Department of Computer Science

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582478 : ICT Research

Kimmo Raatikainen

2-8 credit units/3-12 credit points
self-study course for Ph.D. students
by personal appointment

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Description

The course is only for Ph.D. students. The objective is

• to learn conducting research in a collaborative environment between different organizations;
• to become familiar with paradigms, challenges, and visions of the field;
• to learn dissemination of research results;
• to become familiar with ethics and history of science.

The course consists of four modelues:

1. Research conduction and collaboration (2 cu/3 cp)
2. Overview of ICT research (2 cu/3 cp)
3. Dissemination of research results (2 cu/3 cp)
4. Scientific code (2 cu/3 cp)

The execution of modules 1 and 2 is agreed with the supervisor of Ph.D. studies.

The execution of modules 3 and 4 is agreed with Prof. Kimmo Raatikainen who also gives the marks and credits for the course (in co-operation with the supervisor).

Module 1: Research Conduction and Collaboration

In this module the Ph.D. student participates in a research project that involves members from other organizations. The project assigned by the supervisor.

The outcome is a co-authored scientific paper and a joint public presentation of project's results.

Literature on Scientific writing

• S. Keshav: How to Read a Paper, ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review, Volume 37, Number 3, July 2007, pp. 83-84.
• T. Roscoe: Writing Reviews for Systems Conferences
• H. Schulzrinne: Writing Technical Articles
• G.M. Whitesides: Whitesides Group: Writing a Paper
• Alan Jay Smith: The Task of the Referee, IEEE Computer Magazine, April 1990, pp. 65-71
• Justin Zobel: Writing for Computer Science, Springer Verlag, 2004

Module 2: Overview of ICT Research

With this module the student becomes familiar with the current paradigms in the field.

The module consists of twoparts:

1. Visions, challenges and directions in the field
   learning diary of assigned papers by the supervisor
   (Papers on Mobile Computing and Communications)
   (Papers on Computing Architectures and Platforms)
2. ICT reseach overview
   learning diary of assigned papers:
   • K. Raatikainen: Issues and Essence in Computer Science
   • P. J. Denning: Great Principles of Computing, Communications of the ACM, Vol.46, No.11 (Nov. 2003) pp. 15-20
   • E. W. Dijkstra: Computing Science: Achievements and Challenges, ACM SIGAPP Applied Computing Review, March 1999. pp. 2-9.
   • E. W. Dijkstra: The End of Computing Science?, Communications of the ACM, March 2001. p. 92.

Module 3: Dissemination of Research Results

Learning diary of the book by Henry William Chesbrough: Open Innovation: The New Imperative for Creating and Profiting from Technology, Harvard Business School Press, Boston, 2003 (ISBN: 1578518377).

Alternative readings can be agreed with prof. Raatikainen

Module 4: Scientific Code

An essay (5-6 pages in IEEE Transactions style: LaTeX, Word) on theme 'What the history of other disciplines in science can teach to ICT' based on

• either Bill Bryson: A Short History of Nearly Everything, Doubleday, 2003,
• or Robert Youngson: Scientific Blunders, Robinson Publishing Ltd, 1998.

Alternative readings can be agreed with prof. Raatikainen

Learning Diary

In the learning diary you write 1/2-1 pages per book chapter or artcile. The key elements are:

• What is the essense of the chapter/paper?
• What was the most significant issue you learned
• Was there something you did not agree? Why?
• References you need later to look at.

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