{"id":12,"date":"2015-09-10T22:31:36","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T22:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sqrlab.ca\/csci5010g\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2020-09-05T00:22:20","modified_gmt":"2020-09-05T00:22:20","slug":"resources-links","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.sqrlab.ca\/csci5010g\/resources-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources &#038; Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Similar courses at other universities<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.toronto.edu\/~sme\/CSC2130\/\">Empirical Research Methods for Computer Scientists<\/a> (University of Toronto)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scs.ryerson.ca\/aferworn\/courses\/CP8101\/CLASSES\/CP8101CL.HTML\">Research Methods for Computer Science<\/a> (Ryerson University)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Ontario Tech University RESOURCES<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gradstudies.ontariotechu.ca\/grad-student-engagement\/grad-pro-skills\/index.php\">Graduate Professional Skills Program<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>A list of professional skills workshops offered at Ontario Tech University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mygradskills.ca\/\">MyGradSkills.ca<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Free online course modules designed for graduate students at Ontario universities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.ontariotechu.ca\/reb\/index.php\">Research involving human participants\u00a0<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>A website managed by Research Services at Ontario Tech University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>General resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/academia.stackexchange.com\/\">Academia Stack Exchange<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Technical Writing &amp; Presentations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Elements-Style-William-Strunk-Jr\/dp\/020530902X\/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1441933752&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=The+Elements+of+Style%2C+4%2FE\">The Elements of Style, 4\/E<\/a> by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White\n<ul>\n<li>A classic guide to writing. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/ebooks\/37134\">original edition<\/a>\u00a0is in the public domain and available for free.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/link.springer.com.uproxy.library.dc-uoit.ca\/book\/10.1007\/978-1-4471-6639-9\">Writing for Computer Science<\/a> by Justin Zobel\n<ul>\n<li>A good overview of writing, presenting and more that is aimed at Computer Science students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.uregina.ca\/GraduateProgram\/theses\/write_thesis.html\">How to Write an M.Sc. Thesis<\/a> by Howard Hamilton and Brien Maguire\n<ul>\n<li>A guide to structuring a thesis from the University of Regina&#8217;s Computer Science\u00a0department.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/stvr.1623\/full\">How to extend a conference paper to a journal paper<\/a> by Jeff Offutt\n<ul>\n<li>Great advice on how to extend conference papers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/future_tense\/2015\/04\/01\/scientists_should_stop_writing_in_the_passive_voice.html\">Why Scientists Need to Give Up on the Passive Voice<\/a> by Jacob Brogan<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/resonate.duarte.com\/\">Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences<\/a> by Nancy Duarte\n<ul>\n<li>A free multimedia book that provides general presentation advice &#8211; some of which can be used for presenting research.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Writing With Latex<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tug.ctan.org\/info\/lshort\/english\/lshort.pdf\">The Not So Short Introduction to LATEX 2e<\/a> by Tobias Oettiker\n<ul>\n<li>Provides you with all the information needed to write a research paper or thesis in Latex.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/sqrlab\/uoit-thesis-template\">UOIT Computer Science Latex Thesis Template<\/a> (unofficial)\n<ul>\n<li>This template\u00a0was developed by students in my lab and conforms to the <a href=\"https:\/\/shared.uoit.ca\/shared\/faculty\/grad\/assets\/Publications\/Thesis-Publications\/Formatting-Guidelines-for-Preparing-a-Thesis.pdf\">UOIT thesis formatting\u00a0guidelines<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharelatex.com\/?r=ecaac571&amp;rm=d&amp;rs=b\">ShareLaTeX<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.overleaf.com\/\">Overleaf<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Online Latex editors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tablesgenerator.com\/\">LaTeX Tables Generator<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/detexify.kirelabs.org\/classify.html\">Detexify<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>A handwriting recognition application that identifies the corresponding LaTeX symbol for any hand-drawn symbol.