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Research Methods in Computer Science

Vak
2024-2025

Admission requirements

Not applicable.

Description

In this course, students practice their skills in scientific research. In particular, how to formulate research questions, how write a research proposal, and how to present scientific work. The lectures cover topics such as setting up research, plagiarism, and scientific communication, both verbal and written.

Students receive an paper in groups, a selection is made from a large list at the beginning of the semester.

  1. A two-page summary should then be prepared in a prescribed format; this is improved until the teachers consider it sufficient,
  2. Based on this article, a research proposal is written,
  3. Students will then evaluate the research proposals of other students in a peer review,
  4. During the semester, students must attend at least one scientific presentation and formulate an insight from this presentation,
  5. At the end of the semester, students will briefly explain the paper they summarize and their proposal in a presentation

Course Objectives

  • Concisely summary a research paper

  • Practice the skill of extending a scientific work with through the project proposal

  • Conduct peer review of another group's research proposal

  • Assess a scientific presentation by an established scientist

  • Give a convincing presentation in the setting of a scientific symposium

  • Participate in a scientific discussion on a presentation and ask critical questions

Timetable

In MyTimetable, you can find all course and programme schedules, allowing you to create your personal timetable. Activities for which you have enrolled via MyStudyMap will automatically appear in your timetable.

Additionally, you can easily link MyTimetable to a calendar app on your phone, and schedule changes will be automatically updated in your calendar. You can also choose to receive email notifications about schedule changes. You can enable notifications in Settings after logging in.

Questions? Watch the video, read the instructions, or contact the ISSC helpdesk.

Note: Joint Degree students from Leiden/Delft need to combine information from both the Leiden and Delft MyTimetables to see a complete schedule. This video explains how to do it.

Mode of Instruction

Lectures
Coaching sessions

Assessment method

If the average score for the five points mentioned is sufficient (summary (20%), research proposal (30%), peer review (20%), presentation insight (10%) and presentation (20%)), the student has passed the subject.

There is no resit for the presentation and presentation insight (no show = 0). All assignments must be submitted. Not submitting means no resit and 0 for the assignment.

Reading list

Not applicable

Registration

As a student, you are responsible for enrolling on time through MyStudyMap.

In this short video, you can see step-by-step how to enrol for courses in MyStudyMap.
Extensive information about the operation of MyStudyMap can be found here.

There are two enrolment periods per year:

  • Enrolment for the fall opens in July

  • Enrolment for the spring opens in December

See this page for more information about deadlines and enrolling for courses and exams.

Note:

  • It is mandatory to enrol for all activities of a course that you are going to follow.

  • Your enrolment is only complete when you submit your course planning in the ‘Ready for enrolment’ tab by clicking ‘Send’.

  • Not being enrolled for an exam/resit means that you are not allowed to participate in the exam/resit.

Contact

Education coordinator LIACS bachelors

Remarks

Software
Starting from the 2024/2025 academic year, the Faculty of Science will use the software distribution platform Academic Software. Through this platform, you can access the software needed for specific courses in your studies. For some software, your laptop must meet certain system requirements, which will be specified with the software. It is important to install the software before the start of the course. More information about the laptop requirements can be found on the student website.