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053039 VU Academic Research and Writing (2017W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 5 - Informatik und Wirtschaftsinformatik
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 04.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Wednesday 11.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Wednesday 18.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Wednesday 25.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Wednesday 08.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Wednesday 15.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Wednesday 22.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Wednesday 29.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Wednesday 06.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Wednesday 13.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Wednesday 10.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Wednesday 17.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Wednesday 24.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Wednesday 31.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course introduces master students into the rules of scientific publishing with the focus on computer science.
Topics include: Issues in scientific writing (plagiarism, authorship, ghostwriting, reproducible research); Preparing a scientific manuscript for high-impact conferences and journals; Conference presentation; How to do a peer review; How to search in the literature;

Assessment and permitted materials

The evaluation of your performance will be based on the number of points you achieve in the written test and on the points you achieve by reviewing and presenting a paper. There will be one exam in the middle of the semester (its exact date to be announced). In the first lecture you will be assigned a review paper which you will review and present in the second part of the course.
The maximum enhanced points for the test are 40 points, up to 30 points for the review and 30 points for its presentation.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Regular attendance is mandatory in order to pass the course.

The grading scale for the course will be:
1: at least 87.5%
2: at least 75.0%
3: at least 60.0%
4: at least 40.0%

Examination topics

Lectures and review papers.

Reading list

Justin Zobel: Writing for Computer Science, Springer 2009, 2014.

Association in the course directory

Module: MSE

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