Class Notices |
Objectives |
Projects and Assignments |
Lecture Notes |
Documents/Handouts |
Class Schedule |
Journal |
Class Attendance |
Graded Work |
Policies |
Feedback |
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CS610 Summer '98 Survey
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"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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Projects and Assignments
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Lecture Notes Available
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Useful Documents and Handouts
| June 27 | Introduction to CS610, Information Goals, Avoiding Plagiarism, Primary versus Secondary Research, Final Research Project Requirements |
| July 4 | NO CLASS!!! Celebrate our country! |
| July 11 | Library Use Lab, Class meeting on 11 July will start in room C135, which is in the Center for Instructional Technology--in the Library Building. This class will start at 11:15 AM and will be led by Leigh Hall of the library staff. |
| July 18 | Presentations of Two Research Article Comparisons. Two Research Article Comparison Report Due Measurement, Presentations and Reports Two Research Article Comparison Assignment, and Survey Assignment open, Research Proposals Questionnaire Construction, Survey Studies as Example Research Projects, Survey Design, Study Design, |
| July 25 | Final Project Proposal Due, Survey Data Analysis (Quantitative and Visual), Case Studies, Survey Implementation (last possible day) Research Reports, Comparison Studies, Code Behavior Studies, Usability Testing, Software Quality Testing |
| August 1 | Project Workshop |
| August 8 | Survey Reports Due Project Presentations - Mandatory Class |
| Final Exam Day | Final Project Reports Due |
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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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:
Detailed write-ups describe the assignments.
Note: All written work must be typed, preferable
using a wordprocessor and spell-checker. Deductions will be taken
for persistent misspellings, etc.
Note: Any assignment handed in on time that is evaluated as unsatisfactory might be re-written for potential grade improvement. Any assignment handed in after the due date may not be re-written for potential grade improvement.
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Policies
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