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public:rem4:rem4-16:abstract

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

<-BACK to REM4-18 MAIN ---------- Abstracts Structure of Abstracts Each item below should take only 1-2 sentences in your abstract (unless otherwise noted) Outer context A short introduction to the field or context of the research problem addressed. This places the research topic within the larger scientific context. Go for

public:rem4:rem4-16:authorship

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

Authorship: Author List on Papers Scientific Publications The currency of Science The scientific paper appearing in a peer-reviewed publication is the “currency” of science. Date of publication, reception, acceptance In addition to having a particular date of publication, many journals publish the date a paper was first received by the editors, before the revies and revision process started.

public:rem4:rem4-16:contribution_results

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

Some Notes on the Contribution / Results Sections Contribution Section Describe your idea - not how it has been evaluated. You may reference related work, but keep it to a minimum and specific (i.e. no “review of what so-and-so did” in the Contribution section!).

public:rem4:rem4-16:course_overview

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

Course Overview / Key Concepts Science, Technology, Philosophy, Mathematics Philosophy A systematic investigation into any phenomenon. Fundamental principle: Human reasoning and creativity. Science A systematic investigation into phenomena in the natural world susceptible to physical experimentation. Fundamentally inductive.

public:rem4:rem4-16:doing_presentations

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

Doing Presentations On The Day * Be confident - even if your presentation is perfect, presenting it with a self-demeaning attitude or comments will make your audience feel you could have done better. A presentation can never be better exceed your attitude!

public:rem4:rem4-16:experimental_designs_i

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

Experimental Designs I: Types of Designs Concepts Experimental design A planned interference in the natural order of events. Subject(s) Subject of interest - that to be studied, whether people, technology, natural phenomena, or other Sample

public:rem4:rem4-16:introduction

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

<-BACK to REM4-18 MAIN ---------- Introductions Generic Structure of an Introduction Section General context of the work A bit more detail on the first few sentences in the Abstract. By all means: NEVER COPY-PASTE SENTENCES VERBATIM FROM THE ABSTRACT. You will make the reader annoyed.

public:rem4:rem4-16:mmh_empahsis_points

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

MMH Emphasis Points I discussed with them several things raised by Halmos (placed in the context of CS rather than just math): * Distinction between pure and applied “math”; how it is reflected even in fields like literature (manuals vs. Shakespeare) or music (military marches vs. Mozart).

public:rem4:rem4-16:p1._pick_topic_for_your_paper

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

P1. Pick a Topic for Your Paper Over the course period you will write one empirical research paper, in the form of a prototypical science paper: A study requiring formulating hypotheses, designing a comparative experiment, obtaining and presenting empirical data.

public:rem4:rem4-16:p2._good_bad_abstract

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

P2. Example of Good and Bad Abstracts * Copy the TITLE and full abstracts into a txt file * Below each abstract, say why it's good or bad, and JUSTIFY your conclusion. * PLEASE SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT IN DISCUSSION SECTION ON CANVAS (see “P1 - Good/Bad Abstract

public:rem4:rem4-16:p3._write_an_abstract_i

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

P3. Write an Abstract For a Prefab Paper Write an abstract for this paper. Consider the structure of a good abstract, the lessons you have drawn from looking at good and bad abstracts, and what you would say to make sure a reader becomes interested in reading the whole paper.

public:rem4:rem4-16:p4._write_an_abstract_for_your_topic

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

Write an Abstract for your Topic This project is the first in a sequence of projects aimed at building up the paper you will work on in this class. Each submission counts as part of your project grade (but note: it is possible to improve the grades

public:rem4:rem4-16:p5._find_paper_to_use_as_a_template_for_your_own

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

P5. Find a Template Paper Now that you have selected a topic for your paper, find a paper that can serve as a template for your paper. It need not be on the same topic, but it helps to have it from the same field and a roughly similar structure, as explained below. As a template, it will give you guidance on structure and organization. You will refer to this quite a bit, so choose a paper on a topic you like.

public:rem4:rem4-16:p6._introduction

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

P5. Write Introduction for Your Paper Continuing the construction of your paper, write an introduction to it, keeping in mind what has been said about the content and structure of introductions. Submit your introduction via MySchool. Instructions for how to structure the Introduction section were given in the lecture on Fri 29th of August, and notes from this lecture are here:

public:rem4:rem4-16:p7._related_work_and_references

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

P7. Related Work & References Continuing the construction of your own paper, write the related work section of your paper, and provide an initial list of references. Keep in mind what has been said about related work and references, especially the

public:rem4:rem4-16:p8

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

P8. Review a Peer's Abstract Bring a printout of your Abstract (including the title) to class. (Put your name on there as well so that it may find its way back to you easily.) Make it the best version of your Abstract you can muster, because the better it is the more useful the comments will be. Abstracts can be improved

public:rem4:rem4-16:p9._contribution_results

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

P.9 Contributions & Results Moving onwards with the construction of the paper, write the main section and contribution part of your paper, keeping in mind what has been said about the content and structure of the paper and particularly the main section. Use your reference paper to help you. Please remember though, it has to be short! (On the order of 2-3 paragraphs or 10-15 sentences.)

