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CS 696Fall 2008
Mary Lou SoffaChair and Professor
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Goals of Course
Introduce you to research of faculty
Help you with skills and strategies for doing well in graduate school and in your career
Introduce you to nationally renown computer scientist
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Requirements
Attend class Participate in class Find a research topic and adviser Write a small research proposal
from talks and/or meeting with faculty
Present your proposal
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Proposal -Format
1. Motivation What is the problem and what is
current state Why important What are your goals - short What approach - short
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Proposal - format
2. Background and related work What does a reader have to know What is the related research that has been
done
3. Goals and approaches What are your goals and subgoals What are your requirements What is your approach What steps/tasks will you take
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Proposal -
4. Preliminary work Problem that you have solved
5. Merit of work Assuming you can do what you
propose What good is it?
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Proposal At most 5 double spaced, 11 point
font, pages Aim for
Introduction: 1 page Background and related work: 1 page Goals and approaches: 1.5 – 2.0
pages Preliminary work: 0.5 to 1 page Merit – .5 page
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Evaluation
Have your advisor look at it I will evaluate it First Draft
Due Oct. 10
Final Proposal Due Nov. 15
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Schedule is on web
http://www.cs.virginia.edu/soffa/teaching/cs696
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