CMPE 598 Graduate Seminar Course
Time-Schedule for 2006-07 Spring Semester.
Coordinator: Dr.M.Bodur

WEEKLY HOMEWORK : Registered Students shall submit a half-page homework after each research topic presentation. Follow the link for the contents and format requirements.

This course is compulsory for all MS students and it is conducted in a series of seminars. Methodology of scientific/engineering research, professional ethics, importance of M. Sc. thesis as a research medium, and contribution of such activity to the University, to community, and to the individual will be stressed. An overview of departmental facilities useable in conducting thesis will be given. Departmental research interests can be surveyed through summary presentations by the faculty and where suitable actual thesis presentations by new/would-be graduates. The course is prepared to introduce the new MS students to ways and means of engineering research by presenting the departmental research facilities, and the research interests of the faculty. It will acquaint the students with the information on how to prepare research presentations and publications. Main objective is to establish a base for breaking into research areas in the department and prepare for presentation.

Time

Seminar Topic

Mar. 12 Monday
13:30-14:20

Course introduction, Survey of Interest Area. Overview of Research Facilities, Research Areas and Projects at the Department

Dr.H.Komurcugil (pdf-presentation)

Mar. 19 Monday
13:30-14:20

Scientific Method, and Engineering Research Techniques, Place of MS Thesis in Scientific, Social, Local, and Personal Development.

Dr. M. Bodur (pdf-presentation)

Mar. 26 Monday
13:30-14:20

Professional ethics and social responsibility, and how to prevent plagiarism

Dr. M. Bodur (pdf-presentation) Reading on Plagiarism

Apr. 2 Monday
13:30-14:20

Technical English, How to write a technical article.

Dr. Omar Ramadan, (pdf-presentation) 

May 2 Wendesday
09:30-10:20

Presentation on various research interests, projects and publications

Dr. Alex Kostin, Multi-Cast Networking  (pdf-presentation) 
Dr. Ahmet Unveren Multi-Objective/Heuristic Optimization and Fuzzy Modeling

May 9 Wendesday
09:30-10:20

Presentation on various research interests, projects and publications

Dr. A AROKIASAMY  (Computer Graphics) presentation  pdf1 pdf2 pdf3 pdf4

May 16 Wendesday 09:30-10:20

Presentation on various research interests, projects and publications

Dr. Onsen Toygar
 

May 23  Wendesday 09:30-10:20

Presentation on various research interests, projects and publications

Dr. Cem Ergun

Teaching Policy

Talks will be delivered in seven seminar meetings by the faculty members. The attendance of CMPE598 students are compulsory. Additionally each student is expected to select a prospect subject of interest in preparing short reports and presentation according to the format and criteria covered during the course. Student's homework-exercises will be collected and might  be submitted to the student's future supervisor.