Computer Science 690AB:
Research Methods in Computer Science
(Winter 2026)

http://www.cs.mun.ca/~harold/Courses/CS690AB/

Instructor	Office	Office Hours	Lectures
Todd Wareham harold@mun.ca	EN-2034 (709) 864-4601	TBA	MWF, 11:00-11:50am EN-1001

Lecture Outline (Tentative)

• Course introduction (1 lecture)
• Giving Talks for Fun and Enlightenment (2 lec tures)
• Typesetting Documents: Fun with LaTeX and BibTeX (1 lecture)
• Effective Literature Search (2 lectures)
• Starting Research: Selecting and Validating Topics (2 lectures)
• Doing (and Surviving) Research: Timelines, Proposal, and Thesis (7 lectures)
• Presenting Research I: Conference and Journal Paper Preparation and Submission (2 lectures)
• Presenting Research II: The Joy of Peer Review (4 lectures)
• Presenting Research III: Conference Presentation, Attendance, and Beyond (2 lectures)

The lectures and displays (and all material) delivered or provided in this course by the instructor, including any visual or audio recording thereof, are subject to copyright owned by the instructor. It is prohibited to record or copy by any means, in any format, openly or surreptitiously, in whole or in part, in the absence of express written permission from the instructor any of the lectures or materials provided or published in any form during or from the course.

Students are permitted to use generative AI for learning activities and assessments and to assist in gaining a deeper understanding of the concepts. You are requested to confirm in writing instances of GAI use in your submitted work. Example uses include:
• Generating and collecting ideas and information for a paper or creative work.
• Initial text creation.
• Proofreading and grammar checking.
• Creating a reference list.
Submitted work created using AI that does not include this confirmation will receive a grade of zero.

Evaluation Scheme (Tentative)

• There will be no supplementary assignments. Marks for missed assignments (with appropriate documentation) will be assigned at the instructor's discretion on a case-by-case basis.

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Created: November 17, 2025
Last Modified: January 6, 2026