Research Seminar CPIT 695 Course Introduction 1 Course

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Research Seminar – CPIT 695 Course Introduction 1

Research Seminar – CPIT 695 Course Introduction 1

Course Outcome n n n To identify research point and potential supervisor To write

Course Outcome n n n To identify research point and potential supervisor To write MSc research thesis To defend the research proposal

Course Work Evaluation n Evaluation will be based on: n n Active participation Seminar

Course Work Evaluation n Evaluation will be based on: n n Active participation Seminar Report Proposal Defense Presentation Proposal

Academic Integrity n Students are encouraged to discuss the materials, homework, and projects together.

Academic Integrity n Students are encouraged to discuss the materials, homework, and projects together. However, all written assignments must be done individually or in assigned groups. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to: plagiarism, cheating on exams, unauthorized collaboration and falsifying academic records. Violating of these may result in a grade penalty on an assignment, an "F" in the course, dismissal from an academic unit, revocation of admission, suspension from the university, etc.

Course Methodology n The course will be conducted via different means such as: n

Course Methodology n The course will be conducted via different means such as: n n Open discussion Researchers presentations Self reading and research lecturing

What is an MSc and Ph. D? n Then: school, n n Now: university,

What is an MSc and Ph. D? n Then: school, n n Now: university, n n learning (“apprendre”). understanding (“comprendre”). Understanding is better than Learning: n “Learning is brain damage. I’ve spent the last 18 to 20 years unlearning the things I learned in my Ph. D. studies. ” – Gilad Bracha (2011)

What is an MSc and Ph. D? n n Fact: You will change n

What is an MSc and Ph. D? n n Fact: You will change n Your first research paper will mobilize all your intellectual resources. It will be exhausting. n Yet by the end of your Ph. D studies you will have all your papers in mind, plus your entire domain of research. And you will make it. Ph. D studies: a genuine mind expansion. One cannot teach on an empty stomach but teaching on a full stomach is difficult too. Research: often, not so much a look at new things than a new look at things.

What is an MSc and Ph. D? n MSc, Ph. D… what does it

What is an MSc and Ph. D? n MSc, Ph. D… what does it mean? n n MSc students must demonstrate the ability to do substantial software development as part of their coursework MSc degree provides knowledge and skills n n To hold professional positions in the development and design of computer systems, and in the design and implementation of new software applications; To hold administrative positions that require planning and evaluation of computer-based systems; To teach in computer science; To be prepared for further study and research at the doctorate level.

What is an MSc and Ph. D? n Ph. D: The doctoral degree in

What is an MSc and Ph. D? n Ph. D: The doctoral degree in computer science prepares students to undertake fundamental and applied research in computer science, preparing them to apply their studies in the world of academia, governmental policy and/or the industrial sector.

What is an MSc and Ph. D? n What does it mean to be

What is an MSc and Ph. D? n What does it mean to be an MSc or Ph. D holder? n n n Independent Committed Hardwork and Smartwork

MSc thesis…? n What is an MSc thesis? n n n [Stanford MS] The

MSc thesis…? n What is an MSc thesis? n n n [Stanford MS] The research report represents work that is publishable in a journal or at a high-quality conference, although it is presumably longer and more expansive in scope than a typical conference paper The Master's thesis must be a written account of a critical and scholarly investigation in an area of computer science. It may represent: n (a) a piece of independent research (extensions and improvements of work in a given part of the field are acceptable at a level of novelty which is less than that required for a doctoral thesis); n (b) a work of synthesis that gives new significance and insight to previously-known results; or n (c) an important constructive contribution to the development of a computer application.

MSc thesis…? n What is an MSc thesis? n n What it is made

MSc thesis…? n What is an MSc thesis? n n What it is made of? n n n The thesis may not be a digest of known results from the literature, a summary of a published report, company classified or government classified material, or dependent for its background on other non-available reports. Hypothesis (research) Testing (using subjective and objective methods) Results (---) Conclusions (observations and comparisons) What is thesis proposal?

