TIME & LOCATION: Weds 2PM, Skiles 171
INSTRUCTORS: Tucker Balch and Russ Clark (tucker@cc, rjc@cc)
COURSE WEB: www.cc.gatech.edu/~tucker/courses/cs4801
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This one credit hour course provides an introduction to the "bleeding edge" of computer science research. College of Computing faculty will lead lectures from all key research fields. The emphasis is on exposing students to some of the research problems they might work on while pursuing a graduate degree in computer science. The course will also cover grad school application strategies and timing, as well as special topics like how to write a statement of purpose and how to earn stellar recommendations from faculty. This course is a component of the CoC's UROC program.
PREREQUISITES: Sophomore standing
WHO SHOULD TAKE THE COURSE? Students who are considering graduate work in computer science.
ASSIGNMENTS
EVALUATION: Students will be evaluated on participation, attendance and several short writing assignments as follows:
TOPICS:
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
| January 8 | Russ Clark and Tucker Balch | Welcome and introductions |
| January 15 | Russ Clark | How to pay for grad school |
| January 22 | First Year Grad Student Panel Howard Zhou (howardz) Stephanie Wojtkowski (wojtkows) Jay Summet (summetj) Zack Kurmas (kurmasz) Jim Bowring (bowring) Alton Patrick (apatrick) | What grad school is like: reports from the trenches |
| January 29 | Tucker Balch | The Path to a PhD |
| February 5 | Amanda Gable | Grad school applications, and the statement of purpose |
| February 12 | Tucker Balch and Russ Clark | How to get involved in research now |
| February 19 | Amanda Gable | Fellowship programs and other ways to fund grad school |
| February 26 | Mike Nelson-Palmer | Information Security Programs and Scholarships |
| March 5 | Spring Break | |
| March 12 | Mostafa Ammar | Networking |
| March 19 | John Stasko | A behind the scenes look at graduate admissions |
| March 26 | Amy Bruckman | Learning in online communities |
| April 2 | Blair MacIntyre? | Augmented Reality |
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