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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