Administrivia

Assignment of Lecture Topics

Reading for Next Week

• Read the article: A Guide to Increased Creativity in Research: Inspiration or Perspiration? Be prepared to discuss in class. Write down the main points (in your own words) along with at least two questions or counter points that you will discuss in class.
• Read Guidelines on Research Practice in Computer Science. Write down the main points (in your own words) along with at least two questions or counter points that you will discuss in class.

Research Problem Statement

• due April 16
• more discussion on this today

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Discussion

• PhD and Dissertation?
• Research?
• Finding a good research problem?
• Life of a PhD student?
• Tenure?
• Life of an Academic?
• Writing and Publishing?

• Is Computer Science, Science, by Peter Denning

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The Problem Statement

• Notes on Problems Statement

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Paper Review

• Review Assignment
• Reviewing a Manuscript for Publication
• How to Review
• Review Form

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Starting Your Research Proposal

• Notes on Research Proposal

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Assignments:

• Work on your statement of the research problem.
• Read A Guide to Increased Creativity in Research: Inspiration or Perspiration?.  Be prepared to discuss in class. Write down the main points (in your own words) along with at least two questions or counter points that you will discuss in class.
• Read Guidelines on Research Practice in Computer Science. Write down the main points (in your own words) along with at least two questions or counter points that you will discuss in class.
• Select and read the paper for the review assignment.
• Read the material under Resources for Week 3 and read the text chapters and other readings.