLLUSION
➢ Very Serious Offences

➢ Can Result in Expulsion from the University

Why they are categorized as offences

Anybody found guilty will:
Not only have attempted to represent someone else’s
work as his own
But also seeks to gain an unfair advantage over the
fellow students

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HOW TO AVOID PLAGIARISM AND COLLUSION
You should make it very clear what sources of
information have been used;
Where material/information from these sources is
quoted it must be clearly referenced using the
Numbered Referencing System. (will be discussed later)

Never attempt to copy or paraphrase another student’s

work

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 ME4700 & ME4701

INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH
PROJECT
PROJECT PROPOSAL
CINEC CAMPUS

G.Wijesundara
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 PROJECT DEFINITION/PROPOSAL
You are expected to write a simple (not very elaborate)
project proposal and it may include the following
headings.

➢ Title
➢ Introduction/Background
➢ Objectives
➢ Methodology
➢ Timeline (Gantt Chart)
➢ References (If any)
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Title
Project Title

Introduction
Provides an introduction and a description of the current
state of the topic with appropriate references (if any).

Objectives
Provide clear and specific objectives towards advancing
the state of the topic. The objectives should be achievable
during the two-semester duration of your thesis or project.
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Methodology
➢ Provides a description of how the stated objectives of the
thesis or project will be achieved. Include an outline of
methods used in your analysis and validation.
➢ You are not expected to carryout a comprehensive
literature review at this stage. You should very briefly
explain the steps you wish to carry out in achieving your
goal.
➢ Some activities may vary from project to project and given
below the probable activities.

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Probable Activities

➢ Carrying out a Literature Survey

➢ Designing a Prototype

➢ Simulation (the production of a computer model of

something, especially for the purpose of study)

➢ Developing a Prototype/Model

➢ Performance testing etc.

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Timeline
Provides a schedule for delivery of the study such as start
date, research activities, fabrication of hardware, Interim
report submission, and presentation.

References
Using a professional citation format, provide the reference
list that supports the research background on the topic.
Use any accepted referencing method for the time being.
However, you will be informed of the specific reference
method accepted by CINEC campus at the time of
preparing the Progress Report.
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PROJECT PROPOSAL
FORMAT

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 YOUR PROJECT TITLE

Your Batch Details including Academic Year

Name :

Field :

Reg. No. :

Date of submission :

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 Title of Project :
Field :

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name of Student :

Registration Number :

e mail address :

Contact Telephone No.:

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 SUPERVISOR INFORMATION

Name of Supervisor:

Designation:

Place of Work:

Qualifications (Academic/Professional):

email address :

Contact Telephone No.:

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 PROJECT PROPOSAL

TITLE :

INTRODUCTION

Explain your problem

Give background information

( Half a page is sufficient)

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AIM AND OBJECTIVES

(Three objectives may be sufficient)

(The objectives are the steps that need to be followed to
reach and achieve the aim. )
(Each of the steps should have a deliverable output)

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METHODOLOGY

1. (Literature survey)
2. .(Design)

3. (Simulation)

4. (Development of a model)

(Describe in this section, how the objectives are

expected to be achieved.)

You will find a Project Proposal Format given in word format

elsewhere.

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