The spring semester 2014 class meets in 106 Weir Hall at 3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p..m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. (The class was originally scheduled from 4:00 to 5:15.)
The class is taught by Prof. Conrad Cunningham, whose office is in 203 Weir Hall. The official office hours for this class are 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays and by appointment at other times.
Prof. Cunningham's voice telephone number is (662) 915-5358 and fax number is (662) 915-5623. His WWW home page is http://www.cs.olemiss.edu/~hcc/ and his email address is cunningham AT cs DOT olemiss DOT edu.
The WWW home page for this class is http://www.cs.olemiss.edu/~hcc/researchMethods/.
The final examination for this class is scheduled for Wednesday, 7 May at 4:00 p.m. (Tuesday, 6 May at 4:00 p.m. is an alternative date that may also be available. We may use both time slots for the final presentations.)
"It is the responsibility of any student with a disability who requests a reasonable accommodation to contact the Office of Disability Services (915-7128). Contact will then be made by that office through the student to the instructor of this class. The instructor will then be happy to work with the student so that a reasonable accommodation of any disability can be made."
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This course targets computer science graduate students planning professional careers in teaching, research, and advanced development. It seeks to enhance the students’ abilities to think critically, communicate effectively (in both speech and writing), understand the profession’s culture and practices, and plan an appropriate research program. Although the instructor or others may lectures, many of the activities will focus on the students learning by doing.
The new computer science PhD curriculum requires that all PhD students complete this course; the new MS curriculum recommends that MS students take this course if they are planning to write a formal thesis or continue in the PhD program. (PhD students who have completed the comprehensive examination by December 2012 are not required to complete this course.)
Graduate standing in computer science
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
As a student in Engr 694-60, you are expected to conduct yourself in a professional manner according to the Honor Code of the School of Engineering, the Information Technology (IT) Appropriate Use Policy, the M Book, and any other relevant policies.
A few assignments may involve editing or assessing the work of others as defined for the assignment. Students may also consult the Writing Center. Otherwise, all students must complete their own work independently in accordance with the School of Engineering's Honor Code statement on plagiarism. It is plagiarism "to knowingly deceive, copy, paraphrase, or otherwise misrepresent your work in a manner inconsistent with professional conduct".
The grading scale for this class is A [90..100], B [80..90), C [70..80), D [60..70), and F [0..60). However, the instructor will use the +/- grading scale, as appropriate, to provide more fine-grained grading within these ranges.
70 percent of the grade will come from the regular writing, editing, and research exercises and perhaps a few quizes. The other 30 percent comes from the term paper and presentation.
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