An introduction to research methods in computer science

Instructor: Dr. Jiaheng Lu
Department of Computer Science, Renmin University of China

Course Goals

This course will be taught in English. It will introduce graduate students, including Master and PhD students, to the practice of research. Students will learn basic methods for reading technical papers, selecting research topics, devising research questions, planning research, synthesizing broader theories and job hunting tips and interview skills. Significant reading, reviewing, and writing will be required, and students will be expected to participate actively in class discussions, to give an English presentation about your research topics and, to write an article in Chinese.

Time and Place

Information Buidling 0118 Fridays 8:00-9:30AM

Textbooks

Many online tutorials.

Grading Policy

Presentation (in English) 40
In-class Quizzes 20
Paper (in Chinese) 40
Total 100%

Lecture Notes

Lecture Number Topic Notes
01 Overview of Class Lec01-intro.pdf
02 Introduction to computer science (1) Lec02-CS1.pdf
03 Introduction to computer science (2) Lec03-CS2.pdf
04 Introduction to computer scientist Lec04.pdf
05 General introduction to write research paper(1) Lec05.pdf
06 General introduction to write research paper(2) Lec06.pdf
07 Latex tool Lec07.pdf
08 What is plagiarism Lec08.pdf
09 Experimental Computer Science(1) Lec09.pdf
10 Experimental Computer Science(2) Lec10.pdf
11 Make a good presentation Lec11.pdf
12 Visualization Program: GnuPlot Lec12.pdf
13 Academic job hunting Lec13.pdf
14 Industry job hunting Lec14.pdf
15-16 Job hunting tips and interview skills

Presentation schedule

Date Student Name (ID) Content
May 8th Guo qingsong (2008102675) Introdcution to Computer Science
May 8th Lu Zeping (2008102689) Introdcution to Computer Science
May 8th Zhao Jing (2008102663) Research paper reading
May 15nd Li Xiao (2008102692) Research paper reading
May 15nd Jia Xu (2008102686) Research paper reading
May 15nd Zhang Hao (2008102667) Research paper reading
May 22th Yu Xiumei (2008102664) Research paper writing (How to use Latex )
May 22th Du Lingxia (2008102665) Research paper writing (How to use Latex )
May 22th Wang Wei (2008102693) Research paper writing (How to use Latex )
May 29th Lin Shanshan (2008102681) Make a good presentation
May 29th Hu Sha (2008102684) Make a good presentation
May 29th Wang Qi (2008102657) Make a good presentation
June 5th Dai Zhengqing (2008102688) Research experiments
June 5th Ma wenkai (2008102668) Research experiments
June 5th Zhou Li (2008102690) Research experiments
June 12th Hu Xiangmei (2008102691) Ethic and plagiarism in science research
June 12th Wang Biyan (2008102671) Ethic and plagiarism in science research
June 12th Xie Subin (2008102666) Job hunting and interview skill
June 12th He Liuxin (2008102673) Job hunting and interview skill
June 12th Gao Yu (2008102680) Job hunting and interview skill
June 12th Cui Zhe (2008102676) Job hunting and interview skill

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