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YOUR GUIDE TO FYP RESEARCH
AY2019/20, SEMESTER 1NUS LIBRARIES
PATSY CHIA & PATRICK PU
How will this session help you?
Introduction
Literature Review
Method
Results
Discussions
Conclusion
Recommendations for future work
Reference List
PROJECT REPORT FORMAT
1. Conduct a good literature review EFFICIENTLY
2. Create an accurate & formatted reference list EASILY
3. Pick up additional tools and tips
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Part 1
Conduct a good literature review EFFICIENTLY
What does it take to do a good literature review?
Scope your topic
Be very clear of your information
needs
Use appropriate
resources
Know whatresources to use and where to find them
Learn & apply search
techniques
Know how to search well to find
what you need
Use credible & author-itative information
Discern and use credible and authoritative
information
IDEATE SEARCH EVALUATE
IdeateScope your topic
Scoping by QUESTIONING
Questioning
Thomas Kuhn
Voltaire
QUESTIONS ARE CENTRAL TO LEARNING
5W1H
Class Participation 1
Goto Kahoot.it
5W1H
Questions Asked 5W1H To Find Out…
• What is XYZ?• What is the latest research in XYZ?• What is the different between XYZ and ABC?• What is the critical requirements to be
considered in XYZ?
What Definition, description,examples
• Who are the top researchers in XYZ?• Who in NUS is working on XYZ?• Which organizations are researching XYZ?• Which authorities are ensuring the
compliance with international standards in XYZ?
Who Stakeholders, experts, peopleinvolved, influencers, decision makers, authorities, etc.
5W1H
Questions Asked 5W1H To Find Out…
• When was the first development in XYZ?Since then, what happened in XYZ?
• What were the development in XYZ over the years?
• What factors drove a spike in research at this time for XYZ?
When Development through time,time and frequency ofoccurrence
• Where to apply XYZ?• Which countries are leading XYZ industry?• Which country is focusing in
commercializing XYZ technology?
Where Country, market, environmentin which it occurs
5W1H
Questions Asked 5W1H To Find Out…
• Why should the lack of XYZ impact the production of ABC?
• Why safety requirements are important in XYZ?
• What are the drivers or motivations for XYZ research?
Why Reasons, justifications,motivations
• How is XYZ research applied? • What are the technical details of XYZ
technology? • How was XYZ applied in ABC industry?• How does the international standards affect
the system design of XYZ?
How Applications, process,methods, techniques,technologies, tools used
Class Participation 2
1. Download worksheet @
http://bit.ly/fypworksheet2019
2. Ask as many questions as you can
Design Thinking
INNOVATION
Design Thinking
People• Will people like it?• Will this creation improve
people’s life?• What makes sense to
people and for people?
Technology• Can we make it?• Is it feasible to produce?• What is functionally
possible within the foreseeable future?
Business• Can it be economically
viable?• Does it make business
sense?• What is likely to become
part of a sustainable business model?
“An approach to creative problem solving;a human-centered path to innovation”
Design Thinking + 5W1H
INNOVATION
Design Thinking
5W1H
5W1H
5W1H
S.M.A.R.T.
UNSURE??
Always check with your
supervisor/department
Questioning
Ask as MANY questions you can
Ask questions with a PURPOSE
Draw INSIGHTS from questions and
answers
Ask MORE questions when answers are
FOUND
QUESTIONING
INCREASEyour understanding
& knowledge of the topic
Search & Evaluateuse appropriate resources
learn & apply search techniques
use credible & authoritative information
Google, Google Scholar
Easy to use
Can find information from many sources (e.g. news, government sites, blogs,
forums, etc.)
Limited control over search results Need to check & evaluate information
Limited control over search results Other times, no full-text or asked topay for access
Gives scholarly literature (e.g. academic articles, theses, abstracts, online university repositories, etc.)
