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CMSC 601 Basic Research Skills Spring 2011. Tim Finin finin@cs.umbc.edu. First Class. Overview of course Introductions Comments on research Latex 101 Plagiarism and paraphrasing exercise. Objectives. Help Computer Science students Learn specific research skills
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CMSC 601Basic Research SkillsSpring 2011 Tim Finin finin@cs.umbc.edu
First Class Overview of course Introductions Comments on research Latex 101 Plagiarism and paraphrasing exercise
Objectives Help Computer Science students • Learn specific research skills • Understand CS research community practices • Become aware of research career options • Improve oral and written presentation techniques • Be sensitive to professional ethics and academic integrity • Explore a potential research topic • Get a head start on their own research
Texts and Readings • We’ll use two text books: • Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student's Guide to Earning a Master's or Ph.D. (Revised Edition), Robert L. Peters. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1997. ISBN: 0-374-52477-7. • Writing for Computer Science: The Art of Effective Communication, Justin Zobel. Springer-Verlag, second edition, 2004. ISBN: 1852338024 • We’ll also look at papers and resources provides as handouts or links
Important Links • Course Web site: • http://cs.umbc.edu/courses/graduate/CMSC601/Spring11/ • Google group URL: • https://groups.google.com/group/CMSC601-S11 • Google group email address: • CMSC601-S11@googlegroups.com
Assignments and Project • We’ll have a series of short assignmentsand a longer project • Example assignment: read a paper and produce a short summary of its content • Your project will involve • Choosing a research topic • Finding a faculty member who will serve as an external reader for it • Doing a literature survey, proposal, poster, paper and a presentation slides for your research topic