0.0. Syllabus

Fall 2023

General

Jinho Choi Associate Professor of Computer Science Office Hours: MW 4 PM - 5 PM → W302F @ Math & Science Center
Benjamin Ascoli Ph.D. Student in Computer Science and Informatics Office Hours: TuTh 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM → W302B @ Math & Science Center

8 writing assignments: 60%
1 progress report: 5%
3 peer reviews: 12%
1 team project: 23%
Late submissions will be accepted within a one-week grace period; however, a grading penalty of 15% will be applied. No submissions will be accepted beyond the one-week grace period.
Your work in this course is subject to the Emory Honor Code. Any honor code violations will be reported to the Emory College Honor Council for appropriate action.
In the event of personal circumstances (e.g., health issues, family emergencies) that have a substantial impact on your course performance, you can submit a letter from the Office for Undergraduate Education as supporting documentation for making proper accommodations.

Each of you will individually write a full research paper by the end of the semester. You are expected to write each section of the paper as a separate assignment.
Your paper should concentrate on the specific parts of the team project for which you have been assigned responsibility.
Since all members of your team collaborate on the same project, there may be overlapping writing content among you. However, it is vital to uphold the originality of your own writing. Copying writings from your teammates or any external sources is strictly prohibited.
Occasionally, you may need certain content from your teammates to explain your parts. In such cases, you need to clearly indicate the parts that you have personally contributed and those that your teammates have contributed to your writing.

Each of you will deliver a 15-minute presentation covering the following aspects:
- The motivation behind your project as well as its main objectives, along with the specific methods employed, experimental design, and analysis plan employed in your project.
- Identification of ongoing and anticipated challenges, as well as strategies for overcoming those challenges.
- Detailed explanations of the contributions made by each team member, highlighting what has been accomplished and what is planned for the future.
Progress reports will be presented in three phases. To ensure diversity across each phase, only one member per team is allowed to present during each phase.
Attendance at the progress report sessions is mandatory. Failure to attend more than two sessions will result in a penalty (1 point deduction per session beyond the initial two) unless appropriate accommodations have been arranged.

The final draft of your individual writing will be reviewed by three peers. In turn, you will also be responsible for reviewing three papers written by individuals outside of your team.
The objectives of the peer reviews are as follows:
- To facilitate your learning of proper research paper review techniques.
- To assist authors in enhancing the quality of their research by incorporating your feedback.
It is essential that you write comprehensive and helpful reviews that provide valuable insights and suggestions to the authors.

During the majority of the semester, you will be engaged in a team project. The objectives of this project are as follows:
- To develop the skills necessary for conducting effective collaborative research.
- To produce high-quality research outcomes through the synergy among team members.
As a team, you are expected to:
- Maintain regular and frequent meetings with your teammates on a weekly basis.
- Prepare and deliver oral and poster presentations by the end of the semester.
- Collaboratively write a research paper by combining individual writings of team members.
Team projects will be ranked by peers, and these rankings will be taken into account in the evaluation of the projects.
All members of each team will receive the same scores for the research paper, oral & poster presentations, and ranking. However, the overall project score will be weighted based on individual contributions.

Instructors will rigorously utilize large language model (LLM)-based systems, such as ChatGPT, to review and evaluate your individual writings.
You are highly encouraged to leverage LLM-based systems to revise and review the content you have already written, enhancing its quality and coherence.
You are not allowed to rely on LLM-based systems to generate any content from scratch. For example, you cannot use an LLM to create an introduction by providing only a title or to write additional paragraphs that may plausibly follow a given paragraph.
Engaging LLM-based systems to generate fabricated data, experimental results, or analyses is strictly prohibited. Any violation of this policy will result in a referral to the Honor Council for further investigation.
While you are permitted to utilize LLM-based systems to discover relevant resources (e.g., references), it is your responsibility to ensure the accuracy and reliability of those resources.

This course is conducted in person, and no virtual links or digital recordings will be provided.
It is recommended that you bring your laptop as there will be many in-class exercises.

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