The Mapped Research Process

  1. Ideas – Initial Project Setup
    1. User idea for a research project recorded
    2. Team selection
    3. Type of project selection
  2. Proposal Maker
    1. Development of a proposal for the project
    2. Outline Project Proposal
  3. Protocol Maker
    1. Full Project Protocol - Compliance with requirements for the work
    2. Research & Ethics Committee (REC) approval
    3. Fulfilment of ‘Control of Substances Hazardous to Health’ (COSHH) obligations
  4. Build the project
    1. Adoption of appropriate Experimental protocols for the running of the experiments
  5. Data Manager
    1. Data Recording of the data in a repository
    2. Preparation of datasets that can be managed by the end user.
  6. Data Analysis
    1. Access to Matlab for the presentation of results and viewing of the results in the experiment
    2. Data analysis using SPSS.
  7. Preparation
    1. Analysis interpretation using the secure wiki to build a paper for publication
  8. Prep-publication
    1. ePrints archiving
    2. pre-printing of accepted papers and technical reports
  9. Publication & Assimilation
    1. Submission of a technical paper for publication to ensure intellectual property protection.
  10. Closure
    1. Completion of any necessary documents