Course by:

Sheikh Kamal IT Business Incubator, CUET 

Chattogram-4349, Bangladesh.

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Course Summary 

No.	Subject	Comments
1	Course Duration	6.5 hours (1 day)
2	Course fee	BDT 2,000
3	Lab Facilities	SKITBI, CUET will provide.

 

Schedule

Friday/Saturday

Session-1: 10 am to 1 pm          Session-2: 2 pm to 5.30 pm 

 

Coordinator 

Professor Dr. M. Moshiul Hoque

Professor, Dept of CSE, CUET

Director, Sheikh Kamal IT Business Incubator in CUET

Former Dean, Faculty of Electrical & Computer Engineering, CUET

Chair, IEEE Bangladesh Section

 

Trainers

Esteemed researchers of international standards will conduct this weekend’s short course.

 

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will:

• Understand research methodologies, proposal formulation, and dataset development.
• Proficiently use LATEX and Overleaf for structuring research papers and collaboration.
• Understand publication ethics, citation practices, and plagiarism avoidance

 

Course Modules

Module A: Research Methodologies (3 hr 20 min)

Introduction to Research Methodologies (20 min)

• Overview of qualitative and quantitative research methods
• The importance of a literature review in research
• Formulating research questions and hypotheses

Writing a Research Proposal (25 min)

•  Introduction, motivation, goals/objectives
• Challenges, importance, and implications of the proposed research
• Environmental or societal impacts, and benefits in the national context
• Target group/population, standard process of conducting/writing a proposal

Literature Survey (10 min)

• Important terms or terminology
• Past advancements and current state of the research
• Drawbacks of past studies, research gaps, or questions
• Problem statement/formulation

Dataset Development Process (20 min)

• Dataset development techniques: manual and automatic
• Source selection, crawling, preprocessing, or noise removal
• Annotators or annotations and sample annotations, gold standard
• Final labeling, quality measure of annotations, dataset statistics and analysis
• Division of test, train, and validation sets, benchmarking

Methodology or Frameworks (25 min)

• Experimental-based: calibrations, tuning, optimization
• Data analysis based

Experimental Analysis (30 min)

• Participants, environments set up, parameter settings
• Experimental process/methods, evaluation measures
• Hypotheses testing & validation, analysis of results representation

Experimental Data Analysis Tools (30 min)

• SPSS, XL, Visio, WordCloud, Tableau, Visualization software
• Python scripts, R programming, simulation tools

Discussion (20 min)

• Focus on the findings, justification of outcomes
• Validation of hypotheses, in-depth or critical analysis of findings

How to Read a Research Paper (20 min)

• Skimming versus in-depth reading techniques
• Identifying the research problem, methods, findings, and implications
• Critical evaluation of research papers

Module B: Technical Writing Tools (3 hours)

Technical Writing Tools Overview (20 min)

• Word-processing software or tools
• LATEX: Why LATEX is popular for academic and scientific writing?
• Structure of a LATEX document, style files, bib file, text file, image/graphics
• Platform: compiler (Winedit), Overleaf

Hands-On LATEX in Overleaf (1 Hour)

• Setting up an Overleaf account and starting a new project
• Writing and formatting text including sections, lists, and tables
• Inserting citations and creating bibliographies in LATEX

Writing a Research Paper in LATEX (1 Hour)

• Structuring a research paper: title, abstract, introduction, methodology, results, discussion, conclusion
• Incorporating figures, tables, and equations in LATEX and their modifications
• Tips for efficient workflow in Overleaf

Revision, Collaboration, and Publication (20 min)

• Using Overleaf for collaboration: sharing projects and real-time editing
• Revising and commenting on drafts in Overleaf
• Preparing your document for submission: checking formatting guidelines and final touches

Publication Ethics (20 min)

• Publications ethics: why it matters, consequences of violation
• Ethical uses of previously published content, acknowledgment, citation, credit, permission of legal uses, copyright issues, conflict of interest
• Plagiarism: what it is, types of plagiarism, self-plagiarism, plagiarism checkers, how to avoid plagiarism

 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Can I register for multiple courses?

Yes, you can register for up to two courses of your choice.

 

Is there an overlap in class schedules for multiple courses?

The course schedule is published in the notice section of the website.

 

What are the available payment methods for online enrollment?

You can pay in cash or online using the “Bkash to Bank” option. 

 

Are evening batches available for job holders?

Yes, evening batches are available. Please visit the website’s notice board to see the routine. 

 

Can I switch between online and offline classes?

You cannot switch between online and offline. You have to continue in one shift at a time.

 

How will admission be confirmed?

If you receive a confirmation email, your admission is confirmed.

 

Will classes be conducted in locations other than the chosen one?

No, classes will be conducted only at the chosen location.

 

What is the profile of the trainers?

The trainers are from the chosen faculty, along with industrial experts.

 

What is the deadline for enrollment?

The enrollment process will remain open until all seats are filled. There is no specific deadline, but once the capacity is reached, enrollment will close automatically.

 

Can I enroll physically?

To enroll physically, please visit the Multipurpose Building Sheikh Kamal IT Business Incubator CUET on the third floor (rooms 301 and 302).

 

Will a recording of the sessions be available?

Yes, after each class, you will receive a recording, and you will have lifetime access to it.