Resources

You are expected to review this material prior to each new topic presentation.

INAOE

• Guias para estudiantes

Studying strategies

• How to study by William K. Rapaport (web)

• How to be a good graduate student by Marie desJardins (pdf)

• Study Less, Study Smart by Marty Lobdell at Pierce College (video)

• Marty Lobdell last lecture at Pierce College (video)

• Learning how to learn by Barbara Oakley - Talks at Google (video)

• Inside the mind of a master procrastinator by Tim Urban at TED Talks (video)

• The benefits of a good night's sleep by Shai Marcu (video)

• Sleep is your superpower by Matt Walker at TED Talks (video)

Notes taking

• How to Take Better Notes: The 6 Best Note-Taking Systems by Elizabeth Lundin (article and videos)

• How to take study notes: 5 effective note-taking methods by Oxford Learning

How to choose a research topic

• Actors involved, their roles and relationships (chapter 3 of the book "Thesis Projects: A guide for students in computer science and information systems")

  • Dropbox folder "./books/thesis-projects-a-guide.pdf"

• Fifteen ways to think about research by Charlie Van Loan (presentation in Dropbox folder)

  • Dropbox folder "./Material_de_apoyo_para_presentaciones/QueEsInvestigar/PhdPsych.pdf"

• Developing your project proposal (chapter 5 of the book "Thesis Projects: A guide for students in computer science and information systems")

  • Dropbox folder "./books/thesis-projects-a-guide.pdf"

Papers (reading/writing)

• How to read a paper efficiently by Prof. Pete Carr (video)

• How to read a research scientific paper in less than 10 minutes by Amr Al-Haidari

• How to read scientific papers: Increase your time efficiency with the three-pass approach by Christoph Schmidl

• How to write a paper in a weekend by Prof. Pete Carr (video)

• How NOT to write a research paper by Oden Goldreich (pdf)

• Using your writing time efficiently (chapter 10 of the book "The Craft of Scientific Writing")

  • Dropbox folder "/books/The Craft of Scientific Writing by Michael Alley.pdf"

Writing a thesis

• The researcher's bible by Alan Bundy, Ben du Boulay, Jim Howe and Gordon Plotkin (web)

• How to write your thesis compiled by Kim Kastens, Stephanie Pfirman, Martin Stute, Bill Hahn, Dallas Abbott, and Chris Scholz (web)

• How to organize your thesis by Prof. John W. Chinneck (web)

Giving presentations

• How to make stress your friend by Kelly McGonigal at TED Talks (video)

• Your body language may shape who you are by Amy Cuddy at TED Talks (video)

• How to speak by Patrick Winston at MIT (video)

• How to give a good research talk by Simon L Peyton Jones, John Hughes and John Launchbury (pdf)

• How to present a paper in theoretical computer science: a speaker's guide for students by Ina Parkberry

  • Dropbox folder "./Material_de_apoyo_para_presentaciones/DandoPlaticas/speaker.pdf"

Posters (design/presentation)

• Making a better research poster by American Journal Experts (AJE) team (video)

• Dos and don'ts of designing an academic poster by the University of Guelph Library (video)

• How to create a better research poster in less time by Mike Morrison (video)

• Giving an effective poster presentation by Geroge Hess (video)

  • Web page with more resources (web)

  • The quick reference (pdf)