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Assignment 2Written on 06.11.25 by Kallistos Weis Dear students, you can find the second Assignment already under Materials. Deadline is still 27.11. 23:59. Please also… Read more Dear students, you can find the second Assignment already under Materials. Deadline is still 27.11. 23:59. Please also remember to register in the LSF until 13.11.. Kind regards, |
LSF Registration and Topic AssignmentWritten on 30.10.25 by Kallistos Weis Dear students, Thank you for your topic preference lists and, where possible, the information on conflicting exam dates. Please note the following: 1. We have now assigned you a topic and a supervisor. If anyone has not received a personal email with the supervisor in cc, please contact… Read more Dear students, Thank you for your topic preference lists and, where possible, the information on conflicting exam dates. Please note the following: 1. We have now assigned you a topic and a supervisor. If anyone has not received a personal email with the supervisor in cc, please contact us. 2. We have just received information that the deadline for LSF registration is already November 13, 2025 (that's a week earlier than stated on the kick-off slides!). However, it is possible that registration may only open in the coming days; we have no information on this. 3. To help you with your literature search throughout the semester, we uploaded an instructional video on how to find academic literature. Best regards, |
How We Know What We Know: Research Methods in Computer Science
by Sven Apel, Kallistos Weis, Marvin Wyrich
Computer science research has uncovered a wealth of knowledge on algorithms, systems, tools, models, people, etc. Across a variety of subfields researchers draw on a wide range of methods: benchmarking and randomized experiments; measurement studies and simulations; surveys, interviews, and field observations; structured literature reviews; and more. Each method has distinct strengths, limitations, and validity threats, and understanding when and how to use them is essential for conducting meaningful research.
In this seminar, you will focus on one specific research method assigned to you at the start. You will identify three peer-reviewed, scientific papers that use this method, compare them in terms of research questions, study design, operationalization, analysis, and threats to validity, and synthesize what the method enables (and where it falls short). Your seminar paper will (i) introduce the method, (ii) provide a comparative analysis of the selected studies, and (iii) offer a critical assessment of the method’s potential and pitfalls in computer science research. You will also present your results to the group, acting as the in-class expert on your method.
The first meeting will take place on Thursday, October 23, at 12:15 PM.
Information on other mandatory on-site sessions can be found in the kick-off slides.
Participation in all sessions is mandatory.
Further information will be provided via e-mail after registration.
Registration
Registration for the seminar is mandatory. To distribute students among the available seminars offered by the computer science department, you have to select your preferences for the seminar on the central registration platform for seminars and will be automatically assigned to a seminar according to your preferences.
If you are assigned to this seminar, for organizational reasons, you have to sign up both in the course registration form that will be given above and in the LSF. Deadlines for the LSF (HISPOS) registration will be posted in the LSF (HISPOS) portal. Registration is possible up to three weeks after the topic assignment / kick-off.