Innovative Research Methods in Computer Science and Engineering

A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Computer Science & Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 7555

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Dear Colleagues,

Computer science and engineering are not just about technical solutions. However, this field covers a larger extent of the scientific and engineering aspects of computing. Thus, research in computer science and engineering is crucial to building the blocks of problem-solving in this area through informed and well-grounded decisions. However, computer science and engineering are continuously developing, and this advancement has not been matched by similar developments in academic research methods in this area. Thus, research methods in computer science and engineering have been commonly borrowed from other sciences and do not seem to be practical. Considering the lack of any agreed research framework in computer science and engineering, this Special Issue provides motivation for developing innovative research methods that are superior to traditional methods to conduct research in this field covering the following scopes:

  1. New data analysis methods and applications in computer science and engineering;
  2. Literature review in computer science and engineering;
  3. Data validation in computational science and engineering;
  4. Statistical analysis in research methodology;
  5. Data collection in IT management and engineering research;
  6. Research methodologies in computer science and engineering research;
  7. Research design and approach in computer science and engineering studies;
  8. Scaling and sampling methods in management of information systems and engineering research;
  9. Evaluation validity and reliability in management of information systems and engineering research;
  10. Structural equation modeling, partial least squares path modeling, partial least squares structural equation modeling;
  11. Qualitative data analysis techniques and quantitative data analysis techniques;
  12. Data analysis techniques: regression analysis, Monte Carlo, simulation, factor analysis, Cohort analysis, cluster analysis, time series analysis, sentiment analysis.

Dr. Hamed Taherdoost
Dr. Mitra Madanchian
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Keywords

  • research
  • computer science
  • engineering
  • research methodology
  • research methods
  • data analysis
  • management of information systems
  • research development
  • research and development
  • data analytics

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Towards Nuts and Bolts of Conducting Literature Review: A Typology of Literature Review
by Hamed Taherdoost
Electronics 2023, 12(4), 800; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12040800 - 5 Feb 2023
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Abstract
Literature reviews demonstrate the progress of knowledge and a comprehensive understanding of related phenomena, contexts, and variables in any subject. Learning how to efficiently conduct a literature review is crucial to succeeding in an academic and even up-to-speed career. Summing up and synthesizing [...] Read more.
Literature reviews demonstrate the progress of knowledge and a comprehensive understanding of related phenomena, contexts, and variables in any subject. Learning how to efficiently conduct a literature review is crucial to succeeding in an academic and even up-to-speed career. Summing up and synthesizing previous research in a particular field of interest indicates enjoying a thorough grasp of the available knowledge. It also lends a hand in learning and moving forward towards being professional in a particular milieu. However, an unorganized growth in literature may hinder amelioration by broaching the probability of complicated, competing, and implausible arguments in the scholarly inquiry. This study is a just-out attempt to develop a typology of review types and present an explanatory insight into the most typical and applicable literature reviews by relying on the aim, significance, applicability, and pros and cons. The goals of conducted typology are to study and analysis different types of literature review to assist researchers to commence their evaluations and place their contribution. Full article
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