Research Methods

Module code: EEU44E03 · Semester: Semester 1

Resources

• Module descriptor (TCD)

How it's assessed

Exam: 40% of the module (MCQ, on Blackboard). TCD doesn't list past papers for it.

Prepares you for your first engineering research project: project planning, report writing, research ethics and approval.

Assessment	Weight
MCQ exam (on Blackboard)	40%
Essay on the ethics and research approval for a given project scenario	60%

Summarised from the TCD module descriptor, checked 2026-11-09. Details can change from year to year, so check this year's descriptor and Blackboard.

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Questions by Year

No past papers for this module are listed on TCD’s past-papers pages. See How it's assessed above.

Topics

• Project planning and report planning LO2–3
• Professional writing and scientific document creation LO1
• Communicating and presenting results LO1
• Coding and batch jobs LO3
• Ethics, security and gender in research LO4
• R&D experiences LO3

Learning outcomes

1. Write and present technical ideas clearly for non-specialist technical audiences
2. Manage workflow and schedules within available resources
3. Carry out an independent investigation of a practical engineering problem
4. Discuss the project's impact on society and its ethics

Summarised from the module descriptor, checked November 2026.