EE 399 Lecture 3 Searching, Compiling, Referencing and Ethics

Contents Searching, Compiling, Referencing and Ethics Objectives Literature Search Use Merits Sources Publications Literature Search Procedures Topics & Keywords Sources Compiling List of References Literature Survey Writing Writing Ethics

Objectives Familiarize with key principles and methods of literature search Gain competence in proper referencing of technical material Learn adherence to the norms of ethics and avoiding plagiarism (kidnapping other peoples ’ work) Searching, Compiling, Referencing and Ethics

Use of Literature Search Technical study report Project proposal Thesis proposal Others Literature Search Searching, Compiling, Referencing and Ethics

Merits of Literature Search Learn from previous results arrived at by other researchers Build upon the existing state-of-the art Avoid duplication of efforts: “ Do not reinvent the wheel ”. Literature Search Searching, Compiling, Referencing and Ethics

Sources of Literature Search Libraries such as the University main library National institutions (KACST, etc.) Internet Supervisor, teacher and colleagues Literature Search Searching, Compiling, Referencing and Ethics

Publications Journal papers Conference publications Internet sites Newspaper articles Books Other Literature Search Searching, Compiling, Referencing and Ethics

Topic & Keywords 1.Identify topic of interest and define domain of search 2.Identify a coherent set of keywords - Concise and exhaustive - Structured in the form of ‘ AND / OR ’ clauses Example: Topic: “ Applications of expert systems in the design and operation of power networks ” Keywords:POWER & (NETWORK OR SYSTEM) & (DESIGN OR OPERATION) & (EXPERT SYSTEM OR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE) Searching, Compiling, Referencing and EthicsProcedure of Literature Search

Sources 3.Search your sources for relevant publications -Identify search time-span 4.Two-Stage Literature Search  Brief information (authors, titles and summary)  Full publication manuscripts Searching, Compiling, Referencing and EthicsProcedure of Literature Search

Compiling & References 5.Compile and sort the collected material -By date (chronologically) -Article nature (theoretical, bibliographical, applications, etc.) 6.Extract a list of references -Author(s) -Publication title -Name of journal (conference or publisher) -Volume number (or chapter) -Year of publication -Page numbers  Include this list of references in your final document  Refer to references whenever contents are used Searching, Compiling, Referencing and EthicsProcedure of Literature Search

List of References Examples (reference style): [17]C. Rong-Liang, K. Allen and R. Billinton, “ Value-based distribution reliability assessment and planning ”, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Vol. 10, No.1, Jan. 1995, pp [18] R. Billinton and J. Satish, “ Reliability cost/reliability worth assessment of station configurations ”, Proceedings of IEEE Conference on Communications, Power and Computing, Vol. 1, May 15-16, 1995, pp [19]R.A. Slavickas, R.T.H. Alden and M.A. El ‑ Kady, Chapter 11, Power System Unbundling, McGraw Hill Book Co., New York, [20] Searching, Compiling, Referencing and EthicsProcedure of Literature Search

Literature Survey Writing 7.Write your literature survey section(s)  Always acknowledge the source of information Example: “... as noted by the authors of reference [17] ”  Do NOT copy whole sections of a reference  If necessary, include original text “ between quotes ” exactly as in the original source  Cite original source as part of figure caption (or table title) and obtain permission if necessary Example: Fig. 9 Overall system block diagram [17]  Write the final text in your document in a coherent, easy-to-read style Searching, Compiling, Referencing and EthicsProcedure of Literature Search

Writing Ethics 8.Adhere to ethical norms and avoid plagiarism when compiling a literature survey This issue will be looked at very seriously throughout the course Searching, Compiling, Referencing and EthicsProcedure of Literature Search

Assignment 2: Searching for Final Paper Topic Searching, Compiling, Referencing and EthicsProcedure of Literature Search Training

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