Sometimes free access to full text
Research Databases
Search through scholarly materials written by scholars and researchers around the world
Scopus
• Multidisciplinary database
• Wide range of academic sources
• Updated daily
• Contains review articles
Recommended browsers to access databases:
Sample Topic
Develop a bioelectronic device to promote nerve regeneration
https://youtu.be/BoOlL5LPb7o
Accessing Scopus
Recommended browsers to access databases:
http://lib.nus.edu.sg/
Go to Library Portal
Scopus: Search #1
Develop a bioelectronic device to promote nerve regeneration
bioelectronic, nerve regenerationIdentify keywords from topic
Class Participation 3
1. Give your answers at
2. Enter code shown on screen
menti.com
Improve your search
Develop a bioelectronic device to promote nerve regeneration
Find synonyms/alternative keywords
bioelectric
bioelectronic nerve regeneration
neuroregenerationneural stimulation
Use truncation toretrieve variantsof a word
bioelectronic*
bioelectric*
neuroregenerat*
Use phrase search n.a. “nerve regeneration” , “neural stimulation”
bioelectronic, bioelectronics, etc. neuroregenerate , neuroregeneration, neuroregenerative
bioelectric, bioelectrics, bioelectricity,
bioelectrical, etc.
Improve your search
bioelectronic nerve regeneration
Develop a bioelectronic device to promote nerve regeneration
Use Boolean operators
OR
AND
connects all keywords describing same concept; will broaden search
bioelectronic* OR bioelectric* “nerve regeneration” OR “neural stimulation”OR neuroregenerat*
connects keywords describing different concepts; will narrow search
(bioelectronic* OR bioelectric*) AND (“nerve regeneration” OR “neural stimulation” OR neuroregenerat*)
Scopus: Search #2
Search statement(bioelectronic* OR bioelectric*) AND (“nerve regeneration”
OR “neural stimulation” OR neuroregenerat*)
Develop a bioelectronic device to promote nerve regeneration
Class Participation 4
1. Give your answers at
2. Enter code shown on screen
menti.com
Post-search: Learning Points
Few results ≠ few articles published
Use suitable keywords for searching
1.
2.
3. Improve search results by improving your searching skills use basic search techniques
Scopus: Search page
Select fields you want to search in
Impose additional limits to your search, e.g.• Date range• Document type• Access type
Scopus: Sort results
Select to sort results by Relevance or Cited by
What does “Cited By” means?
Citation count = 3
Citing articles
Scopus: Refine results
Refine your search results using filters, e.g.• year• author• document type• subject and more…
Scopus: Find review articles
Under Document type, click “Review”
Scopus: Keywords
Under Keyword, click “View more”, then “View all”
Scopus: Document record
Check date for CurrencyCheck Relevance by reading title, abstract and full-text
Check Authoritativeness
Check Purpose by accessing and reading full text
Scopus: Document record
Check references for Accuracy
Scopus: Find similar/related documents
See citing documents…
Scopus: Find similar/related documents
… and related documents
Scopus: Save / Export records
Mark results, then click on any of these options
to save or export
Video tutorials on Scopus
• Video - How to conduct a basic search
Watch these video tutorials as a recap:
• Video - How to save searches and set alerts
Evaluation criteria: CRAAP
• When was the information published?
• Is the information current for your topic?Currency
• Is the information relevant to your topic?
• To what extent does it answer your research question?
• Who is the intended target audience?Relevance
• Who is/are the author(s) and what are their credentials? (Check institutional affiliations etc.)Authority
• Can you verify the accuracy of the information?
• Is it supported by evidence (reference list)? Accuracy
• What is the author’s intent for writing that information? Is it to inform? teach? sell? entertain? persuade?
• Are there biases? Purpose
https://youtu.be/_M1-aMCJHFg
https://library.csuchico.edu/help/source-or-information-good
Class Participation 5
1. Go to
2. Enter game PIN shown on screen
kahoot.it
Engineering Village (EV)
• Engineering-specific database (covers > 190 engineering subject areas)
• Search multiple databases in a single interface (Compendex, Inspec, NTIS, GeoBase)
Recommended browsers:
EV: Compendex & Inspec
Inspec(by Institute of Engineering
and Technology)
Compendex(largest engineering
database in the world)
(Factsheet from Elsevier)
(Diagram from Elsevier)
EV: Filter by Physical Property
Watch video
Select the measurement e.g. time, size, temperature, frequency, electric current etc.
