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Ahmadu Bello University, ZariaDepartment of Mathematics
SCI 802: ICT & Research Methodology
Professor Sahalu [email protected]
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Course Instructor
Name: Sahalu Junaidu
Office location: Room 212, Mathematics Department
Contact: [email protected] [email protected] 0703-215-4610
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Course Preliminaries
Course Objectives
Students’ Learning Outcomes
Course Outline
Course Resources
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Course Objectives
The Objectives of this course are to:1. study the principles of scientific research2. study strategies of research planning and report writing3. study the concepts of hypothesis formulation and testing,
precision and accuracy of estimates4. have hands-on experience on some statistical packages
and spreadsheets5. explore office productivity tools and internet
technologies and their use to aid research
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Course Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the student should be able to: appreciate the objective of research, motivation in
research and types of research plan a research project and document research findings formulate and test hypothesis use statistical packages and spreadsheets to analyze
research data use internet technologies to collect information and use
office productivity tools to document research work
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Course Outline
Principles of Scientific Research
Concepts of Hypotheses Formulation and Testing
Precision and Accuracy of Estimates
Statistical Packages, Essentials of Spreadsheets
Internet technology
Organization of Research and Report Writing
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Resources
Research Methodology & Scientific Computing
http://www.ict.kth.se/courses/II2202/#schedule
Research methods
http://www2.it.lut.fi/kurssit/06-07/Ti5319500/lectures.html
Research Methodology for Scientists and Engineers
http://users.ecs.soton.ac.uk/jn2/science2.php
http://www.psych.yorku.ca/jirvine/3010/lectures/
http://www.manoa.hawaii.edu/ctahr/aheed/powerpoint%20lectures.html