Research Methodology (CSCT3206)
Computer Science - COS
Semester: Second Semester
Level: 300
Year: 2018
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REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON THE UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA
Peace-Work-Fatherland P.O. Box 39 Bambili
Second Semester Examinations
School: HTTTC Department: Computer Science Option: ICT Level: 200
Course Code: ICT228 Course Title: Research methodology
Lecturer: Dr. DADA Jean-Pierre Credit Value: 2
Date: Time: 1:30 hour Start Time: End Time:
Let us consider this dissertation topic: “Design and management of a mark
management system with SMS alert”.
1. What computer methodology can we use (2 marks)
2. List three software applicable to this dissertation (6 marks)
3. List two specific research questions for this topic (4 marks)
4. List two hypotheses for this topic (4 marks)
5. List three languages applicable to this dissertation (6 marks)
6. Write one general objective for thus dissertation (2 marks)
7. Write two specific objectives for this dissertation (4 marks)
8. List five questions you should answer while writing an abstract? (5 marks)
9. Write a complete table of contents (with at least 80 titles or subtitles) of this
dissertation using some ideas from the table below (25 marks).
10. This is a reference written by a student:
Virvou, M., Katsionis, G., & Manos, K. (2005)."Introduction to C++ programming
language." Edition Clé Yaoundé, pp: 54-65.
From this example, list 4 criteria for writing dissertation references? (8 marks)
11. This is another reference written by a student:
http://www.umich.edu~ed626/defin /html. Available, January 17th, 2014.
What type of reference is this? From this example, list one other criterion for writing
dissertation references? (4 marks)
Dedication Certification Table of contents Choice of a method
General conclusion Summary of Finding Conclusion Suggestion for
further works
Review of literature Attestation Acknowledgements Résumé
Background and
context of the study
Recommendations
General introduction Abstract
General objective
Conception and
realization of the
application
Partial conclusion Software life cycle
Significance of the
study or
achievements
Classifications of
needs for the future
users
Research question
Research
hypothesis
Delimitation of the List of tables List of Problem Specific objective
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study
statement
abbreviations
Organisation of the
dissertation
Definition of
keywords and terms
UP method Importance of this
study for Education
Community
Analysis methods Functional
specification
Data Conceptual
Model (DCM)
Advantages of
MERISE method
The architecture of
the application Web
The global
architecture of the
application Web
Scripts used Physical
architecture of the
application Web
Logical Data Model
(LDM)
Merise’s levels Adobe photoshop Data dictionary
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