CS 178H: Introduction to CS Research

Instructors

• Ray Mooney
• Vitaly Shmatikov

Time and Place

General Course Information

• Basic course information
• Course syllabus

Lecture Slides

• Introduction
• Why Do an Honors Thesis?
• The Nature of Academic Life and Professors
• The Nature of CS Research
• Guest Lecture: Tandy Warnow
• How To Read a Research Paper

Assignments

• Assignment 1: Report on Department Research (due Feb. 16)
• Assignment 2: Critical Reading of a Research Paper (due Mar. 23)
• Assignment 3: Interview a Researcher in the Department (due Apr. 27)
• Assignment 4: Report on Attending Honors Thesis Presentation (due May 4)

Miscellaneous Links

• Computing Research Association ( Undergraduate Awards)