Studentenseminarium 2011 - 2012

Dr. Hristo Nikolov, Dr. J.M. (Jeannette) de Graaf, and Dr. Johan Kwisthout

The goal of this seminarium is to prepare students for research by means of reading, abstracting, and presenting scientific literature in the context of existing courses.

The seminar consists of two parts: the first part is during the fall semester, the second part is during the spring semester. Students are given suitable research papers linking a second year course with the scientific area related to the course. Students will work in teams of two persons on one paper per semester: one foundational (F) and one related to more application oriented research (A). Note that if a team is studying on an (A) article in the fall semester, then during the spring semester, the team has to study on an (F) article. They have to read and understand the papers assigned to them. Each team of students has to discuss the assigned paper with the lecturer of the corresponding course. At the end of the semester, the students should be able to present the paper to their peers in a student symposium. These symposia are scheduled for Wednesday, December 14, 2011 in room 174 and Tuesday, May 22, 2012, both starting at 9:00.

Students will be evaluated based on two criterias:
1) their approach to reading and understanding the scientific papers assigned to them and
2) the presentation at the student symposium by the end of each semester.

Attending the seminar meetings and active participation is mandatory for all second year Computer Science students as it is considered a part of their bachelor project traject (with bachelorklas and thesis). Students who are enrolled also for a Bachelor in Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy or yet another study are advised to consult the study advisor for Computer Science on this matter.

Introduction to the student seminar and assignment of scientific papers to students will take place in room 312 on Friday, September 16, starting at 13:45. Participating students must attend this meeting! At the meeting, the groups will be formed and students can express their preference for certain subjects. Recall that each team of 2 students has to read and present one F and one A paper, one paper per semester.

Update (spring semester):

Assignment of scientific papers to students for the spring semester will take place in room 412 on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, starting at 13:45.

For the fall semester, the papers will cover the following subjects:

• Datastructuren (F);
• Concepten van Programmeertalen (F);
• Fundamentele Informatica 1 (F) (for I&E students only);
• Fundamentele Informatica 2 (F);
• Software Engineering (A);
• Computer Architectuur (A).

For the spring semester, the papers will cover the following subjects:

• Complexiteit (F);
• Programmeren en Correctheid (F);
• Kunstmatige Intelligentie (A);
• Requirements Engineering (A);
• Operating Systemen (A).

Intended Group :

2nd year Computer Science and I&E students.

Literature :

Choice of selected papers that will be distributed at the beginning of each semester.

Lecturers :

Dr. Hristo Nikolov | E-Mail Phone: +31 (0)71 – 5275775 | Office: 122 Dr. J.M. (Jeannette) de Graaf | E-Mail Phone: +31 (0)71 – 5277051 | Office: 151 Update (spring semester): In the spring semester, Jeannette will be substituted by Johan Kwisthoud Dr. Johan Kwisthout | E-Mail Phone: +31 (0)71 – 5277051 | Office: 151

Remarks :

Participation is mandatory. Contacting and discussing the papers with the corresponding lecturers is mandatory. Feedback from the lecturers will be used in evaluation 1 (see above).