Introduction to
Methodology of Research in Computer Science
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Graduate course information, Fall 2001 (Preliminary!).
For current news, refer to www.ida.liu.se/kk-ffs/fo-metodik/news.sv.shtml
Course leader: Sture Hägglund
Lectures and seminars might be given in Swedish or English depending
on the preferences of the participants.
Preliminary schedule of lectures and seminars:
Tuesdays 13.15-15.00, unless otherwise stated: IDA conference
room Eliten.
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2/10
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Introduction to the science of computing. Sture Hägglund.
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9/10
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(15.15 - 17.00) Introduction to the philosophy of science. Ingemar
Nordin
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16/10
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Research structures in Computer Science. Sture Hägglund.
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23/10
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Scientific and electronic publishing
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30/10
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The PhD student experience. Formalia and practical issues in research and
graduate studies. Lillemor Wallgren. Checkpoint for optional study
groups. Time for advising. Sture Hägglund
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6/11
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(Conf. room Elogen) Ethics and quality control in scientific work.
Sture Hägglund.
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13/11
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(15.15 - 17.00) Science and Technology. Ingemar Nordin .
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20/11
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Discussion of methodological issues in computer science research. Obligatory
participation. Sture Hägglund
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27/11
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(Conf. room Estraden) Panel: Methodological issues in Computer and
Information Science research. Invited speaker: Prof Bo Dahlbom.
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4/12
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Examination 13 - 16. (preliminary.)
Literature: (reading instructions are available here!)
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.
Information:
Sture Hägglund, Inst f datavetenskap, Linköpings universitet,
581 83 LINKÖPING
Tel: 013 - 281431, Fax: 013 - 142231, Email: StuHa@ida.liu.se
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