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| type | date | topic | slides | assignments due |
| Recitation | Monday, August 24, 2026 | Course Overview | [pdf],[pdf] | |
| Recitation | Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Course Overview | [pdf],[pdf] | |
| Lecture | Friday, August 28, 2026 | Overview of Research CS Areas | [pdf] | |
| Recitation | Monday, August 31, 2026 | Research Survey | [pdf] | |
| Recitation | Wednesday, September 2, 2026 | Research Survey | [pdf] | |
| Lecture | Friday, September 4, 2026 | Overview of Research CS Areas | [pdf] | |
| Recitation | Monday, September 7, 2026 | No Classes - Labor Day | ||
| Recitation | Wednesday, September 9, 2026 | No Classes - Labor Day | ||
| Lecture | Friday, September 11, 2026 | Giving Oral Presentations | [pdf] | |
| Recitation | Monday, September 14, 2026 | Using AI for presentations | [pdf] | |
| Recitation | Wednesday, September 16, 2026 | Using AI for presentations | [pdf] | HW1 Video Draft Presentation |
| Lecture | Friday, September 18, 2026 | Draft Presentations & Writing Tips | [pdf] | |
| Recitation | Monday, September 21, 2026 | Final Presentations | HW1 Final Presentations | |
| Recitation | Wednesday, September 23, 2026 | Final Presentations | HW1 Final Presentations | |
| Lecture | Friday, September 25, 2026 | Final Presentations | HW1 Final Presentations & Written Summary | |
| Recitation | Monday, September 28, 2026 | Reading and Critiquing Research Papers | ||
| Recitation | Wednesday, September 30, 2026 | Reading and Critiquing Research Papers | ||
| Lecture | Friday, October 2, 2026 | Publishing Papers in CS | HW2 Paper Registration | |
| Recitation | Monday, October 5, 2026 | Using AI for research | ||
| Recitation | Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | Using AI for research | ||
| Lecture | Friday, October 9, 2026 | Research Career Paths | HW2 Referee Reports & HW5a Draft Email | |
| Recitation | Monday, October 12, 2026 | No Classes - Fall Break | ||
| Recitation | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | No Classes - Fall Break | ||
| Lecture | Friday, October 16, 2026 | No Classes - Fall Break | ||
| Recitation | Monday, October 19, 2026 | Writing a Statement of Purpose | ||
| Recitation | Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | Writing a Statement of Purpose | ||
| Lecture | Friday, October 23, 2026 | Research Proposals | HW5b Email | |
| Recitation | Monday, October 26, 2026 | Advising and Mentoring | HW3 Draft Statement of Purpose | |
| Recitation | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Advising and Mentoring | ||
| Lecture | Friday, October 30, 2026 | Research Methods | ||
| Recitation | Monday, November 2, 2026 | Making a Poster | HW3 Final Statement of Purpose | |
| Recitation | Wednesday, November 4, 2026 | Making a Poster | ||
| Lecture | Friday, November 6, 2026 | Graduate School Panel | ||
| Recitation | Monday, November 9, 2026 | Draft Poster Presentation | HW4 Draft Video Poster Presentation | |
| Recitation | Wednesday, November 11, 2026 | Draft Poster Presentation | ||
| Lecture | Friday, November 13, 2026 | Entrepreneurship | ||
| Recitation | Monday, November 16, 2026 | Final Poster Presentation | HW4 Final Poster Presentation | |
| Recitation | Wednesday, November 18, 2026 | Final Poster Presentation | HW4 Final Poster Presentation | |
| Lecture | Friday, November 20, 2026 | Entrepreneurship | ||
| Recitation | Monday, November 23, 2026 | No Classes | ||
| Recitation | Wednesday, November 25, 2026 | No Classes - Thanksgiving | ||
| Lecture | Friday, November 27, 2026 | No Classes - Thanksgiving | ||
| Recitation | Monday, November 30, 2026 | Oral Proposal | HW6 Oral Proposal | |
| Recitation | Wednesday, December 2, 2026 | Oral Proposal | HW6 Oral Proposal | |
| Lecture | Friday, December 4, 2026 | Oral Proposal | HW6 Oral Proposal & HW5 Final Written Proposal |