CS 6000 Research Methods

California State University, East Bay

Instructor: William C. Thibault
Quarter: Fall 2008

Catalog Description

6000

Research Methodologies (2)
Seminar in recent research in Computer Science. Use of periodical and non-periodical literature for research in computer science. Students read, analyze, present, and discuss papers of current interest in Computer Science. Prerequisite: "Classified Graduate" standing in Computer Science M.S. degree program and permission of instructor. (Y)

Meetings: Section 1 Mondays 8:40AM - 10:30AM
Room: SC S138
Final presentation: Mon Dec 8, 8:00AM - 9:50AM

Section 2 Wednesdays 4:00PM - 5:50PM
Room: SC S138
Final presentation: Wed Dec 10, 4:00PM - 5:50PM

Instructor

Dr. William C. Thibault
Office: Room: Ro 248, Telephone: 885-3826 (53826 from on campus)
Email address: william.thibault@csueastbay.edu
Office Hours: MW 12:20-1:50PM

Text

No text - resources will be online - check the Blackboard site

Tests

No midterms and no final exam

HW

Reading, deliverables, and presentations as described below.

Grading

Attendance: 10%
Participation: 10%
Letter of Intent: 10%
Presentation: 15%
Annotated Bibliography: 15%
Poster: 40%

Attendance: Class participation is part of your grade.

Safety: Please read the earthquake safety posters.

Tentative Working Schedule

Introduction
Library and electronic resources
Example presentation and analysis
Discussion groups and consultation
Discussion groups and consultation
Research paper presentations
Discussion groups
Group work session
Poster Presentations (finals week)

Assignments

Analyze and present a computer science research paper
Participate in the analysis of computer science research papers
Write an letter of intent for the poster
Submit an annotated bibliography for the poster
Create and present a research poster of your own design

Resources

PowerPoint slides, PDFs and web reference and other material will be on Blackboard.
ACM Computing Curriculum 2005 (updated 2006)
ACM/.IEEE Computer Science Curriculum
ACM Model Curriculum for K-12 Computer Science