Scientific Writing for MSc in Computer Science
Vuosi | Lukukausi | Päivämäärä | Periodi | Kieli | Vastuuhenkilö |
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2016 | syksy | 08.09-20.10. | 1-1 | Englanti | Pirjo Moen |
Luennot
Aika | Huone | Luennoija | Päivämäärä |
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To 14-16 | C222 | Pirjo Moen | 08.09.2016-20.10.2016 |
Harjoitusryhmät
Aika | Huone | Ohjaaja | Päivämäärä | Huomioitavaa |
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Ma 14-15 | A319 | Julien Mineraud | 12.09.2016—21.10.2016 |
Aika | Huone | Ohjaaja | Päivämäärä | Huomioitavaa |
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Pe 16-17 | A319 | Chen He | 12.09.2016—21.10.2016 |
Aika | Huone | Ohjaaja | Päivämäärä | Huomioitavaa |
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Pe 16-17 | A307 | Mats Sjöberg | 12.09.2016—21.10.2016 |
Information for international students
The course is compulsory for students who are doing only their Master's degree in English at the Department of Computer Science. This means that students with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Helsinki do not participate to this course, because they have already completed course Kandidaatintutkielma, which has a similar content to this course.
This course is only for first-year master's degree students. Second-year students can participate the course, only if there are place in the groups. Upgrading the grade is not possible.
Yleistä
Compulsory lectures of the course are held on Thursdays at 14-16 in C222.
In addition to the lectures, students must participate weekly small-group meetings during the course. These weekly meetings will contain discussions about the progress of the work, peer-reviews of the draft versions of the reports, and guidance by the group leader. These meetings with the small group leaders begin on week 37 (12.-16.9.2016).
Small group leaders of the course are the following:
- Chen He,
- Julien Mineraud,
- Mats Sjöberg, and
- Johannes Wallner
Kurssin suorittaminen
During the course, you will write a 10-page scientific report about a given topic. The paper will graded using the normal grading scale 0-5.
The report must be written following the best scientific practices, like using proper references and citation techniques, as well as, proper scientific style and good written presentation. See the table about factors affecting the grades (PDF) and the evaluation subpage.
Kirjallisuus ja materiaali
Zobel, J., Writing for Computer Science: The art of effective communication. 2nd edition, Springer-Verlag, 2005 or similar book about scientific writing. The 1st edition of Zobel's book from 1997 can also be used. Some copies are available in the campus library.
The support material page contains links to some useful online materials and services.