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CS-M00 Research Methodology

Lecture 1: Introduction
Anton Setzer
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researchmethodology/11/index.html Welcome
Monday 3 October 2011
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Handbook Synopsis
“This modules consists in lectures and seminars about

I fundamental research methodologies and
I good practice in research,
Available at
I formulation of research questions and hypotheses,
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I logical reasoning,
I literature research,
I proper acknowledgement of sources,
I principles in carrying out experimental research.”

General Structure Timetable
I Week 1/2: Introductory lectures (general).

I Week 3 - 7: Lectures by the degree scheme coordinates on I 3 lecture slots per week:
research methodologies in the areas covered. I Tuesday 11 - 12 Robert Recorde Room.
I Typically I Friday 10 -11 Keir-Hardy 330
I One lecture of general nature (e.g. “ethics”) I Friday 13 - 14 Grove 261
I One lecture about research in that particular field. I In first 7 weeks only 2 lectures given.
I In parallel tutorials led by tutors specialised in the pathways I Usually lecture Friday 13 - 14 cancelled.
(+ one tutorial for non-specialist CS).
I On 14 October and 11 November,
I Students will carry out a mini-project related to their
specialisation.
I lecture Friday 13 - 14 takes place
I Could be an essay, a small program, a small user study.
I lecture Friday 10 - 11 cancelled
I Students write an essay and prepare a presentation.
I (CS-M13 takes place at the Friday 10 - 11 slot)
I Week 8 - 10 Student presentations.

Terminology Assessment
I Non-specialists means “MSc in Computer Science”.

I Mini project allocated by tutor:
I ACS usually refers to
I One essay or project report (50 %)
I MSc in Advanced Computer Science (including specialisations), I One talk (50 %)
I CAST MSc,
I FIT MSc.

Choice of Specialisations Tutorials
I Non-specialists have their own projects.

I ACS have projects corresponding to the 5 specialisations.
Students in ACS please hand in by Friday 7 October in
Student Office: I Tutorials will be allocated
I scheme transfer forms (if not required cross out). I One for non-specialist MSc
I and (even if taking open specialisation or CAST MSc) indicate I For ACS groups organised by specialisations.
an intended specialisation from a list:
I Human Computer Interaction (HCI),
I Safe and Secure Systems,
I Software technology,
I Visual Computing,
I or Web Science

Double Badging of Modules Election of Student Representatives
I For Swansea BSc in Computer Science Graduates

I Double-badged modules taken cannot be taken again. I Please consider being student representatives.
I Includes Data Visualisation, Computer Vision, High
Performance Computing. I Election will take place in Friday 14 October in CS-M00
I Subject to confirmation: (13-14).
I Those students can take CS-M59.
I Those students get priority on Embedded Systems

Topics in this Module (Week 1/2) Topics (By Pathway Coordinators, Week 3 - 7)
(Order to be decided).
1. Introduction (this lecture) I Anton Setzer
2. LATEX(by Anton Setzer) (Word processing system) I Evaluation of Scientific Texts.

I Specification and Verification of Software.
3. Academic Integrity (by Chris Whyley).
I Roger Stein
4. Bibliographies (by Anton Setzer) I Project Management and Planning.
I Project Selection.

Topics (By Pathway Coordinators) Disclaimer
I Max Wilson:
I Writing Skills
I Ethics Procedure Most of the pictures used in this lecture are downloaded from the
I Introduction to HCI internet.
I Introduction to Web Sciences (TBC) They are not my original work.
I Jason Xie:
I Research paper critique and review rebuttal.
I Visual computing research topics & general methodology

3 Main Methodologies
I Theoretical Research.
I Thinking.
Overview over the Module I Foundations of Computer Science.
I E.g. “What is a program?”.
I What kind of data types do exists?
I Developing new ways of solving problems.
Research Culture in Computer Science I New algorithms.
I New programming paradigms.
I ···
I Mathematical Research.
I A lot of proofs carried out.
I E.g.: Prove that algorithm A is better than algorithm B.
I Prove that it is possible to decide that this program is correct.

3 Main Methodologies (Cont.) However most of it is
I Experimental Research.
I User Studies.
I Software Experiments.
I Software Production.
I Usually experimental software
I Trying out new algorithms, paradigms, programming
languages.
Thinking Thinking Thinking

Ideas Example: Greek Philosophy
I Creative Process. I Greek philosophy origins from colonies close to Turkey,

I Ideas usually have roots in other ideas. exposure to other cultures.
I Inspirations from others. I Many researchers have been exposed to different cultures in
I Inspiration from other fields inside computer science, outside early childhood.
computer science. I Parents moving to other countries.
I Being part of a minority in a country.
I Or even arts, travelling.

Most Important Conferences
Exchange of Ideas

Conferences, Workshops Social Events more Important than Lectures
I A lot of research happens at conferences, workshops.

