Course Description
Content will vary in response to the interests, needs, and capability of the students and faculty involved. Individual, guided study in computer science.
Athena Title
Faculty Mentored Research
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
An individual student or team of students will define the research question, the research methods, or in some cases both aspects of a project. The student understands and can explain how his/her part of the project contributes to a larger initiative. This may be accomplished through a thorough literature review of the research area. At the end of the semester, the student will reflect on their experience, interpret both processes and outcomes of research, and be able to articulate what he/she has learned and can identify how failures or successes may shape further research questions or goals. Students are required to submit a paper or a report on their findings, they will also acquire experience in scientific writing. To fulfill the requirements of the course, students will also be required to present their findings to a panel of faculty members or to present their research in the form of a poster at our annual CS Research Day.
Topical Outline
Experiential Learning Justification: Under the guidance of Computer Science faculty, students will be engaged in a semester-long research project. They will work either individually or with other undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdocs. Faculty will evaluate students in the course and mentor them throughout the semester. With the mentorship of a faculty supervisor, the student applies an understanding of the discipline to identify gaps or unanswered questions and applies skills, methods, techniques learned in the classroom to his/her research project.