Nach positiver Absolvierung der Lehrveranstaltung sind Studierende in der Lage...
After successful completion of the course, students are able to...
- enumerate and describe the fundamental research methods in Computer Science
- point out the basic targets and concepts of these research methods
- find pointers to more advanced information about these methods
- critically identify the research methods relevant to their research and correctly apply these
This course will be held online (mix of homework based on online material AND live sessions).
An introduction meeting will be held on
Tue, March 2nd, 2021 at 16:15 in Zoom: https://tuwien.zoom.us/j/99496454758
Participation is mandatory!
After an introduction to methodologies and paradigms
this course will continue with its 4 main parts:
- Formal methods
- Quantitative methods
- Qualitative methods
- Design methods
ECTS Breakdown:
19 hours / Qualitative methods
19 hours / Quantitative methods
19 hours / Formal methods
19 hours / Design methods
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76 hours overall
Schedule:
March 2: Organizational issues
March 16: Introduction to Methodologies and Paradigms
April 13: Qualitative Methods
April 27: Formal Methods
May 18: Quantitative Methods
June 1: Design Methods (Literature Review)
June 8: Design Methods (Design Science Research)
The respective teachers design their blocks differently. Please pay attention to the information which will be available in the TUWEL course.
Generally, videos will be available to allow flexible timing for self-study. The dates listed in the schedule will allow for discussion and Q&A
This is a Fundamental PhD Course of the Faculty of Informatics for doctoral students. This course is related to methodologies.
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.
For a positive overall grade all four course parts must have been graded positive by the respective lecturer.
