Special Topics in Computer Science:

Research Methods

This course will introduce and develop the concepts, organisational structure and deliverables of a research project using qualitative and quantitative methods. To extend to a postgraduate level, the student's appreciation and understanding of how to organise, to plan and 'execute' a technical research project. The course is one of the results of the Tempus project "Joint MSc curriculum in software engineering' (http://perun.im.ns.ac.yu/msc-se/)"

Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to:

• prepare, plan and monitor a research project using tools and skills needed for critical evaluation and analyses of project results;
• formulate, plan and communicate a research project;
• select and appreciate the appropriate search methods for collection of information;
• demonstrate knowledge and experience on procedures and methods for structuring, gathering and handling of information and data in a technological environment.

Lecturer

Prof. Dr. Zoran Budimac
University of Novi Sad, Serbia
zjb@im.ns.ac.yu

Dates

Contents

• On doing research:
  - What does it mean?
  - How: Methodologies?
• On writing thesis and/or papers
• On literature review
• On presentation
• On supervision (and being supervised)
• On viva - Oral examination.....

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Exam

Students will do some coursework that will be marked.

Literature

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