Research Seminar 1 Review Traditional Dissertation Process Chuck Tappert

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 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 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 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 work

Research Seminar 1 Review Four Individual Assignments 1. Evaluate a Dissertation from our program Any dissertation – essence, strengths, etc. 2. Reverse Engineer Dissertation->Idea Paper “Idea Paper” = agile dissertation proposal 3. Analyze a Dissertation for extensions Create an idea paper that extends the research 4. Describe Current State of Dissertation Topic What new information is now available

Research Seminar 1 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 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