Graduate
Course:
Research Planning, 3 credit
units (3p)
November 2011 - February 2012
Fast links: WS1
, WS2
, WS3
2004 years course page;
2005 years course page;
2007 years course page;
2007
years
(second instant) course page;
2008 years course page;
2009
years
course page;
2010 years course page;
2011 years course page;
Course given by: Hans
Hansson , Mälardalen University ( mail Hans )
Participants
Purpose:
To familiarise yourself with your own research
area, and get an understanding of the research areas of other
participating students. This includes identification of
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Central literature
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Key conferences
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Leading researchers and research groups
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Current research issues and hot topics
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Main results in the field
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Seminal papers
To
formulate a research plan for your own licentiate or PhD project,
including
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Hypothesis
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Concrete research questions
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Activities
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Time plan
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Milestones
Literature
links
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/simonpj/papers/giving-a-talk/giving-a-talk.htm
Target
group
The course
is primarily intended for first year graduate students, but students
that are about to be enrolled or second year students may participate
(may also be of interest for students entering a new area or a new
phase
in their research)..
Content
The course
is organised into three workshops, including presentations of
assignments. You are expected to actively participate in these
workshops.
Workshop 1
Date,
Time,
and
Location: 10, 9-17 (max), Ypsilon
Hans' Powerpoint slides
Ivica's Powerpoint slides
Article by Mary Shaw
Preparations (assignment 1):
Each student should
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no later than 1 day before the WS mail a 1 page
presentation of the own research area/project to me . Approx. half the page
should be devoted to the topic and
the rest should present the research method used. [Students that do
not yet have concrete projects of their own, may instead consider some
other relevant research in his/her research group.]
o
prepare a 5-10 min presentation of the above
Workshop 2
Date,
Time,
and
Location: Thursday December 15,
9:15-17, in the R1-205 at MDH in Vås
Main topic: Presentations/discussions.
Submitted reports and
reading assignments: TBD
Available in the Research Planning course Dropbox (invitations sent out
separately; contact Hans if you need an invitation).
The following table defines the reading assignment (interpretation:
Hallmans
should read the reports of Jägemar and Ekman, etc.)
In addition to reading you should prepare some feedback on the report
and is expected to actively participate in the discussions.
You are welcome to also read other reports.
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Hallmans
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Jägemar
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Sapienza
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Olsson
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Kivanc
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Ekman
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Wiklund
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Kade
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Rylander
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Hallmans
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X
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X
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Jägemar
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X
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x
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Sapienza
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X
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X
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Olsson
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X
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x
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Kivanc
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X
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X
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Ekman
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X
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X
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Wiklund
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X
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x
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Kade
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x
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x
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Rylander
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x
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x
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Preparations (assignment 2):
Each student should
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no later than Monday December 12: upload report
in dropbox and send a mail to me
. This report should include
- an updated version of
assignment 1 (approx 2 pages)
- an overview of the field
of research, presenting related research activities, including
- Current research issues
and hot topics
- Central literature,
including seminal papers
- Key conferences and
leading research groups
- Relation and relevance for own research
- References
[The report should be in the
order of 10 pages; be in pdf-format
and be named ass2-<firstname>_<lastname> ]
- No later than 3 days before the WS the reports will
be distributed to the students. Each student will be assigned 2 fellow
student reports to read in depth and provide feedback on at the WS.
- Prepare a 15 min presentation of the report.
Material:
Hans' slides
Bonus
Event (Not yet scheduled; may be scheduled after WS 3)
Date,
Time,
and Location:
Last year featuring
- Stefan Cederblad
(PostDoctoral researcher and former industrial PhD-student) and
- Kimmo Eriksson (Prof. in
Mathematics)
Workshop 3
Date,
Time,
and
Location:
Tuesday January 24, 8:30-17:00, Ypsilon at MDH in Vås
Submitted
reports
and
reading assignments: TBD
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Available in the Research Planning
course Dropbox (invitations sent out
previously; contact Hans if you need an invitation).
The following table defines the reading assignment (interpretation: Joe
should read the reports of Abhi and Svetlana, etc.)
In addition to reading you should prepare some feedback on the report
(as specified below) and is expected to actively participate in the
discussions.
You are welcome to also read other reports.
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Joe
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Abhi
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Svetlana
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Hang
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Rafia
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Joe
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X
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X
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Abhi
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X
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X
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Svetlana
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X
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X
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Hang
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X
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X
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Rafia
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X
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X
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Preparations
(assignment 3):
Each student should
o
no later than 4pm Thursday January 19: upload
report
in dropbox and send a mail to me
. This report should include
- an updated
version of
assignment 2 (approx 10 pages)
- a plan of the own
research activities, including
- Hypothesis
- Concrete
research
questions
- Concrete
expected
results
- Activities,
including
planned publications and co-operations, and conference trips etc.
- Time plan
- Milestones
[The report should be
in the
order of 20 pages; be in pdf-format and be named
ass3-<firstname>_<lastname>]
- The reports will be distributed to the
students. Each
student will be assigned 2 fellow student reports to read in depth and
provide feedback on at the WS.
- Prepare a 15 min presentation of the report.
- Reviewers should prepare oral feedback and a
brief
written statement to be given to Hans and the author, including
Participants:
stephan.baumgart@VOLVO.COM;
goran.bertheau@mdh.se;
Kivanc Dogany kivanc@sics.se;
mathias.ekman@se.transport.bombardier.com;
daniel.hallmans@se.abb.com;
marcus.jagemar@mdh.se;
daniel.kade@mdh.se;
Tomas Olsson tol@sics.se;
david.rylander@volvo.com;
gaetana.sapienza@se.abb.com;
kristian.wiklund@mdh.se;
Lecturer:
Hans Hansson
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