This class will teach you how to plan and do research in Computer Science, as well as how to structure and write a research paper for publication in English-language conference proceedings and journals.
In particular, we will look at how planning and performing your research affects how you should structure and write your paper and why considering both together early on can make both tasks easier.
We will discuss how to increase your chances of acceptance and how to improve your paper based on feedback and formal reviews.
The class assumes proficiency in English reading and writing. It does not aim to be an English language class. Moreover, improvement in writing comes from actually writing, so the course will have a significant in-class practical aspect: students should be prepared to write and discuss their work in-class and in English.
The class will be useful for computer science students and researchers, whether native English speakers or not, who have possibly read many research papers in their field but never written one themselves. The class will be particularly beneficial for students who have already started to do research or at least know in which area they plan to do research.