Universität Wien

053039 VU Academic Research and Writing (2024W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 5 - Informatik und Wirtschaftsinformatik
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
Th 09.01. 13:15-14:45 Seminarraum 9, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG

Registration/Deregistration

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

  • Thursday 03.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 9, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Thursday 10.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 9, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Thursday 17.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 9, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Thursday 24.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 9, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Thursday 31.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 9, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Thursday 07.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 9, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Thursday 14.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 9, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Thursday 21.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 9, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Thursday 28.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 9, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Thursday 05.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 9, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Thursday 12.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 9, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Thursday 16.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 9, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Thursday 23.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 9, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
  • Thursday 30.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 9, 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 (authorship, 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 three parts:
1) oral paper presentation
2) written paper review
3) written test

You will be assigned a current paper of computer science research for which you need to prepare a written review. You will choose a second paper which you will present in an oral presentation. Furthermore, there will be a written test on the topics of the lecture.

You can obtain up to 30 points on the written test, up to 30 points for the review of your paper and up to 40 points for the paper presentation.

Your active participation in the lectures (in presence or via Zoom) is mandatory.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Regular attendance (in presence) 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

Lecture and research papers.

Reading list

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

Association in the course directory

Module: MSE

Last modified: Th 03.10.2024 13:25