Select range e.g. between, > , = , < etc.
Select unit of your choice for that measurement
EV: Filter by Physical Property
Example : find records with size < 100 nanometers (nm)
EV: Thesaurus
controlled term
EV: Thesaurus
Autonomous vehicles
Result 1
Title: …driverless cars...Abstract: ….
Controlled termAutonomous vehicles
Result 4
Title: …Abstract: …self-driving cars…
Controlled termAutonomous vehicles
Result 3
Title: …Abstract: …robot cars…
Controlled termAutonomous vehicles
Result 2
Title: …autonomous cars…Abstract: …
Controlled termAutonomous vehicles
EV: Thesaurus
Autonomous vehicles
Result 1
Title: …driverless cars...Abstract: ….
Controlled termAutonomous vehicles
Result 4
Title: …Abstract: …self-driving cars…
Controlled termAutonomous vehicles
Result 3
Title: …Abstract: …robot cars…
Controlled termAutonomous vehicles
Result 2
Title: …autonomous cars…Abstract: …
Controlled termAutonomous vehicles
MISS
http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/engine
Other Databases: Engineering Subject Guide
Looking for other kinds of data?
Selected DatabasesProtocols & Experiments Safety
Chemical & Physical
Properties
Phase Diagrams
SpectraChemical Reactions
Springer Nature Experiments
SpringerMaterials
Alloy Phase Diagrams Centre
PDF-4+ (XRD)
Reaxys
SciFinder
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
Standards/Patents/Statistics
http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/standards
http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/patents
http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/stats
Standards
Patents
Statistics
Introduction
Literature Review
Method
Results
Discussions
Conclusion
Recommendations for future work
Reference List
PROJECT REPORT FORMAT
1. Conduct a good literature review EFFICIENTLY
2. Create an accurate & formatted reference list EASILY
01
Part 2
Create an accurate & formatted reference list EASILY
Why Cite?
Avoid plagiarism
Be a responsible scholar
Prove that you have done your proper research
1.
2.
3.
Others can trace your sources
4.
Reference Managers
http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/zotero
http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/mendeley
http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/endnote
01
Part 3
Additional tools & tips
When to use this?
When you are prompted to pay for accessing an article link referred by Google or other external websites
#1 - Proxy Bookmarklet
BEFORE
Conditions:
Use only on webpages showing a journal or an article
If NUS Libraries have subscribed the article
#1 - Proxy Bookmarklet
AFTER
Where & How to install?
Instructions are browser-specific
#1 - Proxy Bookmarklet
http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/findfulltext/proxybookmark
#2 – Find It! @NUS Libraries
FULL TEXT!
When to use this?
When you search in Google Scholar and some results do not have full-text or prompt you to pay
#2 - Find It! @NUS Libraries
BEFORE
Conditions:
AFTER
#2 – Find It! @NUS Libraries
In Google Scholar If NUS Libraries have
subscribed the article
Where & How to install?
#2 – Find It! @NUS Libraries
http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/findfulltext/findit
#3 – Locating Hard Copies
No soft copy of the article?
Search the library catalogue e.g. LINC to find the print journal
Visit the library and browse thejournal to find
the article
http://libfaq.nus.edu.sg/faq/71271
#4 – Document Delivery Service (DDS)
Need an article/book chapter/conference paper but not
found in the library?
DOCUMENTDELIVERY SERVICE
No soft or hard copy?
We pay for you!
http://libfaq.nus.edu.sg/faq/71271
Summary
Scoping 5W1H Design Thinking
Search Scopus Engineering Village Other resources - libguides
Evaluate C.R.A.A.P test
Conduct a good literature review
Why cite?Reference managersCitation Styles
Create an accurate and formatted reference list
01 02 03
Proxy BookmarkletFind It! @ NUS LibrariesLocate hard copyDocument Delivery Service
(DDS)
Additional Tools & Tips
Thank you! Your feedback is greatly appreciated
PATSY CHIApatsychia@nus.edu.sg
PATRICK PUpatrick.pu@nus.edu.sg