Computer Science Research Seminar
This is a credit/no credit course that has no credit weight. It covers
research and life skills that can help graduate students improve their academic
and interpersonal competence. It is strongly recommended that all incoming
graduate students take it in their first term.
Meetings:
The seminar is held every Wednesday, at 10:30am, usually in MC5136.
| Next Speaker: | Paul Thagard |
| Topic: |
- 10:30-12:30 "The Citation Game": A Competitive (!) Summary of the Seminar Series
- 12am-1pm The Nature of Interdisciplinary Research, Richard Holmes
- 1pm-1:30pm
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| Time: | 10:30am-1:30pm (NOTE THE LONGER INTERVAL) |
| Location: | MC5136 |
| Date | Wednesday, April 12, 2000 |
Remainder:
CS697 is a credit/non credit course.
Attendance is being taken. There will be no credit given if more than two seminars are missed.
Early Notice:
In the last session a game will be played. It will make extensive used of the skills presented in the seminars. Details and rules to be announced. The first prize is a dinner for two at Janet Lynn's.
Feedback: Please complete the following Seminar Evaluation Form to help the CS Department to improve future offerings of CS697.
Topic Outline
- Research Methodology: The differences between the M.Math. and Ph.D. The differences between thesis
and essay options. Core paradigms of computer science. Styles of research.
Finding a research topic. Finding the right supervisor.
- Library Skills: Types of searches: Searching WATCAT.
Searching abstracts and indexes. Example of a CD-ROM search (INSPEC). Example of
a CD-ROM search (SCI CS-ROM).
- Creative thinking: Theory and practice. Creative thinking techniques.
- Time Management: Keeping a schedule. Developing
a schedule. Tools of time management. Rules of time management. Setting,
assessing, and achieving goals. Time management task list: achievable chunks, rewards, rest and relaxation.
- Stress Management: What stress is and how it affects us. Review of techniques for managing
stress: progressive muscle relaxation, deep breathing, visualization meditation,
thought-stopping and positive self-statements.
- Oral Communication Skills: Voice production, breathing for speech. Before you speak.
Platform manner. Performance anxiety. Structure and delivery of various types of
speeches. Informative speech. Handling
questions from the audience. Audio-visual materials.
- Writing and Publishing in Computer Science: The kinds of writing computer scientists do. How scientific publishing works.
How refereeing works. Structure of a canonical Master's thesis. Writing an
abstract. Common problems of technical writing.
- Individual Activity(ies): Activities involving the aggregate of the skills aquired throughout the seminar series.
Contact Info
Chrysanne DiMarco,
E-mail: cdimarco@logos
Office: Davis Center, DC1311
Tel: x4443