CSC 595: Seminar

Term

Fall 2011

Course Website

http://www.csc.uvic.ca/courses/csc595

Instructor

Daniel German
Email: dmg at cs.uvic.ca
Office: ECS 560
Phone Number: (250)472-5790
Office Hours: W 2:30 - 3:30 p.m., R 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Lecture Schedule

(A01)   MR     13:00 - 14:20     COR B129

Course Overview

The main objective of this course is to teach students how to prepare for and present a research seminar talk. Other skills critical in order to be a successful researcher will also be included in the course.

Course Objectives And Learning Outcomes

Learn how to do research.
Learn how to use the Library resources.
Learn time management skills.
Improve presentations skills.
Learn to prepare a research proposal.

Evaluation

Projects	1 per term (literature review)
Presentations	2 short talks, 2 long talks, participation in panel or debate or brainstorming activity
Attend department seminars	3 per term
Attendance in classes	attend all
Seminar evaluations	evaluate all as instructed
Assignments	per lecture

Grading

All work in the class will be graded as pass or redo. To pass the course, students must redo each component until receiving a pass mark. Students will be allowed to redo at most 2 components. Receiving 3 "redo" components will immediately result in a failing grade.
Attendance is mandatory for all lectures. Written permission must be obtained if an absence is required, and it will be granted for at most 1 session. Failure to attend classes will result in a non-passing grade.
Attendance at research seminars is an important component of a graduate program. Our department has several research groups which have regular seminars. The department events are posted at: http://www.csc.uvic.ca/php/upcoming.php. To pass this class, students must attend at least three seminars in DIFFERENT research areas. The form used to evaluate the graduate student talks should be filled in and submitted after attendance to get credit for this.

Csc Student Groups

The Computer Science Course Union (http://cscu.csc.uvic.ca/mediawiki/index.php/) serves all students who are either in a computer science program or taking a class in computer science. Please sign yourself up on their mailing list if you would like to be informed about their social events and services.

Women in Engineering and Computer Science (http://wecs.uvic.ca/) - The purpose of the WECS is to encourage more women and girls to consider Computer Science or Engineering as a career and to support them in their decision once they arrive at UVic.

The Engineering Students' Society (ESS) serves all students registered in an Engineering degree program, including Software Engineering (BSEng). For information on ESS activities, events and services navigate to http://www.engr.uvic.ca/~ess .

Course Policies And Guidelines

Late Assignments: No late assignments will be accepted unless prior arrangements have been made with the instructor at least 48 hours before the assignment due date.
Coursework Mark Appeals: All marks must be appealed within 7 days of the mark being posted.
Attendance: We expect students attend all lectures and labs. It is entirely the students' responsibility to recover any information or announcements presented in lectures from which they were absent.
Electronic devices in labs and lectures: No unauthorized audio or video recording of lectures is permitted.
Electronic devices in midterms and exams: Calculators are only permitted for examinations and tests if explicitly authorized and the type of calculator permitted may be restricted. No other electronic devices (e.g. cell phones, pagers, PDA, etc.) may be used during examinations or tests unless explicitly authorized.
Plagiarism: Submitted work may be checked using plagiarism detection software. Cheating, plagiarism and other forms of academic fraud are taken very seriously by both the University and the Department. You should consult http://web.uvic.ca/calendar/FACS/UnIn/UARe/PoAcI.html for the UVic policy on academic integrity. Note that the university policy includes the statement that "A largely or fully plagiarized assignment should result in a grade of F for the course".

The Faculty of Engineering Standards for Professional Behaviour are at http://www.uvic.ca/shared/shared%5fengineering/docs/professional-behaviour.pdf

The department guidelines concerning fraud are at http://www.csc.uvic.ca/courseinfo/policies/fraud.html

Department Policies: A list of department policies regarding all courses may be found at http://www.csc.uvic.ca/courseinfo/policies/index.html

This course aims to provide equal opportunities and access for all students to enjoy the benefits and privileges of the class and its curriculum and to meet the syllabus requirements. Reasonable and appropriate accommodation will be made available to students with documented disabilities (physical, mental, learning) in order to give them the opportunity to successfully meet the essential requirements of the course. The accommodation will not alter academic standards or learning outcomes, although the student may be allowed to demonstrate knowledge and skills in a different way. It is not necessary for you to reveal your disability and/or confidential medical information to the course instructor. If you believe that you may require accommodation, the course instructor can provide you with information about confidential resources on campus that can assist you in arranging for appropriate accommodation. Alternatively, you may want to contact the Resource Centre for Students with a Disability located in the Campus Services Building.

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