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E-grāmata: Project Management for Research: A Guide for Graduate Students

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Graduate research is a complicated process, which many undergraduate students aspire to undertake. The complexity of the process can lead to failures for even the most brilliant students. Success at the graduate research level requires not only a high level of intellectual ability but also a high level of project management skills. Unfortunately, many graduate students have trouble planning and implementing their research.

Project Management for Research: A Guide for Graduate Students reflects the needs of todays graduate students. All graduate students need mentoring and management guidance that has little to do with their actual classroom performance. Graduate students do a better job with their research programs if a self-paced guide is available to them. This book provides such a guide. It covers topics ranging from how to select an appropriate research problem to how to schedule and execute research tasks. The authors take a project management approach to planning and implementing graduate research in any discipline. They use a conversational tone to address the individual graduate student.

This book helps graduate students and advisors answer most of the basic questions of conducting and presenting graduate research, thereby alleviating frustration on the part of both student and advisor. It presents specific guidelines and examples throughout the text along with more detailed examples in reader-friendly appendices at the end. By being more organized and prepared to handle basic research management functions, graduate students, along with their advisors, will have more time for actual intellectual mentoring and knowledge transfer, resulting in a more rewarding research experience.

Recenzijas

"I have seen nothing like this book. The authors cover lessons that I wish I had known prior to embarking on my own doctoral studies many years ago. Their advice covers questions pertaining to research techniques but also so much more: How students can use project management principles to plan a research project, how they can select the right graduate program, or even how they can determine whether to pursue a graduate education at all." Dr. Bud Baker, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio

"This is easily the most engaging book on project management from a research student perspective and should be mandatory reading for anybody in graduate school. One of the biggest challenges for graduate students is reaching milestones and completing their research. This book is the map that tells students exactly how to reach their goals. Very practical with many tangible tips!" John J. Elshaw, PhD, Air Force Institute of Technology, Ohio

