Research Methods And Reading

Syllabus

Course Structure

Week Date Topic Hours Lecturer Readings 1 07-Jan Scientific Method 2 TW As discussed in the class of Feb 4, here is an interesting article around the Needham Question 09-Jan Structured Writing 1 TW The Science of Scientific Writing, Example Paragraphs, Revised Paragraphs, Scientific Writing Cheat Sheet 2 14-Jan The Literature Review / Writing a Scientific Document 2 TW Fredo Durand's guide on how to write a bad article and guides on how to get it right by Simon Prince, Oded Goldreich, Henning Schulzrinne, Simon Peyton Jones and Fredo Durand (work in progress). 16-Jan Scientific Discourse 1 TW 3 21-Jan Ethical Considerations 2 TW 23-Jan Oral Presentation 1 TW Excellent guidelines by Robert Cipolla 4 28-Jan Statistical Inference and Hypothesis Testing 2 AY Watch the BBC programme Joy of Statistics; please read Statistics: A very short introduction by David J Hand, available online from UCL library: use the Explore the Library's books, journals and online resources search option. 30-Jan Questionnaire Design 1 AY Harvard Tip Sheet on Question Wording 5 04-Feb Bayesian Inference 2 AY 06-Feb Satistical Considerations For Reproducible Science 1 AY 6 — Reading Week — 7 18-Feb Student Presentations 2 TW 20-Feb Student Presentations 1 TW 8 25-Feb Student Presentations 2 TW 27-Feb Student Presentations 1 TW 9 04-Mar Student Presentations 2 TW 06-Mar Student Presentations 1 TW 10 11-Mar Student Presentations 2 TW 13-Mar Student Presentations 1 TW 11 18-Mar Student Presentations 2 TW 20-Mar Student Presentations 1 TW