| This course provides incoming MCS and PhD students with basic research and working skills, facilitating a smooth transition to graduate studies and research. Topics include literature research, critically reviewing the literature, presentations, thesis proposals, plagiarism, and tools for managing references and preparing documents. Attendance at selected research talks is required. Students will prepare an annotated bibliography and give a brief presentation in class. This course is pass/fail, and does not count towards the MCS/PHD course requirements. This course is offered every fall semester, for one hour a week. |
