Research Methodology in Computing, 6 credits

The objectives of the course are to introduce, discuss and practice a scientific approach, to get acquainted with current research in a specific area and to practice scientific writing. A key issue in software engineering and computer science research is the development, evaluation and comparison of methods, tools, languages, design and algorithms and how these affect different systems, organizations and humans. This course introduces research methodologies that make such an evaluation and comparison possible. The student is also introduced to societal and ethical aspects of such research and evaluations and gets initial experiences in planning, conducting and reporting a research project.