Schedule (Fall 2021)

Day Topic

Assignment
(due by class time on the day it is listed)

 In-class activity
Week 1, Mon Introduction and Overview Read the syllabus, complete scheduling poll Watching a research talk
Week 1, Wed Lessons learned: panel with past ERSP students

Complete Draft of Reflection 1
Log set up 

ERSP Contract

 Revise/Complete Reflection 1
 
Week 2, Mon Reading research papers  Research paper background reading and Continue to log activities Read and discuss a research paper and take notes
Week 2, Wed

Effective team work and individual accountability

 N/A

Team building activity 

Tips on effective work 
Week 3, Mon

Defining problems
(part 1)

 Read and respond to a research paper Small group paper discussion
Week 3, Wed Defining problems
(part 2)		 Reread your research paper, choose your teaching topic

paper presentations
Week 4, Mon Learning on your own Teach yourself (and your group): Part 1

Group work, feedback on logs
Week 4, Wed Teaching yourself and your group Teach yourself (and your group): Part 2

Small group teaching

Teaching groups

Pre-teaching survey

Post-teaching survey
Week 5, Mon Literature searching Research proposal, preliminary work: Your research question (and proposed approach) Literature searching activity [slides]
Week 5, Wed Writing a Research Proposal Literature search, part 1: Potential sources 

Writing workshop [slides], 

Template for in-class activity

Proposal Examples[1, 2], advice on writing a technical paper in CS 
Week 6, Mon Reflection/Group Work

Literature search, part 2: Deepening your breadth of knowledge of the field

 

Fill out mid-quarter reflection form.
Week 6, Wed

Experiments in Computer Science

 

Complete Reflection 2

Proposal, part 1: Proposed problem and related work

Template for in-class activity

[Paper on Experiments in CS] [Slides]
Week 7, Mon

 

Peer review warm up

Proposal, part 2: Proposed solution 

 

 

 

Practice peer review on sample draft proposal

 

 

Proposal Example 2 Draft ,

Poster for showcase,

Poster accepted to ICCV

Peer review feedback form,

Grading Rubric, 

Peer Review Guidelines
Week 7, Wed Research in the real world

 

Proposal, part 2: Proposed solution 

Professional peer review in practice
Week 8, Mon

A case study in NLP research: from idea to publication

 

Reflection 3

Proposal, part 2: Proposed solution  (contd)

 

Invited talk (Tony Sun)
Week 8, Wed Group work

Proposal, part 3: Evaluation and Implementation plan (ready for peer review) 

Work to complete draft of proposal
Week 9, Mon Proposal Revisions

Proposal peer review

 

 

Proposal feedback in small groups
Week 9, Wed

Research ethics and research opportunities beyond ERSP

Proposal revisions based on peer review

 Ethics activity 
THANKSGIVING BREAK
Week 10, Mon Group meetings/presentation work time

Final presentation draft

 

 

Instructor feedback on proposals
Week 10, Wed Small group presentations

Reflection 4 (due this Friday at 4p)

 

Proposal revisions based on instructor feedback (due Wednesday of Finals week at 4p)

 Grad student interview (due  Friday Finals week at 4p)

 

Final reflection and team member rating survey

Small group presentations

Presentation Feedback (copy to your drive folder and edit)