https://csresearch101.netlify.app/
Shashank
https://shashank-srikant.github.io/
Neeldhara
https://neeldhara.com/
October 31, 2022 to November 5, 2022
CS Research 101
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https://csresearch101.netlify.app/
Context + Origin story
CS Research 101
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WArm-up poll
https://forms.gle/Fq1pQsRxSFkxR3scA
WHY this course
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End of high school
Typical trajectory
Love science
2nd, 3rd year of UG
?
Final year of UG
Don't care
Final year of UG
Typical trajectory
Job for the next five years
Switch to a higher salary
MBA, IAS, MS, etc.
Don't care
Don't care
Final year of UG
Typical trajectory
Job for the next five years
Switch to a higher salary
MBA, IAS, MS, etc.
Don't care
Don't care
This is fine!
Students with ug research opportunities
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- Desperate to get a letter of recommendation
- Want to engage in multiple projects so that it looks "good" on CVs
Have no idea about research
STUDENTS WITHout UG RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
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WHY this course
Quick question
What % of students in a batch choose to pursue research on avg
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- Course webpage: https://csresearch101.netlify.app/
Everything is on that page.
- Let us know if you spot any inconsistencies:
Use the discord server
- If you haven't registered, that's fine! Tell your friends, get them to sit in. We value your feedback.
Logistics
why am i here?
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WHY AM I HERE?
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WHY AM I HERE?
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What is this course not?
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WHat then?
- Introspective: gets you to deliberate on multiple factors:
- separate romantic notion of doing research vs. realities of it
- get a real sense for where you are in this journey and a direction you need to head in to get more out of it.
- Will only shows you a rough path. You have to instantiate things to fit your constraints.
WHY this course
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3 Sections
how have we organized this course
2 modules in each section
importance of research
You tell us
importance of research
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importance of research
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is research for me?
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is research for me?
DISCLAIMER
None of these mean that there's something lacking in you.
what if i don't like research?
Totally fine!
how do i start off?
Take your coursework seriously. Best place to start your journey
Some topics will stick and some won't: that's fine
Goal: get a good understanding of breadth of topics, and poke a few to go deeper
how do i start off? goal
Move from a romantic notion of a subject to a concrete one
Catch: Might be hard
I find some topics very fascinating but I suck at them
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I find some topics very fascinating but I suck at them
Move from a romantic notion of a subject to a concrete one
CS Research 101: Part 1
By Neeldhara Misra
CS Research 101: Part 1
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