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T-0.050 Introduction to Postgraduate Studies in Computer Science (1 cr)
Spring 2003
This is a broad introductory course on the facilities and research
skills required for successful graduate study in Computer Science and
Engineering. The course is obligatory for all new postgraduate students
(admitted as of 1 Oct 2002 or later) at the Department of Computer Science
and Engineering.
[Current]
[General]
[Schedule]
[Arrangements]
[Material]
[Feedback]
- Numerical
summary
of the feedback results available.
- Many thanks to all the students and lecturers for
your active participation! Please still fill in and
return the computerised course
feedback form.
(English form here.)
- Programme for research
plan presentations on Thu 24 April.
Version 3.1 (24 April).
- Attendance list
(pdf) as of 3 April.
Please check your status and report any errors to
the course coordinator (P.O.)
- More changes to the schedule:
lecture of 10 April moved to 3 April; no class 10 April;
deadline & tutorial on research plans 24 April.
Please see updated schedule below.
- Also because of the schedule changes the number of
"course points" required for passing has been decreased
from eight to seven.
- Lectures: Given by faculty of the Department of
Computer Science and Engineering, roughly every other week
beginning 16 Jan, Thu 16-18 room T3. (For precise dates,
see the schedule below.)
Coordinator
Pekka Orponen
- Tutorials: Alternate weeks with the lectures.
Discussion and practice of topics related to own research
area.
- Requirements: Practice talk on a selected conference
paper (13/20 Feb); design and presentation of personal research
plan (20 Apr); and seven (7) additional "course points" according
to the formula: lecture attendance = 1 pt, tutorial assignment = 2 pts.
- Registration by attending the first lecture or
contacting the coordinator. Attendance at the first
lecture is mandatory for all students
taking the course for credit. In case of a compelling reason
for absence, please contact the coordinator.
- Prerequisites: Admission to the postgraduate degree
programme in Computer Science and Engineering.
- 16 Jan/L: Aims, structure and scope of graduate studies (Pekka Orponen)
Slides
(pdf).
Key references: [2,3,5,6].
- 23 Jan/T: Personal study plan and goals
- 30 Jan/L: Use of literature and writing (Jaakko Hollmén)
Slides (pdf).
Key references:
- 6 Feb/L: Conferences (Marko Nieminen)
Slides (pdf).
Key references:
- 13 Feb/T: Practice presentation of a selected conference paper.
Schedule.
- 20 Feb/T: Practice presentations cont'd.
Schedule.
- 27 Feb/L: Archival journals and peer review (Jyrki Kontio)
Slides. Key references:
- 6 Mar/T: No meeting.
- 13 Mar/L: Research areas and methods in computer science.
Slides:
Savioja,
Hollmén,
Nieminen,
Hirvisalo,
Orponen,
Smeds,
Tuominen.
- 20 Mar/T: Referee report on a selected paper
- 27 Mar/L: Funding (Jorma Tarhio)
Slides. Key references:
- 3 Apr/L: Life after graduation (Pekka Orponen)
Slides
(pdf).
Key references: [4,7,8,9,11]
- 10 Mar/T: No meeting.
- 17 Mar/T: No meeting (Easter vacation).
- 24 Apr/T: Personal research plan.
Schedule.
- Personal study plan & presentation [Due 23 Jan]:
Write down your current postgraduate study plan:
list of courses, preliminary schedule, possible thesis work.
(Submitted to coordinator at tutorial.)
Prepare a 5-7 min presentation of your research area and goals
in graduate study. (Max 3 slides.)
- Annotated bibliography [Due 13 Feb]:
Make first a literature search with library resources as described
during the lecture, and collect a few (3-5+) articles and describe
the central results in the paper briefly (not longer than 150 words).
The articles could possibly be of different types: book, conference
article, journal article. ---
If you are not familiar with what an annotated bibliography is,
please take a look at:
http://www.library.cornell.edu/okuref/research/skill28.htm
- Referee report [Due 20 Mar]:
A number of papers by the course coordinators have been placed
at your disposal as announced in a separate e-mail. It is your
task to select one of the papers close to your own interests,
read it, and provide an evaluation of it using a copy of the
IEEE standard review form distributed in class on Thu 27 Feb.
