MSCS 894: Research Methodology (Section: Dr. Masud Hasan)

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Course Teacher:

Dr. Masud Hasan

Email: mhasan2010@gmail.com (in English please)

Class Schedule:

• Section MCS2: Tuesday, 19:15-21:45, TV 8B
• Section MCS1: Wednesday, 16:30-19:00, TV 16

TextBook:

• No fixed textbook. Time to time resource materials will be provided.
• Reference list from course catalog: [pdf]

Office Hours: M Th 10:45-11:45.

Course Plan: [pdf]

Marks Distribution:

• Active participation in the class: 10%
  • Attendance: 5%
  • Participating in Q&A sessions: 5%
• Assignments: 30% 20%
  • A1: Write a paper review: 15% 10%
  • A2: Other assignments: 15% 10%
• Project: 40% 30%
  • Presentation: 15% 10%
  • Report writing: 25% 20%
• Final exam: 20% 40%
• Bonus on Class Performance: Time to time I may give bonus marks for your class performance.

Important Dates:

• A1-Paper selection last date: 08-02-2020 (Saturday). Class representative please sends me the choice of all students.
• A1-Report submission last date: 07 14-03-2020 (Saturday 11:59 pm).
• A2 submission last date: 21-03-2020 (Saturday 11:59 pm)
• Select dates for presentation and Q&A session: 28-03-2020 (Saturday). Class representative please sends me the choice of all students.
• Project presentation:
  • Section MCS2: 14th 20th and 21st April 2020.
  • Section MCS1: 15th and 22nd and 23rd April 2020.
• Project report submission last date: 25-04-2020 (Saturday 11:59 pm)

Lectures:

(Supplementary materials are for general purpose research and not specific to computer science research. You do not need to memorize them, but you should read them so that you understand the similarities of research in different subjects)

• Lecture 1: Introduction
  • Reading materials: Introduction to research [pdf 1, 2]
  • Slides [pdf]
• Lecture 2: Most recent and major research areas in computer science
  • Slides [pdf]
• Lecture 3: How to select a good research topic. Part I: Selecting research area and subarea
  • Slides [pdf]
  • Supplementary reading [pdf]
• Lecture 4: How to select a good research topic. Part II: Selecting a research topic
  • Slides [pdf]
• Lecture 5: Understand the topic, gather problems
  • Slides [pdf]
  • Supplementary materials [pdf 1, 2]
• Lecture 6: Formulate problems, generate hypotheses
  • Slides [pdf]
  • Supplementary materials [pdf 1, 2]
• Lecture 7: Research phases
  • Slides [pdf]
• Lecture 8: Research design. Part I
  • Slides [pdf]
  • Example [pdf]
• Lecture 9: Research design. Part II
  • Sides [pdf]
• Lecture 10: Actual research
  • Slides [pdf]
• Lecture 11: Report writing
  • Slides [pdf]
  • Supplementary materials [pdf 1, 2], [pdf 3 (optional)]
• Lecture 12: Publishing
  • Slides [pdf]
• Lecture 12.5: Project discussion
• Lecture 13: Presentation
  • Slides: No slides provided. Let us see other peoples slides from internet. [Slide 1] [Slide 2]
• Lecture 14, 15: Review

Assignments:

• Assignment 2:
  • [word].
  • Submission deadline: 21-03-2020 (Saturday 11:59pm)
  • A2 Q2 Answer [pdf]

Exercise:

Final Exams:

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• Question type:
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Marks: [pdf]