building research team

Research team building steps

Dr. Wesam Rohouma

Dr. Ousama Rhouma

University of Zawia

Agenda

1. University Rankings methodology

2. Research Group building

3. Literature review

To what extent, Research can affect

Universities ranking?

Times Higher Education (THES) Ranking:

• 15% Reputation survey – Teaching

• 4.5% Staff to student ratio

• 2.25% PhDs Awarded/ Undergrad degrees awarded

• 6% PhDs Awarded academic staff

• 2.25% Institutional income/ Academic staff

Teaching

• 18% Reputation survey research

• 6% Research income

• 6% Scholarly papers academic and research staff

Research : income, volume and reputation

• 30% Average citation per papers

Research Citations impact

• 2.5% International students/ to local students

• 2.5% International academic staff

• 2.5% Scholarly Papers with at least one international author/total scholarly papers

International outlook

• 2.5% Research Grants from industry to academic staff

Innovation Industry income

30%

30%

30%

7.5%

2.5%

Agenda




WHY we want to build

Research Group?

5 min Task

Output

Results

WHY we want to build Research Group?

We need research group to...

Improve team skills

PublicationsDeliver

Consultations

Industry problem solving

Serve the society

Improve University Ranking Improve Higher education

1- Group Dynamics

2-Storming

3-Norming

4-Performing

1-Forming research

team

Bruce Tuckman's classic description of the stages of group development

Research Plan

Impact

Results

Output

Input

Critical success factors

1- Research Group Plan

2- Good Management

4- Links with similar groups

3- Continuous professional

development5- Resources

Effective research group

Improve team skills

PublicationsDeliver

Consultations

Industry problem solving

Serve the society

Improve University Ranking Improve Higher education

Research group Plan

Research group Plan

1- Good Group Management

• Structure

• Roles and responsibilities

• Good communications

• Good plan

• Publications

2- Continues professional development

• Technical

• Personal

• IT

3- Link with others

• Libya

• Tunisia

• UK

• USA

• Europe

4- Resources

1- Good group management ( responsibilities )

Team leader

CPD Industry linkEvents

organizer

facilitator

Duties:1- research plan2- Guidance3- Big picture

Duties:1-2-3-

Duties:1-2-3-

Duties:1-2-3-

Duties:1-2-3-


Technical skills

No. course trainer Time

1 How to write papers

2 How to build research team

3 How to write abstract for conferences

4 How to write Literature review

5 How to present paper

6 How to make Poster

7 How to use Reference manager ( EndNote )

8 How to review papers


Personal Skills


1 How to manage meetings

2 How to manage conferences

3 How to manage projects

4 How to transform ideas into projects

5 How to write project proposal

6 Communication skills

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8

9


IT skills


1 How to use PowerPoint

2 How to use Word

3 How to use Excell

4 How to use MatLab

5 How to use MS Project in Project management

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7

8

9

3- Links with other teams

No Group Who Name og the Group

1 Libya

2 Tunisia

3 UK Wesam

4 Europe

4- Ethics code

5- List of activities

1. Weekly Journal Club

2. Mini-Conference in Feb 2015

املجموع احتياج املنطقة أو الشركات للمجال

إجراء تكاليفالبحوث

توفر البرمجيات محليا

الخبرات توفر في املجال

توفر املعامل

املجاالت

43 9 7 7 10 10 شمسيةطاقة

طاقة الرياح

القدرةإلكترونات

Smart Grid

1= تكاليف عالية 10= تكاليف مناسبة

10=احتياج عالي 1= احتياج أقل

10=متوفرة 1= غير متوفرة



6- Research topics and priorities

Agenda




Research group Process

1- Topic

2- Journal club

meetings

2- Meet Companies

3- Ideas4-

Literature review

5- Identify gaps to search

Writing process

Step 1: Planning

Step 2: Drafting

Step 3: Revising

1.A Choose a topic

1.B Generate ideas

1.C Create an outline

2.A writing Introduction, methods, material,

results conclusion and references

3.A Edit and revise

3.B Proofread and submit

Paper writing process

Select topic Select ideaMake

literature review

Define a gap

Propose action to fill the gap

Propose an outlines and

plan

Define material and

methods

Decide to use simulation or experiments

Collect some data and results

Discuss the result and

compare with literature

Conclusion References

Example

Why and What is a literature review?

History and current situation

•provide a historyof the subject area.

•understanding of the most up to date arguments.

• knowing the relevant theories and concepts.

• Identify your own research questions.

Research Methods

• look at different methodologies used.

•Choosing the most appropriate method for your study.

Results

•Contain results from other researchers for comparison to your own results in discussion section.

Analysis

•Highlightstrengths and weaknesses of the various studies.

•To determine space for your own research project.

Structure

•The mapping out of your literature review will be key to the development of your project.

Steps in writing a literature review

Identify key terms to search for

Initial literature search

Meeting with your course tutor will give you an opportunity to discuss ideas and

your topic, and this will give you key terms to search for in the databases.

Examine hits of initial search:

Make notes – which articles are relevant?

Read and make notes from key sources

Examine notes and write into a table.

Develop structure or plan of the literature review

Write review

Summary

What are the key theories, concepts and ideas?

What are the key studies that have been done in the area?

Where does your study fit in with these studies and the theories?

Has the literature you have looked at been analysed and critiqued?

Does your literature review have a structure? I.e. it is not just a list

of references or studies.

Dr. Wesam Rohouma

Dr. Ousama Rhouma

University of Zawia

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