Recommended prerequisite: admission to PhD in Computer Science or PhD in Information Technology programs.

Registration Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Computer Science or Information Technology. Enrollment limited to students in a Doctor of Philosophy degree. Enrollment limited to students in the Volgenau School of Engineering college.

Topics include approaches for evaluating, writing, and presenting scholarly papers, research integrity issues, and quantitative models and methods in experimental computer science. Techniques for the use of analytic and simulation models, design of experiments, hypothesis testing, and statistical analysis of data are presented. Students apply these techniques to a project, write a report, and make a presentation to the class.

Important technology requirements: CS 700 will be offered online in the Fall 2021. Technology requirements to successfully complete this class include a device that can access Blackboard class materials, Internet access sufficient to attend synchronous class virtually through Blackboard Collaborate Ultra, and the use of a working microphone and webcam to allow full participation in class activities.