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COMP516 - Research Methods in Computer Science (2008-2009)

Administrative Details

Lectures

COMP516 lectures take place as follows:

• Monday, 11:00-12:00 (Ground Floor Seminar Room, Ashton Building)
• Monday, 12:00-13:00 (Ground Floor Seminar Room, Ashton Building)
• Tuesday, 11:00-12:00 (Ground Floor Seminar Room, Ashton Building)

Lectures start on Monday, 24 September 2007. In total there will be 30 lectures which will include presentations by members of the various research groups of our departments.

The lecturer is Dr. Ullrich Hustadt, Room 1.03, Ashton Building.

Dr. Ullrich Hustadt is usually available Monday, 15:00-17:00 for questions concerning COMP516. Please send an e-mail to U.Hustadt@liverpool.ac.uk if you want an appointment at this or any other time.

Tutorials/Practicals

The lectures will be complemented by tutorials and practical sessions. Unless otherwise announced, these sessions will take place Tuesday, 13:00-14:00 in Lab 6, Holt Building.

Attendance

Students are expected to attend both lectures and tutorials/labs unless they have a good reason not to. (For further details see Section 3.8 in Postgraduate Student Handbook Appendix 3.) Attendance will be monitored.

Assessment

You pass or fail the module according to your continuous assessment performance on two essays:

1. A 2,000 word essay on a topic chosen by the examiner which accounts for 15% of the module mark.
2. A 5,000 word essay on subject agreed between yourself and the examiner which accounts for 85% of the module mark.

The 2,000 word essay

The topic of this essay will be chosen by the examiner and a description of the topic as well as some guidance notes will be handed out on Tuesday, 30 September during the lecture.

The 5,000 word essay

In principle, the subject of the second essay can be the consideration of any current research topic or current technological development in Computer Science.

Essay Writing

• How to write an essay (University of Birmingham, Department of English)
• Essay-Writing (University of Leeds, Institute of Communication Studies)
• Introduction to Written Assignments: Essay Writing (University of Manchester, Faculty of Humanities)
• William Strunk's Elements of Style
• William Safire's Rules for Writers

Essay Marking

Further information on the aims and expected learning outcomes of this module can be found in the Syllabus.

COMP516: Syllabus Information | Administrative Details | Module notes | Literature