CS 6023 - Research Methods & Presentations - Spring 2001. 6PM until 7:15 PM Mon. & Wed. Room H320

Rich Halstead-Nussloch
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Try the Spring 01 Survey
Review Copy of Research Methods in Computing by Halstead-Nussloch and Harbort
Example Research Report with a Methodology Section
Take the Fall 2000 survey--it's ready for you to try!.

Text | Class Notices | Objectives | Projects and Assignments | Lecture Notes | Documents/Handouts |
Class Schedule | Journal | Class Attendance | Graded Work | Policies | Hyperlinks
Disabilities (ADA) | Schedule Questions and Registration Problems |

Text:

 Halstead-Nussloch, R., and Harbort, B. Research Methods in Computing . Simon and Schuster Custom Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-536-02124-4

Class Notices:

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Benjamin Disraeli, as cited by Mark Twain ... on Lies and Statistics

"There are lies and there are damned lies...And then there are statistics."

Objectives

Upon successful completion of the course, each student will be able to:

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Disabilities--Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance

Students with disabilities who believe that they may need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact the counselor working with disabilities at (770) 528-7226 as soon as possible to better ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion.

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Schedule and Registration

If you are majoring in Computer Science and have questions about your schedule or you are having registration problems, please contact the CS Student Services office located at J 393 or call (770)528-7406 and ask for an appointment.

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Projects Assignments and Graded Work

Three homework papers and a final project (requiring submission of both a proposal and a project report) are required for the course. Participation in and contribution to class discussion is required. Thus, in addition to participating and contributing in the class, you will be required to hand-in five papers:

Note: All written work must be typed, preferable using a wordprocessor and spell-checker. Deductions will be taken for persistent misspellings, etc.

Note: A survey report assignment handed in on time that is evaluated as a B+ or lower might be re-written for potential grade improvement. If this assignment is handed in after the due date, it may not be re-written for potential grade improvement.

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Lecture Notes Available

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Useful Documents and Handouts

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Class Schedule
Week Beginning What is to be covered
8 January Introduction to CS6023, Introduction to each other, Text Chapter 1, Information Goals, Final Research Project Requirements, Two Research Article Comparison Assignment.
15 January NO CLASS MEETING 1/15/01 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Chapter 2, Presentations of Two Research Article Comparisons begin.
22 January Workshops
29 January Two article comparison presentations. Two Research Article Comparison Report Due.
5 February Feedback on two article comparisons, Final Project Proposal Open. Guest Lecture--CS in Germany.
12 February Survey Assignment open, Chapters 3 and 4, Class develops survey study plan.
19 February Chapter 5, Quick and Efficient Empirical Research Assignment Open, Survey Study continues, Final Project Proposal Due.
26 February Workshop Classes. Last day to WITHDRAW is Monday 5 March.
5 March Chapter 6. Chapter 7.
12 March Chapter 8. Role of empirical research in computer science.
19 March NO CLASS MEETINGS--Spring Break.
26 March Chapter 9. Chapter 10. Survey Study report due. Course and book review. Project workshop.
2 April Quick and Efficient Empirical Research Project Reports Due. Project Workshop.
9 April Project Workshop.
16 April Research methodology review, Project Workshop.
23 April Project Presentations - Mandatory Class. Course evaluation, Book evaluation.
30 April Only Project Presentations - Mandatory Class.
Final Exam Day (2 May) Final Project Reports (and all oustanding work) Due 6:05 PM on 2 May 2001.

NOTE: The professor reserves the right to adjust the schedule to meet the needs of the class.

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Journal

Keeping a journal is highly recommended for this course. Include in it descriptions of your readings, your reviews of your readings, tips and techniques for doing research, the results of your research, logs of, e.g., Internet activity, etc.

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Class Attendance

Class participation and contribution will account for a significant portion of your grade. Since one cannot contribute to and participate in the class without attending, attendance is recommended. Regardless of attendance, each student is responsible for keeping up with materials and information from each class period. This means it is up to the student to arrange with another class member, obtaining notes, handouts, etc., from any class meeting, or portion thereof, missed.

NOTE: All students are expected to attend the final presentation sessions in their entirety. Any un-excused absences during this period will result in the loss of a whole letter grade from your final course grade. If you're going to miss either of those classes, let me know ahead of time!!!

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Policies

  1. No late submissions for full grade credit except for documented emergencies.
  2. All work assigned to be turned in is due at the beginning of the class.
  3. Assignments turned in late will be accepted, but at a grade discount. Multiple late assignments will result in additional discount applied to your final course grade.
  4. Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated.
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Useful Hyperlinks

Note that you will be leaving the Southern Polytechnic website by taking these links, and neither Southern Polytechnic nor Richard Halstead-Nussloch has control over what you will encounter.

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