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The document outlines the course 'Research Methods in Computer Science' at the University of Gondar, detailing its objectives, topics, and assessment methods. Key areas of focus include research proposal preparation, ethical issues, and effective writing and presentation skills. The course is designed for fourth-year students and is compulsory, with no prerequisites.

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RM CH 00 - Course Outline

The document outlines the course 'Research Methods in Computer Science' at the University of Gondar, detailing its objectives, topics, and assessment methods. Key areas of focus include research proposal preparation, ethical issues, and effective writing and presentation skills. The course is designed for fourth-year students and is compulsory, with no prerequisites.

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RM Lecture Notes Course Outline

UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR
COLLEGE OF INFORMATICS
COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

Course Information
Course Title: Research Methods in Computer Science
Course Code: COSC4123 Credit Hours: 2 Hrs. (2 ECTS)
Prerequisite: None Course Category: Compulsory Year: IV Semester: I
Instructor Information
Name: - Birhanie Ewnetu (M.Sc. In Computer Science) Email: - [email protected]

Course Description
The course focuses on the study of current methods and techniques in computer science research.
The major topics includes
 Research in Computing
 Proposal Preparation
 Using Resources to Conduct Research
 Writing Research Papers and Making Presentations
 Ethical Issues.
The instructional methods and techniques include traditional lectures with some assignments,
student presentations and group problem solving.

Course Objectives
Upon completion of the course, the students will be able to:-
 Describe computing research methods
 Develop effective research proposal
 Conduct research effectively in computer related fields
 Appropriately use resources to conduct research
 Organize and prepare technical papers, thesis and presentations
 Work and cooperate effectively with other research workers on a computing
research
 Aware of the research ethics and other related issues

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RM Lecture Notes Course Outline

Course Outline
Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview of Research
1.1. What is Research and not Research?
1.2. Scientific Research
1.3. Objectives, Motivations and Significance of Research
1.4. Requirements and Characteristics of Research
1.5. Types and Approaches of Research
1.6. Research Methods and Problem Solving
1.7. Effective Report Writing Principles and Criteria for Good Research
1.8. Evaluating and Reviewing Research Results
1.9. What is Research in Computing?
Chapter 2: Processes in Conducting Research
2.1. Overview of Current State of the Art Areas and Techniques in Computing
2.2. Actors, Roles and Relationship
2.2.1. The Student
2.2.2. The Supervisor
2.2.3. The Examiner/Evaluator
2.3. The Process
2.3.1. Developing Research Proposal
2.3.2. Developing Problem Description
2.3.3. Following the Objectives
2.3.4. Presenting and Analyzing the Data
2.3.5. Drawing Conclusion and Identifying Future Work
2.3.6. Presenting and Defending Orally
2.3.7. Preparing Final Research Documentation (Thesis)
2.4. Proposal Preparation
2.4.1. Choosing a Subject Area
2.4.2. Choosing a Problem within the Subject Area
2.4.3. Quality Assurance of Initial Ideas
2.4.4. Write Research Proposal
2.4.5. Sample and More Acceptable Research Proposal Structure
2.4.6. Research Proposal Check-list
2.5. Literature Reviews
2.5.1. Importance and Roles of Literature Review
2.5.2. Skills and Keys to Effective Literature Review
2.5.3. Literature Sources (Journals, Conference Proceedings, Books, Reports,
Thesis, etc.)
2.5.4. Literature Review Writing
2.6. Assessment Criteria

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Chapter 3: Resources to Conduct Research


3.1. Digital Libraries (IEEE, ACM, Science Direct, Springer, etc.)
3.2. Documentation Tools (Ex: Latex) and Language Skill
3.3. Team Work
3.4. Datasets
3.5. Simulation, Experimental or Visualization Tools
Chapter 4: Writing Research Papers and Making Presentations
4.1. Structure of Good Quality Papers, Citations and References
4.2. Making Excellent Presentation
4.3. How to Write Good Quality Thesis and Papers (Journal and Conferences)
Chapter 5: Research Ethics
5.1. Ethical Issues in Research
5.2. Plagiarism, Falsification, Fabrication
5.3. Academic Honesty Related Issues – Ex. Misleading Authorship
5.4. Other Ethical Issues in Computing
Chapter 6: Data Collection and Analysis
6.1. Data Collection (primary and secondary data)
6.2. Analysis of Data with case studies

Assessment Methods
Your total marks (100%) for Course Grading will be collected as follows:-
 Mid Examination: 20%
 Assignment/Quizzes: 20%
 Research Report: 20%
 Final Examination: 40%

Reading Materials
Besides the lecture documents prepared by the course instructor (for each chapters), students
are recommended to read other reference materials.
Genuinely it’s not suitable to make lists of specific textbooks for this course, but thankfully there
is an environment for students with a growing number of research papers published in quality
journals (such as IEEE and ACM). Thus, you need to explore the models, frameworks as well as
contents of these Computing Research Methods to become an expert in computing.

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