An example of how (and how not) to present a mathematical proof in a talk.

Collection: Research Skills Module - MPhil in Advanced Computer Science

Institution: Department of Computer Science and Technology

Created: Thu 25 Sep 2014

Who should be author on your paper? What order should the authors be listed in? Who goes in the acknowledgement section? What are the guidelines for these, sometimes contentious,...

Collection: Research Skills Module - MPhil in Advanced Computer Science

Institution: Department of Computer Science and Technology

Created: Mon 28 Oct 2013

The importance of conferences in the field of computer science. How this differs from other scientific disciplines. The different types of conference. Where should you submit a...

Collection: Research Skills Module - MPhil in Advanced Computer Science

Institution: Department of Computer Science and Technology

Created: Thu 10 Oct 2013

Two live examples of making graphs in Microsoft Excel. This demonstrates both exploring a data set and also the kinds of things that go wrong when using a graphing tool.

Collection: Research Skills Module - MPhil in Advanced Computer Science

Institution: Department of Computer Science and Technology

Created: Tue 23 Sep 2014

Presenting non-textual material in academic papers - tips, pitfalls, and examples

Collection: Research Skills Module - MPhil in Advanced Computer Science

Institution: Department of Computer Science and Technology

Created: Tue 23 Sep 2014

Lecture 8 in a course on Research Skills, presented to the MPhil in Advanced Computer Science at the University of Cambridge, 2 November 2009.
Contents: (1) a research...

Collection: Research Skills Module - MPhil in Advanced Computer Science

Institution: Department of Computer Science and Technology

Created: Thu 3 Dec 2009

Good and bad graphs. Based on Edward Tufte's The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, Ross Ihaka's Auckland University lecture on good and bad graphs, and Steve Simon's...

Collection: Research Skills Module - MPhil in Advanced Computer Science

Institution: Department of Computer Science and Technology

Created: Tue 23 Sep 2014

An example of a bad presentation, demonstrating many mistakes made in presentations. This is followed by a discussion of what went wrong. Lectured to the Research Skills class on...

Collection: Research Skills Module - MPhil in Advanced Computer Science

Institution: Department of Computer Science and Technology

Created: Wed 17 Oct 2012

Lecture 9 in a course on Research Skills, presented as part of the MPhil in Advanced Computer Science at The Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge. The lecture was given on...

Collection: Research Skills Module - MPhil in Advanced Computer Science

Institution: Department of Computer Science and Technology

Created: Wed 15 Sep 2010

Tips on how to prepare a presentation: what are you trying to do? what questions should you ask yourself? how do you make your ideas stick in the heads of the audience?

Collection: Research Skills Module - MPhil in Advanced Computer Science

Institution: Department of Computer Science and Technology

Created: Thu 25 Sep 2014

How to read (and write) academic papers - some brief thoughts.

Collection: Research Skills Module - MPhil in Advanced Computer Science

Institution: Department of Computer Science and Technology

Created: Thu 25 Sep 2014

Professor Simon Peyton Jones, Microsoft Research, gives a guest lecture on writing. Seven simple suggestions: don't wait - write, identify your key idea, tell a story, nail your...

Collection: Research Skills Module - MPhil in Advanced Computer Science

Institution: Department of Computer Science and Technology

Created: Fri 19 Apr 2013

Two ways to write the first draft of a document. Advice on editing and advice on getting other people to comment on your document.

Collection: Research Skills Module - MPhil in Advanced Computer Science

Institution: Department of Computer Science and Technology

Created: Thu 7 Mar 2013

How (and how not) to lay out presentation slides

Collection: Research Skills Module - MPhil in Advanced Computer Science

Institution: Department of Computer Science and Technology

Created: Thu 25 Sep 2014

Two examples of using graphs to explore data sets.

Collection: Research Skills Module - MPhil in Advanced Computer Science

Institution: Department of Computer Science and Technology

Created: Tue 23 Sep 2014

Making posters for conferences. Examples of good and poor posters.

Collection: Research Skills Module - MPhil in Advanced Computer Science

Institution: Department of Computer Science and Technology

Created: Fri 26 Sep 2014

Presenting a paper. A short presentation of basic concepts and mis-conceptions in presenting a paper. This is an introduction to the longer presentations later in the course. In...

Collection: Research Skills Module - MPhil in Advanced Computer Science

Institution: Department of Computer Science and Technology

Created: Fri 30 Nov 2012

Introduction to the Research Skills module. The research process. The nature of research papers. How to read a research paper. How to produce a reading plan. How to find research...

Collection: Research Skills Module - MPhil in Advanced Computer Science

Institution: Department of Computer Science and Technology

Created: Tue 2 Oct 2012

Refereeing academic papers and the reviewing process. This is a recording of a rehearsal of the first part of Lecture 2. There is no audience.

Collection: Research Skills Module - MPhil in Advanced Computer Science

Institution: Department of Computer Science and Technology

Created: Fri 5 Oct 2012

The Gettysburg Address as an example of a presentation, including context and lessons for preparing presentations.

Collection: Research Skills Module - MPhil in Advanced Computer Science

Institution: Department of Computer Science and Technology

Created: Thu 25 Sep 2014