Scholarly Practices in Engineering

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This course provides graduate students with foundational skills for academic and professional contexts. Students will design and execute literature searches using discipline-specific databases and reference management tools and subsequently synthesize information from multiple sources to write technical reports. The course covers quantitative, qualitative, and mixed research methods, with emphasis on experimental design principles that ensure valid and reliable outcomes. Students will design data visualizations to communicate key insights and develop oral presentation skills for academic settings. Course content includes ethical research conduct, evaluation of AI tools in scholarly work, analysis of research proposal and manuscript structures, and development of data management plans. Students will also identify project management techniques and teamwork principles applicable to scholarly collaboration.