Spring 2013
25894 & 25895
Course SyllabusCPSC 6985 Research and Thesis
Instructor / Shamim Khan, PhDE-mail:
Office: Center for Commerce and Technology (CCT) Room 444
Office hours:
Mon, Wed10:00 – 11:00 AM, 3:00-6:00 PM
Tue, Thu5:00 – 6:00 PM
Fri3:00 – 5:00 PM (Meeting with graduate students),
and by appointment
Email:
Website: http://csc.columbusstate.edu/khan
Office Phone: 706-507 8184; School Phone: 706-507 8170
Contacting Me: For issues related to this course, please email me within CougarView. If you need to discuss something with me personally but cannot do so during my posted office hours, please feel free to contact me to arrange a more appropriate time.
Required Textbook / None.
Course Description / This course is required by all students completing the thesis option of the MS in Applied Computer Science. It involves completion of a research project and defense of the project thesis in adherence to the School of Computer Science MS thesis policy. The project is to be designed in consultation with a thesis advisor who is a member of the graduate faculty of the School of Computer Science. May not be taken more than twice for credit. (S/U grading)
Course Objectives / Upon completion of this course, the student will have demonstrated the ability to:
- recognize a significant and current problem in computer science;
- perform research on a significant and current problem in computer science;
- apply previous coursework, past research, and current research to resolving the significant and current problem in computer science; and
- demonstrate the ability to produce, following published School of Computer Science guidelines, a research thesis describing the work done by the student to a standard acceptable to the thesis committee;
Assessment Methods / Other than the thesis defense, this course has no assessment methods.
Student Responsibilities / As a student in this course, you are responsible to:
- manage your time and maintain the discipline required to meet the course requirements;
- work with your thesis advisor to develop a thesis proposal;
- perform the necessary research to fully understand the problem and to recommend possible solutions;
- communicate regularly with your thesis advisor;
- prepare a research report in accordance with the School thesis standards that describes the problem, the research, and the possible solutions;
- coordinate with the thesis supervisor to establish an agreed upon location and time for the thesis oral defense;
- prepare and present an oral defense of the research effort; and obtain the necessary approval signatures following a successful defense of the thesis.
Instructor Responsibilities / As your instructor/thesis advisor in this course, I am responsible to:
- work with you, the student, to develop a thesis proposal;
- work to form a thesis committee for examining your thesis ;
- assist you in your research efforts and provide guidance as necessary;
- respond to your emails and other communications promptly;
- work with you in ensuring the thesis meets the School thesis standards; and coordinate with the thesis committee members to provide guidance on the research effort, written document, and oral defense as necessary;
Tentative Schedule / The following is the tentative schedule for the course. It is subject to change.
DATES / Milestones
3/11 / I. Experimental work completed
4/8 / II. Thesis initial draft submitted
4/29 / IV. Thesis final draft submitted
Course Access in CougarView / Desire2Learn(D2L) is the new CSU Learning Management System -- what is commonly known as CougarVIEW. You can access the course through the CougarView course management system at: https://colstate.view.usg.edu/
Your CougarVIEW username is the same as your CougarNET login ID & password.
Students who add courses during the first week of the semester, should be able to access their newly added course within 24-36 hours.
For additional help contact the CSU Help Desk (CCTbuilding level 1, phone:706-507-8199).
There are also a number of support resources for CougarView that are listed below:
Browser Checker
CougarVIEW-D2L Starter Guide
CougarView Troubleshooting
GeorgiaView D2L Help Center
D2L Help Files
Once you've entered CougarView, you will see a list of courses you have access to which contains some combination of the phrases "CPSC 6985" and "Fall 2012." If you don't see this entry in the list, please e-mail me.
Once you have clicked on the course's name and accessed the course, you will find a home page with a navigational bar displaying the course title and a set of links that is used to navigate between tools and homepages. Each course and home page has its own navbar that links to relevant tools and contents.If you try the above and CougarView will not let you in, please use the "Need Help with CougarView?" link below the username and password textboxes to request help. If you are still having problems gaining access after a few days in the class, please e-mail me.
Getting Help / Student assistants in the Computer Center and in the open lab can help you with basic computer-related problems (such as logging onto the network, saving your work, etc.), but they are not obligated to help you with your assignments. Tutors in the Department of Computer Science lab can help you with the assignments. Their schedule is typically posted in the Computer Science departmental office. Do not ask the tutors to write HTML, JavaScript, ASP, or other code required for this course for you. They are instructed to assist you in understanding concepts only.
Academic Honesty/
Plagiarism Policy / Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, activities such as cheating and plagiarism (http://academics.columbusstate.edu/catalogs/current/acaregs_grad.php#acadmisconduct).). It is a basis for disciplinary action. Any work turned in for individual credit must be entirely the work of the student submitting the work. All work must be your own. For group projects, the work must be done only by members of the group. You may share ideas but submitting identical assignments (for example) will be considered cheating. You may discuss the material in the course and help one another with debugging; however, any work you hand in for a grade must be your own. A simple way to avoid inadvertent plagiarism is to talk about the assignments, but don't read each other's work or write solutions together unless otherwise directed by me. For your own protection, keep scratch paper and old versions of assignments to establish ownership until after the assignment has been graded and returned to you. If you have any questions about this, please contact me immediately. For assignments, access to notes, the course textbooks, books and other publications is allowed. All work that is not your own, MUST be properly cited. This includes any material found on the Internet. Stealing or giving or receiving any code, diagrams, drawings, text or designs from another person (CSU or non-CSU, including the Internet) is not allowed. Having access to another person’s work on the computer system or giving access to your work to another person is not allowed. It is your responsibility to prevent others from having unauthorized access to your work.
No cheating in any form will be tolerated. Penalties for academic dishonesty may include a zero grade on the assignment or exam/quiz, a failing grade for the course, suspension from the Computer Science program, and dismissal from the program. All instances of cheating will be documented in writing with a copy placed in the Department’s files. Students will be expected to discuss the academic misconduct with the faculty member and the chairperson.
Confidentially of Information Shared by Students / CSU does not guarantee the confidentiality of information shared by students in the course environment. Therefore, students should not share any confidential information from employers unless explicitly released for public use.
ADA Accommodation Notice / If you have a documented disability, as described by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 933-112 Section 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and subsequent amendments and would like to request academic and/or physical accommodations, please contact the Office of Disability Services in the Schuster Student Success Center (room 221), 706-507-8755, as soon as possible. Course requirements will not be waived, but reasonable accommodations may be provided as appropriate.