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Author: nipunbatra

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-#### Ph.D. bootcamp 2017
+## Research Methods in Computer Science
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+This repository contains the material I have used for a 2 hour bootcamp on research methods in CS. I have conducted this session twice (August 2018 at IIT Gandhinagar and July 2017 at IIIT Delhi). Here is the [video recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoCoplWgvp4
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+### Contents
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+I took four exercise and example driven sessions on:
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+1. Writing better emails: I took an example driven approach of writing good emails. I showed some poor and some good emails that I have written. We discussed a few fundamental characteristics of a good email. We did three hands-on exercise for writing e-mail to: i) potential advisor, ii) reporting results to advisor, iii) seeking help on a research project from someone outside the institute.
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+2. Towards better paper abstracts: I discussed the general structuring of research papers. We took case study on the constitution of a good paper abstract. We looked at potential scientific flaws that can be seen from the abstract itself. We did a few hands-on exercises. 
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+3. Thinking like a scientist: This session was a continuation of the previous one. We discussed the scientific method with the help of a trivial example. We did a few hands-on exercises where the students were asked to present hypothesis, observation,  and experimental design for few problems.
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+4. Debugging like a pro: This was also an example driven session. We looked at StackOverflow questions and understood the characteristics of good questions. These good questions have a much higher chance of being debugged correctly in quick time.
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+### Feedback
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+The average feedback was approximately 9/10. Some of the subjective comments are as follows:
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+>"The presentations were excellent. The hard work on making these slides was clearly visible. Also, the way the sessions were presented in the class was good."
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+>"Dr. Nipun Batra had given a good talk. I would like to thank him for giving his valuable time and for sharing lots of experiences which will help us a lot."
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+>"Relating with Real-World examples was the best part of the presentation."
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