Introduction to |
14/9 | Research methods in Computer Science. Sture Hägglund |
21/9 | Formalia and practical issues in research and graduate studies. Sture Hägglund |
28/9 | Seminar: Electronic Publishing - A potential revolution in dissemination and archiving of scientific knowledge. Erik Sandewall. |
5/10 | Introduction to the philosophy of science. Ingemar Nordin. |
12/10 | The PhD Student Experience.
Lillemor Wallgren.
Checkpoint for optional study groups. Sture Hägglund. |
19/10 | No lecture. (The 7th IDA PhD student Conference.) |
26/10 | Science and Technology. Ingemar Nordin |
2/11 | Ethics and quality control in scientific work. Sture Hägglund |
9/11 | Discussion of methodological issues in Computer Science Research. Obligatory participation. Sture Hägglund. |
16/11 | Panel: Methodological Issues in Computer and Information Science Research. Chair: Sture Hägglund |
Literature: (reading instructions are available as www.ida.liu.se/kk-ffs/fo-metodik/readings.sv.shtml)
A.F. Chalmers: What is this thing called Science?, Latest
ed., Open University Press, (Previous edition can be used if the course
leader is informed before the examination.).
P.J. Denning, et al.: Computing as a Discipline, Communications
of the ACM, vol 12, no 1, Jan 1989.
S. Hägglund (ed.): Selected term papers on Methodology
of Research in Computer Science, Vol II, Lecture Notes, IDA, LiTH, 1997
ACM Self Assessment Procedure XXII: Ethics, CACM, vol 33, no
11, November 1990.
Ned Kock. A Case of Academic Plagiarism. Comm of the ACM, vol
42, no 7, July 1999.
A.J. Smith: The task of the Referee, IEEE Computer, vol 23,
no 4, April 1990
More reading material will be added during the course.
Tel: 013 - 281431, Fax: 013 - 142231, Email: StuHa@ida.liu.se