Mechanical & Industrial Engrg 697RM - ST-Research Methods/Engineers

This course is designed to familiarize graduate students with necessary skills to conduct engineering research, including its design, methods, and analyses. It will introduce and cover the following topics: identifying and selecting research questions, objectives, and hypotheses; conducting a literature review; selecting the appropriate research methods; analyzing the results using statistics in the R statistical environment; and writing a research plan or report. Students will also learn about the ethics of conducting engineering research.

Prerequisite: MIE 273 or sound understanding of probability and statistics