CPS 701: Introduction to Graduate Studies

Instructor: Kamesh Munagala 

   Fall Semester, 2012


The purpose of this course is to introduce you to research in computer science, and to your new roles as a graduate student and as a scientist/technologist. This course is required for all entering graduate students in computer science.

The Wednesday class meetings will consist of a combination of presentations by the instructor and guests, as well as discussions led by students. There will be (unscored) assignments and no exams. Grades are based on class participation and satisfactory completion of assignments.

 Lectures:  4:40-5:55pm on Wednesdays, LSRC D344

The email address cps701@cs.duke.edu reaches everybody in the class as well as the instructor. Only announcements, questions/answers, and comments of general interests should be sent to this address. Specific questions should be directed to the instructor. Please check your emails regularly, as important announcements and information will be sent via email.

The slides and links below are mainly due to the previous DGS, Jun Yang.


Lect. 

Date 

Topics 
1
 Aug. 29
 Marilyn: Introduction
2
 Sep. 5
 Richard: Introduction and Team building

3

Sep. 12

 Kamesh: Graduate School Essentials

4

Sep. 19

 Kamesh: Requirements Jeopardy!

5

Sep. 26

 Ashwin Machanavajjhala 
Handling heterogeneous data sources

6

Oct. 3

 Raluca Gordan

7

Oct. 10

 CLASS CANCELED

8

Oct. 17

 Kamesh: More Grad School Tips
9
 Oct. 24
 Owen Astrachan
10
 Oct. 31
 Carlo Tomasi
11
 Nov. 7
 Talk by Duke alumnus, Luis Von Ahn

12

Nov. 14

 Romit Roy Choudhury

13

Nov. 21

 THANKSGIVING BREAK

14

Nov. 28

 Vincent Conitzer


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