Course Overview

This is a required course for all new PhD students.

Catalog Description: Introduction to research methods in computer science. Topics include academic publishing, academic writing, literature reviews, responsible conduct of research, and presenting research results. Research faculty will present overviews of their research and how research is conducted in their labs.

Grading: This is a Pass/Fail course (no letter grades assigned). To pass the course, you must fully participate and complete all assignments at a satisfactory level.

Textbook: There is no required textbook, but here is an initial list of recommended books and readings:

• The Elements of Style, by Strunk and White (4th edition is <$10 at amazon)
• Writing for Computer Science, by Justin Zobel
• How to Read a Paper, by S. Keshav
• Clarity in Technical Reporting, by S. Katzoff, NASA SP-7010
• Harbrace College Handbook, available for checkout at https://archive.org/stream/harbracecollege00hodg

We will be using several websites for class this semester. This site (https://www.cs.odu.edu/~mweigle/CS800-S20/) should be your first stop -- it contains links to all of the other sites that are needed.

Summary Schedule

Note: This is a tentative schedule and may be updated during the semester.