1 / 9

AMSc Research Methods

AMSc Research Methods. Module co-ordinator: Jane Reid E-mail: jane@dcs.qmul.ac.uk. Outline. Aims of the module Schedule and staff Assessment Further information. Aims of the module. To prepare for the summer project

stacey
Download Presentation

AMSc Research Methods

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. AMSc Research Methods Module co-ordinator: Jane Reid E-mail: jane@dcs.qmul.ac.uk

  2. Outline • Aims of the module • Schedule and staff • Assessment • Further information

  3. Aims of the module • To prepare for the summer project • To teach basic research skills used in pure and applied research in computer science • Increase awareness of research resources • Foster analytical, critical and reflective skills • Raise awareness of the importance of “transferable skills” • Introduce the main approaches to computer science research • Teach appropriate research methods for these approaches • Give relevant, practical experience of applying these methods

  4. Schedule and staff [1] • Main slot: Tuesday 3-5, both semesters • Tutorial slot (provisional): Thursday 4-5, both semesters • Format of the course: • Weeks 1-4: background and transferable skills • Weeks 5-12: research approaches and methods • Weeks 13/14: transferable skills consolidation • Weeks 15-18: seminars/discussion • Weeks 19-24: project preparation

  5. Schedule and staff [2] Week 1 Introduction - Jane Reid Philosophy of science - Graham White / Pat Healey Week 2 Philosophy of science - Graham White / Pat Healey Week 3 Transferable skills - Peter McOwan / Sean Gong Week 4 Information skills training (library-based) - Kathy Abbott

  6. Schedule and staff [3] Weeks 5/6 Research approach I: analytical - Pat Healey / Jon Rowson Weeks 7/8 Research approach II: implementational - Thomas Roelleke / Graham White Weeks 9/10 Research approach III: formal - Sean Gong / Mounia Lalmas Weeks 11/12 Research approach IV: experimental - Jane Reid / Marie-Luce Bourguet

  7. Schedule and staff [4] Weeks 13/14 Transferable skills consolidation Weeks 15-18 Seminars/discussion - external speakers Weeks 19-24 Project: proposal and literature review

  8. Assessment • Coursework only • Written assignment [30%] • Project: proposal + presentation [30%] • Project: literature review [40%]

  9. Further information • Web page at http://www.dcs.qmul.ac.uk/~jane/courses/rm.html • Lecturers for individual sections • Course co-ordinator for administrative matters

More Related