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ECE Senior Project: Research Methods

ECE Senior Project: Research Methods. Helen Powell 20 September 2011. Today’s agenda. Research Strategy Research Path Finding Books and e-Books Finding Journal Articles The Deep Web. Wind Turbine Data Monitoring System. Research Strategy. Keywords Search strings. Keywords.

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ECE Senior Project: Research Methods

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  1. ECE Senior Project: Research Methods Helen Powell 20 September 2011

  2. Today’s agenda • Research Strategy • Research Path • Finding Books and e-Books • Finding Journal Articles • The Deep Web

  3. Wind Turbine Data Monitoring System

  4. Research Strategy • Keywords • Search strings

  5. Keywords • “wind turbine” • “data monitoring” • “data monitoring system” • wind • speed • yaw • vibrat* • “power output”

  6. Search strings • “wind turbine” OR “wind generator” • “wind turbine” OR “wind generator”) AND “data monitoring system” • “data monitoring system” AND (“wind speed” OR “wind direction”)

  7. Research Path • Books (E-Books) • Journal articles • The Deep Web

  8. Books and E-Books • Electrical & Computer Engineering Subject Guide • Novanet • Books • Some (but not all) E-Books TIP: Prefer the e-books tab in Subject Guide to find e-books

  9. Journal Articles • Article databases • Adjust search string according to database • Try Prowler to identify appropriate databases

  10. The Deep Web AKA the Invisible Web • Scirus • IPL2 • Infomine • TIP: add the term “database” to your search engine search

  11. Images • Google Images • Google Maps • Google Earth

  12. Engineering Tool Box. (2011). Wind energy. Retrieved from: http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wind-energy-d_1216.html

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