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ECE-5014: Research and Development Methods for Engineers

Description: Research and development methods for engineers. Scientific literature searches using bibliometric tools such as Google Scholar and Web of Science. Introduction and significance of the Hirsh-Factor for measurement of scientific productivity. Issues of ethics and integrity including: plagiarism, text reuse, and data falsification; and real-world examples such as the Schon scandal case at Bell Labs. The establishment of the postwar American innovation system as proposed in “Science the Endless Frontier,” a report to the president by Vannevar Bush. An introduction to patent law and intellectual property as it applies to academic and industrial research. Not for CPE-MS, EE-MS, CPE-PhD, or EE-PhD credit. May be taken for CPE-MEng or EE-MEng credit. Pre: Graduate Standing.

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Course Hours: 3 credits

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Sections Taught: 4

Average GPA: 3.83 (A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 56.90%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

Ravi Raghunathan202383.5%16.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.752
Vassilios Kovanis202297.6%2.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.922

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