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Research Lifecycle. Computer Science Research Practicum Fall 2012 Andrew Rosenberg. Biological Lifecycle. Birth Adolescence Maturity Procreation Death. Research Lifecycle. Birth – A new idea is proposed Adolescence – The idea is tested and refined.
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Research Lifecycle Computer Science Research Practicum Fall 2012 Andrew Rosenberg
Biological Lifecycle • Birth • Adolescence • Maturity • Procreation • Death
Research Lifecycle • Birth – A new idea is proposed • Adolescence – The idea is tested and refined. • Maturity – The idea enters “common knowledge” • Procreation – The idea spawns new ideas. • Death – The idea is replaced by new ideas. • Do ideas ever really die?
Major Steps in Research • Literature Review • Proposal • Development • Evaluation • Reporting • Publication • Presentation
Literature Review • Increase knowledge and understanding of the current state of the art. • Read previously published studies and hypotheses. • In additional to traditional publications, blog posts and arxiv style self-publishing can be a useful source of information.
Proposal • Advisors, funders, colleagues and instructors use research proposals to communicate and assess research ideas. • What are you going to do? • Motivate the research question. • Motivate your answer.
Development • Execute the experiment. • Write code that implements your idea. • Develop a written proof of your theory. • How good does your code need to be?
Evaluation • How do you know that your idea is working? • Objectivity • Empiricism • Reproducibility • Baselines • Statistical Significance.
Reporting • Share your research findings with other people through written reports. • Motivate the problem • Contextualize with previous work • Describe the approach • Discuss the contribution • Future implications.
Reporting • Reproducibility • How does Open-source software fit?
Publication • Journal Articles • Conference Publications • Workshops • Technical Reports • “Self-publishing” • Peer-review. • Blind, double-blind
Presentation • Oral Presentations • 20-60 minutes. • Currently, there is an expectation of slides • PowerPoint, Keynote, Blender (latex) • Poster Presentations • Sessions can last between 1.5-4hrs. • Design a 3’x4’ poster that contains research material