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TDDD89 Scientific Method (6 ECTS)

HT2 2026


The lecture slides and related material used during the lectures will be made available for download after each lecture. Please check regularly this page for the latest update of the course material.

Some lectures are given physically (on-campus) and some are virtual (on zoom), see the schedule.
The zoom link for the virtual lectures can be found in the Lisam cooperative area, folder "Zoom-links".
By default, physical lectures will not be transmitted on zoom. However, on special request (well in time before lecture start) I can live stream it on zoom.
Lectures and seminars in this course will not be recorded. Please take notes instead.

Lecture 1

Introduction to the course and writing a Master's thesis

Date and time
Lecturer Christoph Kessler 2 Nov. 2026, 10-12
Reading Material  
Slides  

Lecture 2

Master thesis (project) types.
Intro: Career types in R&D in industry and academia.
16:00 (sharp!): Panel discussion: What comes after graduation?
Outlook to a professional career in industrial or academic R&D (and what the thesis topic selection may have to do with it...)

Date and time
Lecturer Christoph Kessler; guest speakers 3 Nov. 2026, 15:15-17:00, on zoom.
NB: break 15:45-16:00.
Reading Material N/A  
Slides
  • PDF
  • For the panel discussion: See the Lisam folder "Panel discussion slides"
 
Remark Attendance in the panel discussion (start 16:00 sharp) is highly recommended, as you will need the information for answering some mandatory questions before Seminar 1.
The zoom link for the online lectures can be found in the Lisam cooperative area, folder "Zoom-links". 		 

Lecture 3

Finding and evaluating background literature and related work

Date and time
Lecturer Christoph Kessler 10 Nov. 2026 13-15
Reading Material

Reading material for seminar 1 and 2

  
Slides
  • PDF
 

Lecture 4

Writing academic English

Date and time
Lecturer Shelley Torgnyson 16 Nov. 2026 10-12
Reading Material  
Slides PDF
See also for an additional document on useful linking words in Lisam. 		 

Lecture 5

Research Methods in Computer Science and Engineering;
The Work in a Wider Context

Date and time
Lecturer Christoph Kessler

Reading Material Suggested material for specific types of research methods: On the societal impacts of IT: And on the perils of using opaque models and Big Data:
  • C. O'Neil, Weapons of Math Destruction - How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy. New York, NY, USA: Broadway Books, 2017.
Slides PDF  

Lecture 6

Stylistic Issues / UPG1 info / Exjobb process / Outlook

Date and time
Lecturers Christoph Kessler 11 Dec 2026 15:15-17:00* on zoom
Description Stylistic issues and LaTeX/BibTeX hints.
Clarifications on UPG1 submissions.
Starting the Exjobb process - The next steps.
Final advices.
Questions and Answers.

* I expect to finish the lecture around 16:30, but will stay in the zoom room and answer questions related to the course.
Reading Material
Slides
  • Slides (PDF) on LaTeX/BibTeX/stylistic issues, UPG1, starting the exjobb process, and final advices
 

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Last updated: 2026-11-01