Course: Research Methodology of Computer Science and Technology

Course at Westlake University, Fall 2024

Course Logistics

Schedule

• Instructor: Tao LIN
• Time: Tuesday 13:30 - 15:05
• Location: YunGu campus E10-304 (in person)

Grading

Evaluation: Attendance (40%) + Course Project (60%)

• Attendance: Call the roll randomly
• Course Project: Each student picks a research paper and prepares a 4-minute presentation in English in the last lecture.
  • Proposal submission
    • Please submit the paper title you would like to present by Oct.08.
    • Email subject: [course name]--proposal--[your name]
    • Email content: paper title, and 1-2 sentences to explain why you choose this paper
    • Email destination: [email protected]
  • Presentation slides submission
    • Please submit your slides (PDF format) by Oct.27 (23:59).
    • Email subject: [course name]--slides--[your name]
    • Email destination: [email protected]

Syllabus

Week	Date	Topics
1	2024. Sep. 03	Introduction to CS & AI
2	2024. Sep. 10	How to communicate
3	2024. Sep. 14	How to do presentation
4	2024. Sep. 24	How to be a good AI researcher (I): doing research
5	2024. Oct. 08	How to be a good AI researcher (II): productivity and career
6	2024. Oct. 15	How to be a good AI researcher (III): academic paper writing and peer reviews
7	2024. Oct. 22	Sharing the experience of writing excellent academic papers and rebuttal
8	2024. Oct. 29	Practice course