Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai Cluj-Napoca
Facultatea de Matematică şi Informatică
Ciclul de studii: Masterat
Domeniul: Informatica
Programul de studii: Programare bazată pe componente - în limba engleză
Limba de predare: Engleză

SYLLABUS

I. General Data
Code	Discipline	
MIA1000	Methodology of Scientific Research in Computer Science	

Semester	Hours: C+S+L	Category	Status	
3	2+1+0	complementary	Compulsory	

II. Full status faculty members
Name and 	Scientific	Didactic	Chair	Activity type	
surname	Title	degree		C	S	L	
FRENTIU Militon	Dr. 	Prof.	Programming Languages and Methods	*			

Associate faculty members
Name and 	Scientific	Institution	Position 	Activity type	
surname	Title		type	C	S	L	

III. Course objectives
The course aims to familiarize the students with the fundamental notions regarding conception, design, promotion and valorification of results of scientific research. 	

IV. Course contents
1.	Classification of scientific subjects. Domains of Computer Science. Actual trends in the development of Computer Science. 
2.	Types of novelties in Computer Science. Theoretical and applicative scientific research.
3.	Understanding of Computer Science. 
4.	Communication of Computer Science. Publications in the field of Computer Science and their classification. 
5.	Databases concerning research in Computer Science. Documentation using Internet. Centers of scientific research.
6.	Path towards scientific research. The research topic. Organization of the research activity. Tools of scientific research. 
7.	Lists of hierarchies: people, papers, programs, errors, hardware development, domains, journals, and publishing companies.
8.	Where and how to publish? Acceptation criteria. Evaluation of a scientific paper. 
9.	Valorification of research results. Writing a scientific paper. Public presentation of a scientific paper.
10.	Evaluation of activity of computer scientists. National and international standards. 
11.	Case studies. Personalities. International schools of Computer Science. Romanian school of Computer Science. Sociology of Computer Science. 
12.	Financing the activity of scientific research. Writing grants to finance the activity of scientific research.
13.	Ethical aspects of scientific research.	

V. Bibliography
1.	Dodig-Crnkovic, G., Scientific Methods in Computer Science, http://www.mrtc.mdh.se/publications/0446.pdf
2.	William J. Rapaport, Philosophy of Computer Science: An Introductory Course, http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport/Papers/philcs-complete.pdf
3.	Michael S. Mahoney, Software as Science - Science as Software,  http://www.princeton.edu/~mike/softsci.htm
4.	The Virtual Museum of Computing, http://icom.museum/vlmp/computing.html
5.	The ACM Computing Classification System, http://www.acm.org/class/1998/
6.	Strategic Directions in Computing Research, http://www.acm.org/pubs/surveys/sdcr/
7.	Consiliul National al Cercetarii Stiintifice din Invatamantul Superior, http://www.cncsis.ro/index.php
8.	American Mathematical Society - Ethical Guidelines, http://www.ams.org/secretary/ethics.html
9.	Computer Dictionary, http://whatis.techtarget.com/	

VI. Thematic of didactical activities per weeks
1.	Classification of scientific subjects. Domains of Computer Science. Actual trends in the development of Computer Science. 
2.	Types of novelties in Computer Science. Theoretical and applicative scientific research.
3.	Understanding of Computer Science. 
4.	Communication of Computer Science. Publications in the field of Computer Science and their classification. 
5.	Databases concerning research in Computer Science. Documentation using Internet. Centers of scientific research.
6.	Path towards scientific research. The research topic. Organization of the research activity. Tools of scientific research. 
7.	Lists of hierarchies: people, papers, programs, errors, hardware development, domains, journals, and publishing companies.
8.	Where and how to publish? Acceptation criteria. Evaluation of a scientific paper. 
9.	Valorification of research results. Writing a scientific paper. Public presentation of a scientific paper.
10.	Evaluation of activity of computer scientists. National and international standards. 
11.	Case studies. Personalities. International schools of Computer Science. Romanian school of Computer Science. Sociology of Computer Science. 
12.	Financing the activity of scientific research. Writing grants to finance the activity of scientific research.
13.	Ethical aspects of scientific research.	

VII. Didactic methods used
Exposition	

VIII. Assessment
The students will prepare a project to be evaluated. The project will approach the following problems:
1. Report on a scientific paper in the specialty.
2. Evaluation report of a book of specialty. 
3. Presentation of a scientific professional in the field of the dissertation thesis.
4. Presentation of an open problem in the field of the dissertation thesis.
5. Presentation of a relevant notion or concept in the field of the dissertation thesis.
6. Presentation of a relevant result in the field of the dissertation thesis. 
7. Presentation of a case study from the perspective of the dissertation thesis.	

IX. Additional references
Over 8300 Links to Higher Educational Institutions in 194 Countries, http://www.braintrack.com/	

	Dean,							Head of chair,

	Date,							Course instructor,
								Prof. Dr.  FRENTIU Militon