Initiation to Research 1 (Lectures)

Undergraduate course, University of Ahmed Draia, Computer Science Department, 2020

Contact & Discussions

  • Instructor ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿซ: Dr. Abdelghani DAHOU
  • Email ๐Ÿ“ง : dahou.abdghani@univ-adrar.edu.dz
  • Slack ๐Ÿ’ฌ : fill the following form on Google Forms and I will add you to the course channel.

    Course Info Card

ParaInfo
TitleInitiation to Research 1
Audience2nd year master students
Semester03
Teaching unitTransverse UET3 ุงู„ูˆุญุฏุฉ ุงู„ุฏุฑุงุณูŠุฉ ู„ู„ุซู‚ุงูุฉ ุงู„ุนุงู…ุฉ
Credit1
Coefficient1
Evaluation modeWritten/oral
Duration13-15 weeks
Prerequisite (prior knowledge)basic knowledge of maths, algorithms, latex, and github.

Overview

This course introduces the basis of the computer science research methodology with a strong emphasis on bringing these methodologies to a production environment.

Course Objectives

  • Course General Objectives ๐ŸŽฏ
    • Familiarize with the fundamental concepts and basic techniques as well as the tools of scientific research.
    • Develop, plan and conduct research work in the fall: a masterโ€™s dissertation or a doctoral thesis.
  • Course Specific Objectives ๐ŸŽฏ
    • Studying some research papers in the fields covered by artificial intelligence (AI) ๐Ÿค–.
      • Identify and read relevant research papers.
      • Extract and understand key contributions.
      • Analyzing the results with a critical view ๐Ÿ“Š.
      • Analyzing the limits of the presented study.
      • Summarize and present the studied subject.

Course Content ๐Ÿ“– (subject to change)

  • Lecture 1: Introduction (1 week)
  • Lecture 2: Project proposal (1 week)
  • Lecture 3: Ethics & information seeking (1 week)
  • Lecture 4: Project planning (1 week)
  • Lecture 5: Literature survey (2 weeks)
  • Lecture 6: Introduction to research methodology (2 weeks)
  • Lecture 7: Editorial standards for scientific work (1 weeks)
  • Lecture 8: Course project presentation (2-3 weeks)

Tentative Schedule of Lectures ู…ูˆุงุนูŠุฏ ุงู„ู…ุญุงุถุฑุงุช - ู…ุคู‚ุช

LectureDate ุงู„ุชุงุฑูŠุฎTopics ุงู„ู…ุญุชูˆู‰Lecture (Slides/Video)Additional Readings (if any)
1SUN 13/12/2020 11:00 - 12:30 AMIntroductionVideo record ๐ŸŽฅCheck HW0 content ๐Ÿ“
2SAT 19/12/2020 8:00 - 10:00 AMProject proposalVideo record ๐ŸŽฅCheck HW1 content ๐Ÿ“
3SAT 26/12/2020 8:00 - 10:00 AMEthics & information seekingVideo record ๐ŸŽฅุงู„ู‚ุฑุงุฑ 1082 ุงู„ู…ุชุนู„ู‚ ุจุงู„ุณุฑู‚ุฉ ุงู„ุนู„ู…ูŠุฉ
Turnitin plagiarism quiz
Plagiarism quiz
Plagiarism quiz set 1
Avoiding plagiarism in engineering
and IT (tutorial + quiz)
-SAT 02/01/2021 8:00 - 10:00 AMWinter vacation (postponed to 23/02/2021)Video record ๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ”•
4SUN 09/01/2021 8:00 - 10:00 AMProject planningVideo record ๐ŸŽฅCheck HW2 content ๐Ÿ“
5SUN 17/01/2021 8:00 - 10:00 AMLiterature survey (Literature search) (Part 1)Video record ๐ŸŽฅHow to Read a Paper
How to navigate a scientific
paper with time constraints
6FRI 29/01/2021 8:00 - 10:00 AMLiterature survey (Information management) (Part 2-1)Video record ๐ŸŽฅReport template ๐Ÿ”—
7FRI 5/02/2021 8:00 - 10:00 AMLiterature survey (Critical evaluation) (Part 3)Video record ๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ”•
8SAT 20/02/2021 8:00 - 10:00 AMLiterature survey (Literature review) (Part 4)Video record ๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ”•
9SUN 21/02/2021 8:00 - 10:00 AMFinal project report presentations (Part 1)Video record ๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ”•
10THU 25/02/2021 8:00 - 10:00 AMFinal project report presentations (Part 2)Video record ๐ŸŽฅ๐Ÿ”•

Homework Schedule ๐Ÿ“

NumberPartTopics ุงู„ู…ุญุชูˆู‰Release DateDeadlineLinks
HW01/1Familiarizing with Github & Git13/12/202024/12/2020HWs page ๐Ÿ”—
HW11/1Project Proposal (initial draft)19/12/202009/01/2021HWs page ๐Ÿ”—
HW21/1Gantt chart09/01/202115/02/2021HWs page ๐Ÿ”—

Course Project Timeline ๐Ÿ“…

AssignmentDeadlineDescriptionLinks
Team Formation24/12/2020Teams will be formed in groups of two each (or be randomly grouped)Teaming Form ๐Ÿ”—
Closed
Project Proposal (initial draft)09/01/2021Submit your initial draft on GithubCheck HW1 ๐Ÿ”—
Closed
Final Proposal Project Report15/2/2021Final report submission for the projectReport template ๐Ÿ”—
Project Proposal Presentation20-23-27/2/2021Final presentation of the projectClick me ๐Ÿ”—

Documentation and Tools

Reading List ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป

Tools ๐Ÿงฐ