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.
Pathways: N/A
Course Hours: 3 credits
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Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 5
Average GPA: 3.83 (rounds to A-)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 54.10%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%
| Ravi Raghunathan | 2024 | 89.0% | 11.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.78 | 3 |
| Vassilios Kovanis | 2022 | 97.6% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.92 | 2 |