GCT753 Syllabus

Topics in Computational Design:  <Research Methods>

Ji-Hyun Lee, Professor

Office: N25 #3237, x2919

E-mail: jihyunlee@kaist.ac.kr

Lecture: Tuesday, Thursday 10:00 am ~ 12:00 pm

TA: Yoonjae Hong (ghdjojo6@kaist.ac.kr)

This course aims to help students understand what academic research is, how academics do it, and how they write about it. This should help students think about their own research more clearly and write about it more effectively.

This course is for MS or PhD students, preferably in their second year.

1. Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, Joseph Bizup & William T. FitzGerald (2024). The Craft of Research (5th ed.). University of Chicago Press. 

2. (optional)Joseph M. Williams & Joseph Bizup (2016). Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace (12th ed.). Pearson.

The grade will break down as follows:

Regular Reading and Writing Assignments: 40%

Final Paper: 50%

Attendance + Individual Contribution to the Quality of the Course: 10%