I From two to several thousands participants.
I Small workshops, large conferences.
I Some high prestigious by invitation only.
I Oberwolfach (Germany)
I Dagstuhl (Germany)
I NII Shonan Meeting (Japan)
Most happens during coffee breaks, lunches, dinners.
Coffee breaks often more important than lectures.

My own experience Other Forms of Collaborations
I Sabbaticals.
I Visits to Research Institutes.
I Institute for Advanced Studies (Princeton).
I Good lectures give rise to new ideas even if I don’t understand I Newton Institute (Cambridge).
what the lecturer is talking about. I Mittag-Leffler Institute (Stockholm).
I ...
I Research visits.
I Between 1/2 day and several years.
I Seminars, colloquia.

Scientific Journals Scientific Journals
I Most published by scientific publishers.

I Typically called I E.g. Elsevier, Springer ,. . .
I Journal of ... (Journal of Symbolic Logic)
I Subscriptions very expensive.
I Annals of ... (Annals of Pure and Applied Logic)
I Access to electronic subscriptions at Swansea
I Archive of ... (Archive of Mathematical Logic)
I On campus.
I Off campus through Athens.
I Transactions of ... (ACM Transactions on Human-Computer
Interaction). I Increasingly open access journals.
I Acta ... (Acta Informatica) I Produced by the scientific community.
I Many more. I Reason: Most articles submitted in directly publishable form.
No need for process of editing.
I Why pay if publishers don’t add much to it.

Proceedings Referee Process
I Proceedings of Conferences I Submission of article to an Editor.

I Often published in I Editor sends it to Referees.
I Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science.
I Electronic Notes in ... (e.g. Electronic Notes in Theoretical I Referees write anonymous reports.
Computer Science). I Editor decides about
I Many other outlets. I Revised version required
I Usually refereed. I Rejection
I Often highly competitive (acceptance rates e.g. 20 %, 10 %). I Acceptance.

Festschrift Good Way of Searching Quality Scientific Articles
I Festschrift = German for “Festive publication”.

I Proceedings in honour of somebody famous.
I Typically 60th, 65th, 70th, 75th, ... birthday
I or retirement
I Sometimes not of highest quality (no thorough referee
process). Enable “Get it at Swansea” in Settings
I Sometimes very high quality.

Look for Doi pages (Document Object Identifier) Identifying Electronic Versions of Scientific Articles
Look at pages of publishers

I Springer: Springer Link.
I Elsevier: Science Direct.
I ACM: ACM Digital Library.

Main Motivation for Doing Research Research and Teaching
I It’s fun. I Research and teaching go hand in hand.

I Enthusiasm. I Although research often beyond what is taught, it influences
I Being amongst highly creative people. teaching.
I Going to the limit of human consciousness. I A researcher often shows not so much by what s/he is
I It benefits society. teaching, but how s/he is teaching, behaving, acting, thinking
I Top universities are hot beds for innovative companies. ...

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Overview over the Module Overview over the Module

Research Culture in Computer Science Research Culture in Computer Science

CS-M00 Research Methodology

CS M00 Lecture 1: Introduction 1/ 41 CS M00 Lecture 1: Introduction 2/ 41

Overview over the Module Overview over the Module

Research Culture in Computer Science Research Culture in Computer Science

CS M00 Lecture 1: Introduction 3/ 41 CS M00 Lecture 1: Introduction 4/ 41

“This modules consists in lectures and seminars about

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General Structure Timetable

I Week 1/2: Introductory lectures (general).

CS M00 Lecture 1: Introduction 7/ 41 CS M00 Lecture 1: Introduction 8/ 41

I Non-specialists means “MSc in Computer Science”.

CS M00 Lecture 1: Introduction 9/ 41 CS M00 Lecture 1: Introduction 10/ 41

Choice of Specialisations Tutorials

I Non-specialists have their own projects.

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Double Badging of Modules Election of Student Representatives

I For Swansea BSc in Computer Science Graduates

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2. LATEX(by Anton Setzer) (Word processing system) I Evaluation of Scientific Texts.

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Topics (By Pathway Coordinators) Disclaimer

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3 Main Methodologies (Cont.) However most of it is

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Ideas Example: Greek Philosophy

I Creative Process. I Greek philosophy origins from colonies close to Turkey,

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Most Important Conferences

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Conferences, Workshops Social Events more Important than Lectures

I A lot of research happens at conferences, workshops.

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My own experience Other Forms of Collaborations

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Scientific Journals Scientific Journals

I Most published by scientific publishers.

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Proceedings Referee Process

I Proceedings of Conferences I Submission of article to an Editor.

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Festschrift Good Way of Searching Quality Scientific Articles

I Festschrift = German for “Festive publication”.

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Look at pages of publishers

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Main Motivation for Doing Research Research and Teaching

I It’s fun. I Research and teaching go hand in hand.

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