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| type | date | topic | slides | assignments due |
| Recitation | Monday, August 25, 2025 | Course Overview | [pdf],[pdf] | |
| Recitation | Wednesday, August 27, 2025 | Course Overview | [pdf],[pdf] | |
| Lecture | Friday, August 29, 2025 | Overview of Research CS Areas | [pdf] | |
| Recitation | Monday, September 1, 2025 | No Classes - Labor Day | ||
| Recitation | Wednesday, September 3, 2025 | No Classes | ||
| Lecture | Friday, September 5, 2026 | Overview of Research CS Areas | [pdf] | |
| Recitation | Monday, September 8, 2025 | Research Survey | [pdf] | |
| Recitation | Wednesday, September 10, 2025 | Research Survey | ||
| Lecture | Friday, September 12, 2025 | Giving Oral Presentations | ||
| Recitation | Monday, September 15, 2025 | Using AI in research | ||
| Recitation | Wednesday, September 17, 2025 | Using AI in research | HW1 Video Draft Presentation | |
| Lecture | Friday, September 19, 2025 | Draft Presentations & Writing Tips | ||
| Recitation | Monday, September 22, 2025 | Final Presentations | HW1 Final Presentations | |
| Recitation | Wednesday, September 24, 2025 | Final Presentations | HW1 Final Presentations | |
| Lecture | Friday, September 26, 2025 | Final Presentations | HW1 Final Presentations & Written Summary | |
| Recitation | Monday, September 29, 2025 | Reading and Critiquing Research Papers | ||
| Recitation | Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | Reading and Critiquing Research Papers | ||
| Lecture | Friday, October 3, 2025 | Publishing Papers in CS | HW2 Paper Registration | |
| Recitation | Monday, October 6, 2025 | Writing a Statement of Purpose | ||
| Recitation | Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | Writing a Statement of Purpose | ||
| Lecture | Friday, October 10, 2025 | Research Career Paths | HW2 Referee Reports & HW5a Draft Email | |
| Recitation | Monday, October 13, 2025 | No Classes - Fall Break | ||
| Recitation | Wednesday, October 15, 2025 | No Classes - Fall Break | ||
| Lecture | Friday, October 17, 2025 | No Classes - Fall Break | ||
| Recitation | Monday, October 20, 2025 | Making a Poster | ||
| Recitation | Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | Making a Poster | ||
| Lecture | Friday, October 24, 2025 | Research Proposals | HW3 Draft Statement of Purpose | |
| Recitation | Monday, October 27, 2025 | Elevator Pitch | ||
| Recitation | Wednesday, October 29, 2025 | Elevator Pitch | ||
| Lecture | Friday, October 31, 2025 | Research Methods | HW3 Final Statement of Purpose & HW5b Email | |
| Recitation | Monday, November 3, 2025 | Draft Elevator Pitch | ||
| Recitation | Wednesday, November 5, 2025 | Draft Elevator Pitch | ||
| Lecture | Friday, November 7, 2025 | Graduate School Panel | ||
| Recitation | Monday, November 10, 2025 | Final Elevator Pitch | HW4 Final Elevator Pitch | |
| Recitation | Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | Final Elevator Pitch | HW4 Final Elevator Pitch | |
| Lecture | Friday, November 14, 2025 | Entrepreneurship | ||
| Recitation | Monday, November 17, 2025 | Advising and Mentoring | ||
| Recitation | Wednesday, November 19, 2025 | Advising and Mentoring | ||
| Lecture | Friday, November 21, 2025 | Entrepreneurship | ||
| Recitation | Monday, November 24, 2025 | No Classes | HW5 Draft Written Proposal | |
| Recitation | Wednesday, November 26, 2025 | No Classes - Thanksgiving | ||
| Lecture | Friday, November 28, 2025 | No Classes - Thanksgiving | ||
| Recitation | Monday, December 1, 2025 | Oral Proposal | HW6 Oral Proposal | |
| Recitation | Wednesday, December 3, 2025 | Oral Proposal | HW6 Oral Proposal | |
| Lecture | Friday, December 5, 2025 | Oral Proposal | HW6 Oral Proposal & HW5 Final Written Proposal |