An introduction to research and the CS/IS professional literature for undergraduates

  • Authors:
  • Sally Jo Cunningham

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Computer Science, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

  • Venue:
  • ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
  • Year:
  • 1995

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Abstract

One of the more difficult aspects of computing to incorporate into the undergraduate curriculum is an authentic research experience. This paper describes a successful third year project in which computing students designed, conducted, and wrote up bibliometric experiments. This project gives students a flavor of the scientific method, and has the added benefit of encouraging familiarity with the scientific publishing process and with the computing and information systems professional literature.