Preface xiii
Authors xv
Section I An introduction and overview to project management for research
Chapter 1 Defining project management for research
3(12)
Introduction
3(2)
Types of research
5(2)
PM defined
7(1)
PM knowledge areas applied to research
8(4)
Applicability of PM to graduate research management
10(1)
Project closeout and lessons learned
11(1)
Conclusion
12(1)
References
13(2)
Chapter 2 Personal aspects of graduate education
15(10)
What is graduate education?
15(1)
Grad school is just undergrad version 2.0, right?
15(1)
So, the thesis/dissertation is just a big paper, right?
16(1)
Is graduate education the right fit for you?
16(2)
Career goals
17(1)
Current job market
17(1)
Level of experience
18(1)
What should I look for in a graduate program?
18(2)
Create variety in your education
19(1)
Industry path
19(1)
Academic path
20(1)
Which school/program do I choose?
20(5)
Section II Preplanning and exploration: What do you plan to do?
Chapter 3 Choosing your research topic
25(6)
How do I find a research topic?
25(1)
How do I identify a research gap?
26(1)
Additional considerations when selecting a research topic
27(1)
Defining your research question: What is the right scope?
28(1)
How can I make the most of my coursework?
29(2)
Chapter 4 Choosing your advisor and committee
31(4)
How do I select a research advisor?
31(2)
How do I select the committee members?
33(2)
Chapter 5 Research question
35(10)
What is a research question?
35(2)
Operationalizing variables
37(1)
What are investigative questions?
38(1)
What are pseudo-investigative questions?
39(1)
Using investigative questions and pseudo-investigative questions to create a research plan
40(5)
Section III Planning: Making a schedule and getting organized!
Chapter 6 Scheduling
45(16)
Why schedule?
45(1)
But, before you begin
45(4)
Two types of scheduling: Forward or backward?
47(1)
Consider scale
48(1)
Milestone schedules and the work breakdown structure
49(4)
Milestone scheduling
49(1)
Work breakdown structure
50(3)
Graphically charting your schedule
53(3)
Gantt chart
53(1)
The critical path
54(2)
Network diagramming
56(5)
Chapter 7 Organization
61(14)
Organize what and organize how?
61(14)
The research itself
62(3)
Literature search articles
65(2)
Citations: Organizing information about information
67(1)
Organizing your spaces: Virtual space and physical space
68(1)
Physical space
69(1)
Virtual space
69(6)
Section IV Project execution and control
Chapter 8 Time management
75(12)
How is time management different for a graduate student?
75(1)
If everything is important, then nothing is important
76(1)
Keep your focus on Quadrant II: Important, but not urgent tasks
76(3)
A strategy for your time management
79(4)
Evaluate your current time management
79(1)
Develop a comprehensive calendar/personal organizational system
80(1)
Make time to manage your time: The 30/10 rule
81(1)
Identify and eliminate your major time wasters
81(1)
Need to spend time at meetings?
81(2)
First things first
83(1)
Odds and ends to contribute to your time management strategy
83(2)
Reference
85(2)
Chapter 9 On the personal aspects of research
87(12)
Student typology
87(2)
An orientation toward classwork: The classwork types
87(1)
An orientation toward research: The research-types
88(1)
Class-type versus research-types: Leveraging strengths and avoiding pitfalls
89(3)
Leveraging strengths
89(1)
The pitfalls and how to avoid them
90(2)
Personal skills and qualities
92(3)
Dealing with the stress of research
95(2)
Dealing with failure
97(2)
Chapter 10 Managing your research advisor
99(12)
Effective student--advisor consultation
99(1)
Resolving conflicts
100(1)
My advisor's instructions are too vague. How do I deal with this?
100(1)
How do I manage my advisor's expectations of me?
101(1)
What should I expect from my advisor? How do I communicate my expectations?
102(4)
My advisor is really busy. What do I do if my advisor doesn't have enough time for me?
102(1)
What do I do if I am not getting timely feedbacks?
103(1)
What do I do if the feedback I am getting is not sufficient?
103(1)
Is my research topic growing? How do I fend off new requirements?
103(1)
What do I do if my advisor keeps changing my topic?
104(1)
How do I tell my advisor that I can't finish my work on the current schedule?
104(1)
What do I do if my advisor is causing delays in my schedule?
105(1)
How do I ask for resources?
105(1)
How do I manage conflicts between committee members and/or my advisor?
105(1)
When do I need to find a new advisor?
106(1)
Conclusion
106(5)
Section V Project phase-out: When is research complete?
Chapter 11 Communicating your work
111(16)
Ordinary report versus technical paper
112(1)
Guidelines for technical reports
113(1)
Suggested report format
113(1)
Stages of the report
114(1)
Progress report
114(1)
Use of figures and tables
114(1)
Use of appendices
115(1)
Use of computer materials
115(1)
Miscellaneous report attributes
115(1)
Writing diagnostics
116(1)
Guidelines for technical review
117(1)
Selling your research (figuratively)
117(1)
Participative approach
118(1)
Effective use of time
118(1)
Major components of technical communication
119(1)
Presentation style
120(1)
Presentation management
121(1)
Management of group presentations
122(1)
Communication through publishing
122(1)
Managing poster presentations
123(1)
Importance of publishing your work
124(1)
Conclusion
124(1)
Reference
125(86)
Appendix 1 50 ways to improve your research project 127(2)
Appendix 2 How to get topic approval 129(2)
Appendix 3 Research proposal evaluation checklist 131(2)
Appendix 4 Benefits of industry-sponsored research 133(4)
Appendix 5 Sample three-semester master's thesis schedule 137(4)
Appendix 6 Sample work breakdown structure 141(4)
Appendix 7 Sample thesis outline 145(2)
Appendix 8 Tips for literature review 147(4)
Appendix 9 Research methodologies and strategies 151(4)
Appendix 10 Sample methodology phasing 155(4)
Appendix 11 Sample methodology section of research proposal presentation 159(4)
Appendix 12 Guidelines for creating an academic poster 163(4)
Appendix 13 Project-relevant quotes 167(22)
Appendix 14 Conversion factors and expressions 189(10)
Appendix 15 Glossary of project management terms 199
Index
211
Adedeji B. Badiru, PhD, is dean of the Graduate School of Engineering and Management at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). He previously was professor and head of Systems Engineering and Management at the AFIT, professor and department head of Industrial & Information Engineering at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and professor of Industrial Engineering and dean of University College at the University of Oklahoma, Norman. He is a registered professional engineer (PE), a certified project management professional (PMP), a fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, and a fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering.

Major Christina F. Rusnock, PhD, is an assistant professor of Systems Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), a faculty research fellow for AFITs Graduate School of Engineering and Management, and program chair of the Systems Engineering Distance Learning Program. She is a member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, and the Association of Military Industrial Engineers. She earned her BA in economics-government from Claremont McKenna College, an MS in research and development management from AFIT, and an MS and a PhD in industrial engineering from the University of Central Florida.

Major Vhance V. Valencia, PhD, is an assistant professor of Systems Engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). He currently is a faculty research fellow for AFITs Graduate School of Engineering and Management, director of the Graduate Engineering Management program, a registered professional engineer (PE), and a member of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME). He earned his BS in mechanical engineering from San Diego State University and then pursued his graduate studies at AFIT, earning his MS in engineering management and PhD in systems engineering.
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