public:rem4:rem4-16:p10._conclusions

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

P10. Conclusions Nearing the finish line with the construction of the paper, write the concluding part of your paper, keeping in mind what has been said in class about the content and structure of the paper. Conclusions summarize the results plus some sort of

public:rem4:rem4-16:p11._full_paper_v._1.0

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

P11. Full Paper This is the first time you have to hand in a full paper. The paper must be formatted as if it was going to be published in a conference or journal; that means it has to have coherent section titles, author list with affiliation, reference list and possibly acknowledgments, and be properly formatted. Please make sure your references are correctly formatted as well, according to APA style.

public:rem4:rem4-16:p12._full_paper_review

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

P12. Full Paper Review In this exercise you will review your fellow student's full paper. The assignments will be done in-class; note that you will be doing your fellow student a disfavor if you do not show up, so please try to be present. You will also be doing yourself a disfavor since you will forego feedback form your target audience.

public:rem4:rem4-16:p13._final_full_paper

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

P13: Final Full Paper This is the one! The full final final version of your paper. The one that counts 15% of your final grade. Don't mess it up! Please return via MySchool.

public:rem4:rem4-16:p14._presenting_your_work

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

P14. Present Your Work You will present your work in class. You have 6 minutes. Do not go over this. Everything must fit within this time. Please register in MySchool if you intend to present your paper in class. Note: You must register to be allowed to present.

public:rem4:rem4-16:philosophy_of_science_i

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

Lecture Notes Concepts Theory (Icel. kenning) Explains the connections between things in the world. A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted and can be used to make predictions about natural phenomena.

public:rem4:rem4-16:philosophy_of_science_ii

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

Philosophy of Science II Concepts Induction (ísl. aðleiðsla) A generalization from a set of observations. Generalization can be about a class of observed phenomena or about a particular unobserved phenomenon that is part of the class. Considered a key to the advancement of scientific knowledge.

public:rem4:rem4-16:philosophy_of_science_iii

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

Philosophy of Science III Concepts Theory (Icel. kenning) “A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted and can be used to make predictions about natural phenomena.

public:rem4:rem4-16:related_work_references

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

Related Work and References Typical Structure of a Scientific Paper Abstract This section is key - it's a mini-summary of your paper, intended to allow others to decide whether your work is relevant to their work (and whether they should read on)

public:rem4:rem4-16:research_grants

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

Research Grants & Proposals Competitive Research Grants Competitive Research Grants The major method for funding scientific research Sources Rannís: NSN Rannis: Technology Development Fund Rannis: Research Fund EU:FP7 EU:H2020 EU:Marie Curie EU:ERC etc. Research Proposals Research Proposals

public:rem4:rem4-16:reviewing_scientific_papers

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

Reviewing Scientific Papers Concepts Conference A gathering of scientists for the purpose of presenting their own work to each other. Workshop Conferences often have workshops on selected topics. These draw crowds from 8-40 people, depending on the size of the conference. Typically papers submitted to workshops are published in the conference proceedings.

public:rem4:rem4-16:science_ethics

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

Science Ethics Concepts & Definitions Accuracy If statement X is accurate, it is true. Example: “Carbon emissions by man are causing climate changes of planet Earth.” Precision If statement X is precise, it contains a certain level of detail. Example:

public:rem4:rem4-16:scientific_publications

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

<-BACK to REM4-18 MAIN ---------- Scientific Publications The currency of Science The scientific paper appearing in a peer-reviewed publication is the “currency” of science. Date of publication, reception, acceptance In addition to having a particular date of publication, many journals publish the date a paper was first received by the editors, before the reviews and revision process started.

public:rem4:rem4-16:submitting_to_conferences_and_journals

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

Submitting to Conferences & Journals Getting Your Work Published When is your research project done? Before you start a research project you should decide what kinds of milestones are needed to publish the work in full or in part. When your project is done

public:rem4:rem4-16:ui_methodology_-_emphasis_points

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

Points of Empahsis in Marta Lárusdóttir Guest Lecture * In HCI there are two fundamental concepts - Usability and User Experience * I introduced the concepts and discussed the differences * In HCI there are mainly four research methods used

public:rem4:rem4-16:visualization

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

Visualization and Data Presentation Communicating your findings to an audience is a critical part of science. This lecture is about this communication process and in particular about how to present your data with tables and graphs. We discuss the basic anatomy and different types of charts and tables, when to use which, some common mistakes and how to use color.

public:rem4:rem4-16:writing_papers

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2024-04-29T13:33:28+00:00

<-BACK to REM4-18 MAIN ---------- Writing An Empirical Investigation / Experimental Paper First 2 Questions: What is My Point & Who Do I Want to Read it? Ask this before you write your paper Because a scientific paper has a title and a conclusion, they always have a