Course: Research Methodology of Computer Science and Technology

Course at Westlake University, Fall 2024

Course Logistics

Schedule

• Instructor: Tao LIN
• Time: Tuesday 08:50 - 09:35, 09:50 - 10:35
• Location: YunGu campus E10-304 (in person)

Grading

Evaluation: Attendance (40%) + Course Project (60%)

• Attendance: Call the roll randomly
• Course Project: Each student picks a research paper and prepares a 4-minute presentation in English in the last lecture.
  • Proposal submission
    • Please submit the paper title you would like to present by Oct.08.
    • Email subject: [course name]--proposal--[your name]
    • Email content: paper title, and 1-2 sentences to explain why you choose this paper
    • Email destination: [email protected]
  • Presentation slides submission
    • Please submit your slides (PDF format) by Oct.14 (23:59).
    • Email subject: [course name]--slides--[your name]
    • Email destination: [email protected]

Syllabus

Week	Date	Topics
1	2025. Sep. 02	How to communicate
2	2025. Sep. 09	How to do presentation
3	2025. Sep. 16	How to be a good AI researcher (I): doing research
4	2025. Sep. 23	How to be a good AI researcher (II): productivity and career
5	2025. Sep. 30	How to be a good AI researcher (III): academic paper writing and peer reviews
6	2025. Oct. 14	Sharing the experience of writing excellent academic papers and rebuttal
7	2025. Oct. 21	Practice course I
8	2025. Oct. 28	Practice course II