Research Seminar 1-2 Review Chuck Tappert

Research Seminar 1-2 Review Research Seminar 1 Review Intro to research in computing and IT Focus on traditional dissertation process Leedy textbook Faculty / invited guest presentations Four individual assignments Five quizzes reinforce the material

Research Seminar 1-2 Review Traditional Dissertation Process Usual University Context Full-time resident at a university Work for a dissertation advisor Usually research/teaching assistant Dissertation topic of advisor’s choosing Often related to external funding Cohort (classmate group) not important No Teams/Teamwork

Research Seminar 1-2 Review Traditional Dissertation Process Leedy-Ormrod Textbook Part I – Fundamentals Part II – Focusing Your Research Efforts Problem, literature review, planning, proposal Part III – Qualitative Research Methods Qualitative and historical Research Part IV – Quantitative Research Methods Descriptive/experimental research, analyzing data Part V – Preparing the Research Report

Research Seminar 1-2 Review Faculty/Invited Presentations Provided Examples of the Research Process Session 1 Fred Grossman – Intro Research Seminar Sequence Chuck Tappert – Forgery Detection via Wrinkliness Session 2 Chuck Tappert – Example of Historical Research Xerox v. Palm Patent Infringement Case Sessions 3 and 4 Ron Frank – What is Research Like? Session 5 Course review Student presentations of Assignment 3

Research Seminar 1-2 Review Four Individual Assignments 1. Review an Article: Essence, strengths, etc. Review the wrinkliness article 2. Evaluate a DPS Dissertation Any DPS dissertation – essence, strengths, etc. 3. Practice Review of the Literature On a topic of your choosing 4. Reverse Eng. DPS Dissertation->Idea Paper “Idea Paper” = brief DPS dissertation proposal

Research Seminar 1-2 Review Writing Emphasis We teach the Strunk and White style of writing clearly and succinctly Expressing your ideas in writing gives you a good grasp of them The four assignments gave you writing practice

Research Seminar 1-2 Review Five Quizzes + Course Survey Quizzes reinforce the materials covered Four cover the chapters in Leedy The fifth reviews Strunk and White Course survey gives instructor feedback

Research Seminar 2 Overview Research Seminar 2 Review Intro to research in computing and IT Focus on agile DPS dissertation process Faculty / invited guest presentations Five assignments Two team assignments Three individual assignments No quizzes

Research Seminar 1 Review Five Assignments: First & Third are Team Assignments 1. Review an article: describe how the authors built a case for usefulness/importance of the study Like DPS dissertation idea paper and literature review 2. How to quickly review research papers One instructor’s choice, one your choice 3. Examine agile approach to dissertation process 4. Create agile DPS idea paper of your own On a topic/problem of your choosing 5. Presenting your idea paper PowerPoint slides + elevator talks