CSc 8900/9900, Seminar in Computer Science
Fall 2009
Tuesdays 7.15 to 8.05 PM, GCB 317

Course Objectives:

The objective of this course is to introduce the M.S./Ph.D. student to a variety of issues related to the successful completion of the thesis/dissertation component of the program including selecting a faculty advisor and a research topic, literature searching tools, technical writing and documentation, ethics in writing, and technical presentation.

• Graduate Advice (Courtesy Professor Honavar)
• Research Presentation Tips
• Tips on giving a talk
• Elements of Style:
  • http://www.bartleby.com/141/index.html
  • http://sut1.sut.ac.th/strunk/
• Technical Writing
  • http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~pattrsn/talks/writingtips.html
  • Technical Writing Links
• Refereeing Papers
  • http://www.computer.org/portal/cms_docs_transactions/transactions/tpami/freecontent/taskoftheferee.pdf
• Careers
  • http://cra.org/Activities/workshops/academic.careers/2002/
  • http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~pattrsn/talks/BadCareer3.ppt

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