Learning Outcomes
Ability to analyze the state of the art of a research topic and to summarize it for an expert audience. The students learn to find and to classify publications on research, to give oral presentations covering a complex topic, and to write a esearch paper. The students get familiar with techniques used in the scientific community like peer reviews, conference presentations, and defending the finding in a discussion after the presentation.
The course is principally designed to impart: technical skills 10%, method skills 45%, system skills 0%, social skills 45%.
Content
The students choose a currently highly active topic within the domain of operating system and distributed system research. By analyzing their topic and listening to the talks of the other participants, the students learn about leading edge research results. Furthermore, the students learn presentation techniques for the talk and scientific writing skills.
Description of Teaching and Learning Methods
The module consists mainly of self-organized work by the individual students with regular individual or group meetings with the supervisor. Matching the progress there are lectures introducing the seminar topic, on presentation techniques, and on scientific writing. The central element is the talk session given by the students after they analyzed their topic. The written documentation is subject to a peer review process within the class before it is submitted for grading.
