COSC 6321 - Research Methods in Computer Science (Fall 2014)

 

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

In addition to the lectures, the students are also expected to watch the interviews in Research Diaries.

Semester Timeline
Date Topic    
8/25/2014Course IntroductionLecture 1
8/27/2014Research Formulation, Conferences and JournalsLecture 2
9/3/2014Research PaperLecture 3
9/8/2014Experiments and Metrics ILecture 4
9/10/2014Experiments and Metrics IILecture 5
9/15/2014Experiments and Metrics IIILecture 6
9/17/2014Experiments and Metrics IVLecture 7
9/22/2014Experiments in uncontrolled environmentLecture 8
9/24/2014Sampling biasLecture 9
9/29/2014Graphs. Data Aggregation.
10/1/2014Writing: Audience and PurposeLecture 11 Guest: Ms. Cari-Sue Wilmot
10/6/2014Histogram. CDF Plots.
10/8/2014Tips to produce legible graphs.
10/13/2014Publication types, co-authorship.
10/15/2014Statistics: Correlation and DistributionsGuest: Prof. Charles Peters
Essential Probability
10/20/2014Intellectual Property.
10/22/2014Introduction to VisualizationGuest: Prof. Guoning Chen
10/27/2014An Approach to Short Presentations.
10/29/2014Giving Technical TalksLecture 19 Guest: Prof. Jaspal Subhlok
11/3/2014Public Speaking IProf. Suzanne Buck
11/5/2014Public Speaking IIProf. Suzanne Buck
11/10/2014Writing: Making your Work More ScannableLecture 22 Guest: Ms. Cari-Sue Wilmot
11/12/2014Research Proposals. Fellowship Applications.
11/17/2014Advice to PhD Students
11/19/2014Writing: Transitions and FeedbackLecture 25 Guest: Ms. Cari-Sue Wilmot
11/24/2014TPC meeting (12pm). Research Compliance (1pm).Lecture 26 Ms. Kirstin Rochford
12/1/2014Conference and poster presentations
12/3/2014Bonus class