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The course covers different research methods such as literature review, experiment design and use of laboratory instrumentation. In addition, writing and presentation skills would be systematically built through lectures and term project.

This is a graduate-level course for students in M.Sc. or Ph.D. program in Architectural Engineering (AE).

The main teaching objectives are to:

• help development of analytical and critical evaluation skills of published literature,
• introduce basic concepts of experiment design, data analysis and use of measurement instrumentation
• provide a framework for successful development of written and oral thesis presentations or similar academic materials

1. Ethics in Engineering Practice and Research
2. AE Research Topics
3. Literature Review
4. Academic Writing
5. Presentations and Oral Communication
6. Statistics and Experimental Design
7. Measurement Instrumentation

M W 2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.