This course will explore the fundamental research methods in Computer Science. It aims to provide a basic understanding of important resarch methods and how to critically apply these to advanced research.

This course consists of 5 parts:

1. Introduction to methodologies and paradigms
2. Overview of formal methods
3. Overview of quantitative methods
4. Overview of qualitative methods
5. Overview of design methods

Schedule:
March 5: Organizational issues/ Introduction to Methodologies and Paradigms
March 12: Overview of Formal Methods
March 19: Overview of Formal Methods
March 26: Overview of Quantitative Methods
April 2: Overview of Quantitative Methods
April 9: Overview of Quantitative Methods
May 7: Overview of Design Methods
May 14: Overview of Formal Methods
May 28: Overview of Qualitative Methods
June 11: Overview of Design Methods
June 18: Overview of Formal Methods
June 25: Overview of Qualitative Methods

This is a Fundamental PhD Course of the Faculty of Informatics for doctoral students. 

First-year doctoral students are advised to take this course, as its content may help them to prepare their PhD proposal.

Doctoral students in Computer Science have admission priority to this course.

In case of general questions (which are not specific to one of the course parts) please contact Andreas Steininger via e-mail: steininger@ecs.tuwien.ac.at.

The course parts will be graded with an assignment for each part. The final grade is calculated as the average grade of the assignments.

Students will receive a positive grade only if the following requirements are fulfilled:

• Attendance to the lectures (if attendance is not possible, if should be communicated via e-mail to the respective lecturer and C.Schmid via clarissa.schmid@tuwien.ac.at before the lecture).
• positive grade in every course part
• Submission of all assignments. The type of assignment will be defined by the lecturers. In case of written assignments these should be written in English and submitted via TUWEL. In case a presentation has to be done, attendance is compulsary on that date.

Please register in TISS.