What should you know? n n n how research papers are written, how to

What should you know? n n n how research papers are written, how to read such papers critically and efficiently, how to summarise and review them. how to gain an understanding of a new field, in the absence of a textbook how to judge the value of different contributions how to identify promising new directions

What should be our outcomes? n n n Find the best examples of research

What should be our outcomes? n n n Find the best examples of research papers in theoretical computer science which have had impact – in whatever terms you think are important Identify the most promising recent research papers, likely to find application in the future Learn how best to present contributions in computer science, how to present evidence for claims made, and how to evaluate them critically Choose a thesis topic which will change the world Become a seasoned, critical, cynical reader of scientific literature

What should we learn? n n Zotero or Endnote or others n How to

What should we learn? n n Zotero or Endnote or others n How to organize papers? n How to write references? Tool to write papers n Latex Materials to refer: n How to Succeed in Graduate School: A Guide for Students and Advisors -- Marie des. Jardins n Michael HAMADA and Randy SITTER, “Statistical Research: Some Advice for Beginners”, The American Statistician, May 2004, Vol. 58, No. 2, pp. 93 – 101. Weekly writing practice: n http: //writing-program. uchicago. edu/toys/archive/index. htm

What is a good MSc thesis? n Discussion…

What is a good MSc thesis? n Discussion…

Assignment n What should be the components of the research proposal…? n Let’s see

Assignment n What should be the components of the research proposal…? n Let’s see the next chapter

References n n n n CPIT 695 Notes of Dr. Ahmad Barnawi http: //cs.

References n n n n CPIT 695 Notes of Dr. Ahmad Barnawi http: //cs. stanford. edu/degrees/mscs/degree. php http: //www. cs. rutgers. edu/graduate/ms_program. html http: //cidse. engineering. asu. edu/forstudent/graduate/computerscience/ http: //cs. au. dk/~danvy/tips-and-tricks/index. html http: //www. doc. ic. ac. uk/~phjk/MACResearch. Seminar/ Materials to refer: n How to Succeed in Graduate School: A Guide for Students and Advisors -- Marie des. Jardins n Statistical Research: Some Advice for Beginners -- Michael HAMADA and Randy SITTER 18

References n n n n http: //dept. cs. williams. edu/~bailey/p/research. pdf http: //www. cc.

References n n n n http: //dept. cs. williams. edu/~bailey/p/research. pdf http: //www. cc. gatech. edu/fac/Spencer. Rugaber/txt/research_paper. txt http: //faculty. washington. edu/wpratt/survive. htm http: //www. cs. indiana. edu/mit. research. how. to. html http: //www. cs. iastate. edu/~honavar/hamming. html http: //www. cs. umd. edu/~oleary/gradstudy. html Websites with useful information n http: //www. cs. iastate. edu/~honavar/grad-advice. html n http: //www 4. stat. ncsu. edu/~davidian/st 810 a/index. html n http: //faculty. washington. edu/heagerty/Courses/b 572/lecture 2012. htm n http: //www. cs. rutgers. edu/~eddy. zhengzhang/resources. html Writing Personal Statements: https: //sites. google. com/site/asergrp/statements 19

References n n Weekly writing practice: n http: //writing-program. uchicago. edu/toys/archive/index. htm Books: n

References n n Weekly writing practice: n http: //writing-program. uchicago. edu/toys/archive/index. htm Books: n Jacques Barzun's Simple and Direct: A Rhetoric for Writers n Claire Cook's The MLA's Line By Line n Chicago manual of style n The Complete Plain Words, Sir Ernest Gowers n http: //www. ourcivilisation. com/smartboard/shop/gowerse/complete/i ndex. htm n Common Errors in English Usage by Paul Brians n Mary-Claire van Leunen. A Handbook for Scholars. Oxford University Press, 1992. n The Mayfield Handbook of Technical and Scientific Writing n http: //www. mhhe. com/mayfieldpub/tsw/home. htm 20