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VI. LEARNING ACTIVITIES

1. What is research and discuss its importance in your chosen program?
-Research is a process of systematic inquiry that entails collection of data; documentation
of critical information; and analysis and interpretation of that data/ information, in accordance
with suitable methodologies set by specific professional fields and academic disciplines.
-It is important in electrical engineering because it improved problem-solving and
conceptualization: when tasked with finding a solution to a problem, research helps identify,
evaluate and collate all the engineering information you may find. Developing a competitive
edge: research is a crucial component of innovation and key to developing a company’s
competitive edge.
2. Discuss how the research process starts and ends.
The research begins when the investigation starts. it ends with reporting of the research
findings. generally, a researcher conducts research work within seven steps:
1st step: Defining the research problem
- All research sets in a research problem definitely. factual ignorance may be the
research problem. a researcher may investigate to answer the questions.
2nd step: Review of literature
- Once the research problem is defined, the next step is to review the existing research
evidence. To clarify that to the study the available research resources related to the
problem.
3rd step: Formulating a hypothesis
- Then the researcher steps to how the problem would be approached? the nature of the
research problem can decide to formulate a definite hypothesis. A hypothesis is
tested. effective research work formulates a hypothesis in such a way that collected
factual data will provide evidence that either supports or disproves them.
4th step: Research design
- The researcher then must find out a research design. research design decides how the
research materials will be collected. for example: experiment, survey, interviews. etc.
5th step: Carry out the research process
- Then researcher proceeds with the research. Practical difficulties may arise in this
stage. so, when you collect data, you need to know the effective techniques of data
collection in order to gather necessary and relevant information with regard to
research.
6th step: Preparing research results
- Now work out the implications of the data you gathered. Your challenges are not over
yet. rather problems might just begin! it is hardly easy to clear out the implications of
the gathered materials. so, interpret your research results in order to report the
findings.
- The final step of the research process outline is to report the research to the previous
research findings. This is the last stage in terms of the individual research project.
3. When can a certain project be deemed viable? cite an example using existing electrical
engineering projects.
- A project is economically viable if the economic benefits of the project exceed its
economic costs, when analyzed for society as a whole. The economic costs of the project are not
the same as its financial costs- externalities and environmental impacts should be considered.
- examples:
- micro inverter
- automatic anchor light
- low-cost LPG leakage detector
- automated USB controlled power switch
- four frequency generator
- password based circuit breaker
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VIII. ASSIGNMENT
1.Enumerate the four major frameworks of the research process. Discuss how they are
related to each other.

2. Discuss the importance of ethics in the conduct of research.

Research ethics are moral principles that guide researchers to conduct and report research
without deception or intention to harm the participants of the study or members of the society as
a whole, whether knowingly or unknowingly. Practicing ethical guidelines while conducting and
reporting research is essential to establish the validity of your research.
You must follow ethical guidelines issued by regulatory committees in order to ensure
the safety of the participants of a study, the public at large, and that of the researcher
himself/herself. Following ethical guidelines will ensure that your research is authentic and
error-free, and will allow you to gain credibility and support from the public. You must adhere to
ethical guidelines also while presenting your findings in your manuscript. This will ensure that
your article is plagiarism-free and also no unverified data reaches the readers of your article.
Apart from that, research ethics fill in a sense of responsibility among researchers and make it
easy to fix responsibility in case of misconduct.

3. Enumerate and elaborate at least five ethical principles in conducting a research process.
Ethical Principles
The following is a rough and general summary of some ethical principles that various codes
address*:
1. Honesty
Strive for honesty in all scientific communications. Honestly report data, results, methods and
procedures, and publication status. Do not fabricate, falsify, or misrepresent data. Do not deceive
colleagues, research sponsors, or the public.
2. Objectivity
Strive to avoid bias in experimental design, data analysis, data interpretation, peer review,
personnel decisions, grant writing, expert testimony, and other aspects of research where
objectivity is expected or required. Avoid or minimize bias or self-deception. Disclose personal
or financial interests that may affect research.
3. Integrity
Keep your promises and agreements; act with sincerity; strive for consistency of thought and
action.
4. Carefulness
Avoid careless errors and negligence; carefully and critically examine your own work and the
work of your peers. Keep good records of research activities, such as data collection, research
design, and correspondence with agencies or journals.
5. Openness
Share data, results, ideas, tools, resources. Be open to criticism and new ideas.
6. Transparency
Disclose methods, materials, assumptions, analyses, and other information needed to evaluate
your research.
7. Accountability
Take responsibility for your part in research and be prepared to give an account (i.e. an
explanation or justification) of what you did on a research project and why.
8. Intellectual Property
Honor patents, copyrights, and other forms of intellectual property. Do not use unpublished data,
methods, or results without permission. Give proper acknowledgement or credit for all
contributions to research. Never plagiarize
9. Confidentiality
Protect confidential communications, such as papers or grants submitted for publication,
personnel records, trade or military secrets, and patient records.
10. Non-Discrimination
Avoid discrimination against colleagues or students on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, or other
factors not related to scientific competence and integrity.