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Research method

This course introduces students with the basic concept and principles of research methods. It discusses the different research approaches that are used in computer science. The course is intended to develop the knowledge and skills of students to undertake independent research project to solve societal problems and contribute new knowledge to their discipline. Students are expected to actively participate in class discussion, class presentation and project work to develop practical and communication skills in course.

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Sample project area for proposal
 * 1) Mobile based application for e-learning, banking, etc
 * 2) Improving school and parent interaction through mobile or other technologies
 * 3) Developing algorithm or tools English-Amharic translators, amharic dictionary, etc
 * 4) GIS application to estimate population growth,C traffic management, etc
 * 5) Data mining for unstructured documents
 * 6) creating ontologies from unstructured documents
 * 7) Developing agents to facilitate web search
 * 8) Research on user interface design
 * 9) etc

[[file:ethio/areview.zip|Articles to be reviewed]]
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 * 1) A Study of the Agile Software Development Methods, Applicability and Implications in Industry.[]
 * 2) An Approach to the Integration of Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods in Software Engineering Research.[]
 * 3) AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATION OF IMPACT OF REFACTORING ON INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL MEASURES OF CODE QUALITY -
 * 1) A COMPARISON BETWEEN EVALUATION OF COMPUTER BASED TESTING AND PAPER BASED TESTING FOR SUBJECTS IN COMPUTER PROGRAMMING -
 * 1) A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF UNCERTAINTIES IN SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT -
 * 1) Database Performance Optimization –A Rough Set Approach - []//ijitcs-v7-n3/IJITCS-V7-N3-7.pdf//
 * 2) //Facial Expression Classification UsingArtificial Neural Network and K-Nearest Neighbor - []//ijitcs-v7-n3/IJITCS-V7-N3-4.pdf
 * 3) Examining Requirements Change Rework Effort: A Study - []

References



Design Science book - > [|http://bookmoving.com/book/design-science-research-methods-patterns-innovating-information-communication-technology_58563.html#]
 * 1) A Study of the Agile Software Development Methods, Applicability and Implications in Industry

**Additional Readings**
Literature Review

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