This book explores research from the researchers’ perspective: why to engage in research, what methods to follow, how to operate in daily life, what the responsibilities are, how to engage with society, and the ethical issues confronting professionals in their day-to-day research. The book systematically discusses what every student should be told when entering academic or industrial research so that they can avoid going through the painful process of learning by personal experience and lots of errors. Rather than being technical, it is philosophical and sometimes even anecdotal, combining factual information and commonly accepted knowledge on research and its methods, while at the same time clearly distinguishing between objective and factual concepts and data, and subjective considerations. The book is about scientific research in general and as such holds true for any scientific field. However, it is fair to say that the different fields differ in their research cultures and in their eco-systems. The book reflects the author’s experience accumulated over almost 50 years of teaching graduate courses and lecturing in doctoral symposia at Politecnico di Milano, University of Zurich, TU Wien, Peking University, and at various conferences, and of academic research in informatics (also known as computer science). This book is mainly intended for students who are considering research as a possible career option; for in-progress researchers who have entered doctoral programs; and for junior postdoctoral researchers. It will also appeal to senior researchers involved in mentoring students and junior researchers.

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Ghezzi, Carlo

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

1, Place of publication not identified, 2020

Springer Nature, Cham, 2020

Switzerland, Switzerland

1st ed. 2020, PT, 2020

Jun 23, 2020

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Source title: Being a Researcher: An Informatics Perspective

Preface......Page 6
Post Scriptum......Page 9
Contents......Page 10
List of Boxes......Page 12
1.1 What Is Science......Page 14
1.2 What Is Scientific Research......Page 17
1.3 Why Do We Do Research?......Page 18
1.4 Different Kinds of Research......Page 24
1.5 Societal Impact of Research......Page 27
1.6 A Closer Look at Informatics......Page 33
1.7 Conclusions......Page 35
1.8 Further Reading......Page 36
2 Research Methodology......Page 37
2.1 A Historical Perspective......Page 38
2.2 Lessons Learnt from History......Page 40
2.3 Inductive and Deductive Reasoning......Page 47
2.4 The Limits of Discoveries......Page 52
2.5 Further Discussion on Validation of Research Results......Page 56
2.7 Further Reading......Page 61
3 The Products of Research: Publication and Beyond......Page 63
3.1 What Is a Research Result?......Page 64
3.2 Research Papers......Page 65
3.3 Paper Writing Principles and Practical Tips......Page 69
3.4 The Peer Review Process......Page 70
3.5 The Publication World......Page 76
3.6 Other Forms of Dissemination......Page 77
3.7 Towards Open Science......Page 82
3.8 Conclusions......Page 85
3.9 Further Reading......Page 86
4 The Researcher's Progress......Page 87
4.1 Am I Fit for Research?......Page 88
4.2 Entering a Doctoral Program......Page 90
4.3 Acquiring and Mastering the Necessary Skills......Page 94
4.4 The Independent Researcher......Page 97
4.6 Further Reading......Page 104
5 Research Evaluation......Page 105
5.1 Evaluation of Research Papers......Page 106
5.2 Evaluation of Researchers in Their Careers......Page 111
5.3 Evaluation of Research Proposals......Page 113
5.4 Quantitative Research Evaluation via Bibliometrics......Page 115
5.5 Conclusions and Recommendations: How to Survive Through Evaluations......Page 120
5.6 Further Reading......Page 122
6 Research Ethics......Page 123
6.1 General Ethical Principles for the Individual Researcher......Page 124
6.2 Ethical Principles in Research Relations......Page 126
6.3 Ethical Principles in the Practice of Research......Page 130
6.4 Topic Specific Ethical Issues......Page 133
6.5 Digital Ethics......Page 136
6.6 Further Reading......Page 139
References......Page 140

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2020-06-22