Schedule
| Date | Topic | Assignment
(due Fridays) |
| Jan 20 | Introduction | |
| Jan 27 | Nature of CS research | Assignment #0 |
| Feb 3 | Reading & assessing the literature | Assignment #1 |
| Feb 10 | Generating ideas | |
| Feb 17 | Empirical methods | Assignment #2 |
| Feb 24 | Writing: goals, venues | |
| Mar 3 | Writing: content, organization | Initial Report |
| Mar 10 | SPRING BREAK | |
| Mar 17 | Reviewing & refereeing | |
| Mar 24 | Presenting your research | Interim Report |
| Mar 31 | Writing workshop: style, form | |
| Apr 7 | Research ethics | |
| Apr 14 | Time management | Draft Slides |
| Apr 21 | Great research (Hamming) | |
| Apr 28 | Open | Final Report |
| May ?? | Mini-conference | Presentation |