CS110 - Research Methods in Computer Science | Early Research Scholars Program UCSB

Schedule Syllabus

CS110 is a companion course to students admitted to UCSB-ERSP and is also open to other CS/CE majors. Enrollment is limited by the number of available projects. The goal of the course is to learn foundational knowledge and skills needed to do research in Computer Science. Students will ground their learning in research projects under the supervision of a faculty member in Computer Science.

Group Pages

Prof. Balkind's Group

Prof. Bultan's Group

Prof. Chang's Group

Prof. Gupta's Group

Prof. Kruegel and
Prof. Vigna's Group
(Finding Scam Contracts)

Prof. Vigna and
Prof. Kruegel's Group
(Security of SaaS)

Prof. Vigoda's Group

Prof. William Wang's
Group

Prof. Yan's Group

Prof. Yu-Xiang Wang's
Group

CS110 Schedule Fall 2022

Topic by week

Day and location

Pre-class Assignments

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

In-class topic/activity

Week 1

Introduction to research and teamwork

Mon

SH 1430

Read the syllabus

Complete the scheduling poll assignment on Gauchospace.

Introduction to CS110, ERSP, and research (slides).

Template of in-class activities

Project group assignment

ERSP Project descriptions

Wed

HFH 1132

Reflection 1

Log set up

CS110/ERSP contract

ERSP study consent form

Group work and team building

Template of in-class activities

Tips on effective work

Week 2

Reading and discussing research papers

Mon

SH 1430

Research paper prep and initial group meeting

Read and discuss a research paper and take notes

Wed

SH 1430

Read and respond to a research paper (first pass)

W2 Research Log Update

Discuss a paper in small groups

Week 3

Presenting research problems

and

Searching the

literature

Mon

SH 1430

Deeper reading of a research paper (second pass)

Choose a teaching topic

Presenting a research problem

Wed

SH 1430

Teach yourself (and your group): Part 1

W3 Research Log Update

W3 Research Group Meeting Attendance

Literature searching

Template of in-class activities

[slides]

Week 4

Independent learning

Mon

SH 1430

Teach yourself (and your group): Part 2

Teaching yourself and your group (instructions)

Teaching groups

Pre-teaching survey

Post-teaching survey

Wed

SH 1430

Literature search, part 1: Proposal preliminary work and potential sources

W4 Research Log Update

W4 Research Group Meeting Attendance

Inclass LaTeX and Literature Search activities

Week 5

Writing Workshop

and

A deeper dive into literature searching

Mon

SH 1430

Literature search, part 2: Broaden your search and deepen your knowledge of the field

Complete Reflection 2

Writing workshop folder

Template for in-class activity

Hate Lingo Paper

Slides

Proposal Examples[1, 2] advice on writing a technical paper in CS

Wed

SH 1430

Literature search, part 3: Narrow down and identify gaps in the literature

W5 Research Log Update

W5 Research Group Meeting Attendance

Group work and check-ins

Fill out the mid-quarter reflection form.

Fill out the mid-quarter TA evaluation form.

Week 6

Collaborative Coding

and

Peer Review

Mon

(live, remote class via zoom)

Proposal part 1: Proposed problem and related work

Collaborative Coding Workshop (Invited talk)

Template of in-class activities

Wed

SH 1430

No pre-class homework

W6 Research Log Update

W6 Research Group Meeting Attendance

No class.

Plan to attend the CS Speed Advising Event

Additionally, (re-)listen to the recording of the collaborative coding workshop (posted on Gauchospace) and complete any of the related activities that you didn't get to on Monday.

Week 7

Peer review

Mon

SH 1430

No homework due

Mock peer review (in preparation for reviewing another groups proposal)

Example proposal

Peer review feedback form,

Grading Rubric ,

Peer Review Guidelines

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