Class Notes

• The Course Project
  • Where do I start?
• What is research?
  • What is Research?
  • How is CS Research Published?
• The The literature search and Annotated Bibs
• Refining the topic
• Writing the Paper
• Ethical issues
  • 9/24 Intro to Ethics, Dan
  • 9/26 Professional Ethics, Privacy, Dan
  • 10/3
    • 3:30 Using an Artificial Neural Network to Score a Game of Horseshoes , Brandon A.
    • 3:45 Detecting Phishing Login Pages, Speaker Anthony C.
    • 4:00 Migrating Minecraft Virtual Servers, Brian P.
    • 4:15 Imitation Learning in Games, DeAndre C.
    • 4:30 Privacy Overview, Dan
  • 10/8
    • 3:30 HCI For Blind Programmers, Anthony W.
    • 3:45 Monitoring Swimmers Training, Charis L.
    • 4:00 The Traveling Salesman Problem, Sydney L.
    • 4:15 TBA, Jawuan B.
    • 4:30 Privacy Issues, Dan
  • 10/10
  • 10/15
    • Intellectual Property 4.1: 4.3: Charis L.
  • 10/17
    • Crime and Security 5.1: 5.4: Anthony C.
  • 10/22
    • Dirty Cow, Dan
  • 10/24
    • Crime and Security 5.6:5.7: Anthony W.
  • 10/29
    • Work 6.1:6.2: Sidney L.
  • 10/31
    • Work: Sidney, Dan
  • 11/5
    • Evaluating and Controlling Technology 7.1:7.3: Brandon A.
  • 11/7
    • Evaluating and Controlling Technology 7.4:7.5: DeAndre C.
  • 11/12
    • Errors, Failures and Risks 8.1:8.2: Brian P.
  • 11/14
    • Posters
  • 11/19
    • Errors, Failures and Risks 8.3: 8.4: Jawuan B.
  • 11/21
    • Chapter 9, Dan
  • 11/26
    • Chapter 9, Dan
• Research presentations.
  • 12/3 Poster Session
  • 12/5 Presentations
    • 3:30 : Jawuan, TBA
    • 3:55 : Brian, TBA
    • 4:20 : Charis, Using ANNs and Smartwatch Data to Detect Competitive Swimming Stroke Suring Training.
  • 12/12 Presentations
    • 12:30 : Sydney, Heuristic Approches to the TSP
    • 12:55 : Brandon, Using ANN to Score a Game of Horseshoes.
    • 1:20 : Anthony W, Topic TBA
    • 1:45 : Anthony C, Securesurf, A Keyring Style Approach to Anti-phishing.
    • 2:10 : DeAndre, TBA

From the Course Outline

1. What is Scientific Research?
   1. Empirical Method
   2. Analytical Method
   3. Non-Scientific Methods
      1. Historical Questions
      2. Philosophical Questions
      3. Ethical Questions
      4. Social Questions
2. Resources for Research
   1. Using available library resources including the IEEE and ACM resources
   2. Using electronic resources including the ACM Digital Library
3. Choosing a problem
   1. Finding an area
   2. Narrowing down the area
   3. Defining a problem
   4. Writing a good research proposal
4. Scientific Writing – The Well-constructed Research Paper
   1. Defining an audience
   2. Framing the context of research
   3. The overview/details and conclusions
   4. Use of illustrations and figures
   5. Use of quotes and footnoting
   6. Construction of the bibliography
   7. Developing an annotated bibliography
5. Social, Ethical and Legal Issues in Computing and the Internet
   1. Privacy
   2. Freedom of Speech
   3. Intellectual Property
   4. Computer Crime
   5. Impact on the Work Environment
   6. Evaluating and Controlling Technology
   7. Computer Errors, Failures and Risks
   8. Professional Ethics and Responsibilities
6. Topical themes
   1. Architectural Principles
   2. Language Design Issues
   3. Platform Implementation Issues (Operating Systems, Compiler Construction, Database Implementation
   4. Connectivity or Application Issues