(Available electronically
here.)
To simulate a blind review, do not fill in your name
on the form even though it is requested there.
Your completion of the assignment will be noted
on a separate list at the tutorial on 20 Mar where we shall
discuss the results of the reviews, and the lessons learned in
the exercise.
Additional copies of the form are available from the coordinator
(P.O.)
To maintain a sense of realism in the exercise, you
should in this case work completely independently, and not
discuss the paper with any of your friends or colleagues.
Also, please note that many of the papers represent as of yet
unpublished work, so you should under no
circumstances make additional copies of them or distribute
them further. Bring your review copy with you to the tutorial
session on 20 Mar and return it to the organisers together with
your review form. (This is standard practice in the peer review process.
The review assignments are personal and confidential.)
For some suggestions on how to review papers, at least in the
more technical areas of computer science, see the wonderful
"Referee's Guide" by Ian Parberry (ref. [31] below). (Observe,
however, that Parberry's guide discusses mainly the task of reviewing
journal articles, whereas conference refereeing operates under
slightly different rules.)
- Personal research plan [Due 24 April]:
Thought-out discussion of 4-8 pages on what you plan
to do in your graduate studies. Follow the guidelines
given on pp. 14-15 of the Academy of Finland project proposal
form to the extent reasonable. (Form available via WWW at
http://www.aka.fi,
subpage "English/Academy forms/Application
SA 1.2003E"). Discuss the contents of the research plan
with your advisor.
- Pointers to lecture material (slides, papers, key references)
will be linked to the
schedule above by coordinator.
HUT Resources
Graduate Studies & Academic Life
- [4] P. J. Feibelman, A Ph.D. is Not Enough: A Guide to Survival in Science.
Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1993.
- [5] Collected Advice on Research and Writing in Computer Science (CMU)
- [6]
Iowa State Univ. CS Grad Info Page
- [7] J. E. Littlewood, B. Bollobas (Ed.), Littlewood's Miscellany.
Cambridge University Press, 1986.
- [8] P. B. Medawar, Advice to a Young Scientist.
Harper & Row, 1981.
- [9]
PhDs.org: Science, Math, and Engineering Career Resources
- [10] E. M. Phillips, D. S. Pugh, How to Get a Ph.D.: A Handbook for Students
and Their Supervisors, 3rd Ed. Open University Press, Buckinghamshire, 2002.
- [11]
Sci.research.careers FAQ
- [12]
W. Stallings, Computer Science Student Resource Site
- [13]
UMBC CS Graduate Info Page
Writing in General
Technical Writing
- [18] V. Booth, Communicating in Science: Writing and Speaking.
Cambridge University Pres, 1984.
- [19] M. Davis, Scientific Papers and Presentations.
Academic Press, New York, NY, 1997.
- [20] R. A. Day, How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, 5th Ed.
Cambridge University Press, 1998.
- [21] N. J. Higham,
Handbook of Writing for the Mathematical Sciences, 2nd Ed.
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, PA, 1998.
- [22] D. E. Knuth, T. Larrabee, P. Roberts, Mathematical Writing.
The Mathematical Association of America, 1996.
- [23] S. G. Krantz, A Primer of Mathematical Writing.
American Mathematical Society, Providence, RI, 1997.
- [24]
Lähteiden käyttö ja viittaaminen tutkimksessa (P. Karonen).
(Literature Use and Citation in Research, Finnish & English.)
- [25] J. Zobel,
Writing for Computer Science. Springer-Verlag, Singapore, 1997.
- Technical Writing in Computer Science (J. Zobel)
TeX/LaTeX
- [26] M. Goossens, F. Mittelbach, A. Samarin, The LaTeX Companion.
Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1994.
- [27] G. Grätzer, Math into LaTeX, 3rd Ed.
Birkhäuser, Boston, 2000.
- [28] L. Lamport, LaTeX: A Document Preparation System, 2nd Ed.
Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1994.
- [29] T. Oetiker et al.,
The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX. 2002.
- TeX Resources on the Web
Presentations
Reviewing
Feedback
Feedback is collected at the end of the course using
an electronic
questionnaire.
(English form here.)
Numerical
summary
of the feedback results.
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