CSCI 16

Intro to the Computer Science Research Process

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Course Description

This course introduces students to the research process in Computer Science. Students will learn how to find and critically read research papers, formulate and describe a research problem, propose a solution to that problem, and design an evaluation plan for assessing the effectiveness of the proposed solution. Students will learn about the general research framework through readings, videos, in-class activities, and class discussions. Throughout the course, students will apply those general research methods to a research question in an area of their choice (e.g., machine learning, algorithms, parallel architecture, etc.), working in groups of up to three students.

Specific research activities that will be explored include

• reading a technical research paper;
• conducting a literature search;
• analyzing experimental creation;
• evaluating experimental results and their presentation;
• assessing open problems; and
• writing technical papers using BibTeX and LaTeX.

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Course Syllabus

Acknowledgement of Resources

Course materials created by Dr. Christine Alvarado for the Early Research Scholars Program at UC San Diego and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License were adapted by Kelly Shaw for CSCI 16.

Discussion Materials

Final Project

• Final project description
• Seed Research Papers and Research Venues