CSE 200: Research and Teaching in Computer Science and Engineering

General Information:

Instructors:   Katia Obraczka (katia "at" soe.ucsc.edu) and Suresh Lodha (lodha "at" soe.ucsc.edu)

                Office: E2 323                                                       Office: E2 361              

Office Hours: Suresh Lodha: Th 3:30-5:00pm, Tu 4:55-5:20 and by appointment

                         Katia Obraczka: T 12:45-1pm and by appointment

Classroom: BE 152

Class times: Tuesdays 3:20-4:55pm

TA:  Suzanne (sdacamar "at" ucsc.edu)

                       Office Hours and Location: 

Canvas

Piazza

Course Description:

This course is designed as a tool to help students transition into graduate school and covers topics relevant to being successful as a researcher as well as a teaching assistant. Topics related to teaching include responsibilities and rights of teaching assistants, available resources, academic integrity, campus safety, conflict resolution, active learning strategies, leading discussion and lab sessions, presentation techniques, maintaining class records, electronic handling of homework, grading, etc. Topics related to graduate research include use of library and online databases, technical writing and presentation, and ethical issues in science and engineering. Students will also be exposed to faculty research projects and opportunities, exercises to develop inquisitive and critical thinking, problem identification and proposal development, and professional development. Course delivery is mostly via seminar style talks and panel discussions. These may be supplemented by occassional lectures. This course is required for all graduate students and must be taken their first Fall quarter.

Grading:

Grade option: S/U only

Grading will be based on: attendance AND assignments

Grading criteria: Attendance required in at least 8 out of 10 classes

                              Satisfactory grade in all 6 assignments

Student Responsibilities:

Students enrolled in this class are agreeing to the following:

. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: All work turned in as reports, assignemnts, attendance verification MUST be individual. If any work claimed by a student to be his/her own is found to be shared with and/or authored by other students, that will be considered a violation of academic integrity, will not be tolerated, and will be handled accordingly. For more information on UCSC's academic integrity policies, visit http://www.ucsc.edu/academics/academic-integrity/index.html.

. Students are responsible for checking the class Web page frequently for announcements, updates, schedule changes, etc.

. Students are responsible for submitting assignments on time. Late submissions will NOT be accepted.

. Class attendance is mandatory. Because this is a graduate class, students are expected to participate actively in class, and that's hard to do if they do not attend class regularly. Attendance will be recorded, and students must attend a minimum of 8 classes as one of the requirements to pass the class. In other words, students cannot pass if they miss more than two classes. If you need to miss a class, please let the instructor know (in advance if possible).

 Schedule (tentative):