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ff.cx\/latex-overlay-generator\/#\/\">LaTex Figure Annotation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/link.springer.com.uproxy.library.dc-uoit.ca\/book\/10.1007%2F978-3-642-23816-1\">LaTeX and Friends<\/a> by\u00a0M. R. C. van Dongen\n<ul>\n<li>This book provides an overview from using LaTex to more advanced topics like creating templates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bibtex.org\/Using\/\">BibTeX<\/a> &#8211; managing references in LaTeX<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acm.org\/publications\/acm-latex-style-guide\">ACM LaTeX Style Guide<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; a style guide for using LaTeX with ACM conference and journal publications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Finding Papers &amp; Managing References<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/guides.library.uoit.ca\/computer\">UOIT Library Guide to Computer Science<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; a guide to computer science relevant library resources at UOIT.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sqrlab.ca\/blog\/2014\/03\/06\/advice-on-finding-relevant-research-papers\/\">Advice on finding relevant research papers<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>A blog post I wrote for my own students in 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/VeyR30Yq1tA\">Scholarly vs. Popular Periodicals<\/a> [YouTube]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/\">Mendeley<\/a> &#8211; a popular reference manager\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Gv6_HuCYExM\">Getting Started with Mendeley<\/a> [YouTube]<\/li>\n<li>Mendeley <a href=\"http:\/\/community.mendeley.com\/guides\">help guides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zotero.org\/\">Zotero<\/a> &#8211; a popular online reference manager\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mP5AzJHXfIA\">Using Zotero<\/a> [YouTube]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=imSxa5MbXrc\">How to insert Zotero citations and references into a Word document<\/a> [YouTube]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ieee.org\/documents\/ieeecitationref.pdf\">IEEE Citation Reference Style<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Reviewing Papers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencemag.org\/careers\/2016\/03\/how-seriously-read-scientific-paper\">How to (seriously) read a scientific paper<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Before reviewing it is good to know how to read scientific papers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/reviewers\/what-is-peer-review\">What is peer review?\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/news\/journals-weigh-up-double-blind-peer-review-1.15564\">Journals weigh up double-blind peer review<\/a> by Daniel Cressey<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.utexas.edu\/users\/mckinley\/notes\/reviewing-smith.pdf\">The Task of the Referee<\/a> by Alan Jay Smith<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/f1000research.com\/for-referees\/peer-reviewing-tips\">Peer Reviewing Tips<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>These are aimed at the\u00a0Life Science research community but apply to Computer Science as well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/writing.wisc.edu\/Handbook\/PeerReviews.html\">Conducting Peer Reviews<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Advice from the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/reviewers-update\/story\/career-tips-and-advice\/ten-tips-from-an-editor-on-undertaking-academic-peer-review-for-journals\">10 tips from an editor on undertaking academic peer review for journals<\/a>\u00a0by Brian Lucey\n<ul>\n<li>The advice in this article is aimed at journal reviews but is also applicable to conference peer reviews.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techdirt.com\/articles\/20150401\/04575630511\/is-it-acceptable-academics-to-pay-privatized-expedited-peer-review.shtml\">Is It Acceptable For Academics To Pay For Privatized, Expedited Peer Review?<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/news.sciencemag.org\/scientific-community\/2015\/03\/editor-quits-journal-over-pay-expedited-peer-review-offer-updated\">Editor quits journal over pay-for-expedited peer-review offer<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Articles related to the ethics of paying for peer reviews<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/morning-mix\/wp\/2014\/07\/10\/scholarly-journal-retracts-60-articles-smashes-peer-review-ring\">Scholarly journal retracts 60 articles, smashes \u2018peer review ring\u2019<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Article on corruption in the peer review process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.st.cs.uni-saarland.de\/zeller\/onresearch\/rebuttal-patterns.php3\">Patterns for writing good rebuttals<\/a>\u00a0by Andreas Zeller\n<ul>\n<li>This page gives advice not on reviewing papers but instead on responding to reviewers (when a conference includes a rebuttal phase)\n<div id=\"f05ucKkWF9dWtp\" class=\"moat-trackable pb-f-theme-normal pb-3 pb-feature pb-layout-item pb-f-sharebars-utilities-tool-bar\" data-chain-name=\"no-name\" data-feature-name=\"no-name\" data-feature-id=\"sharebars\/utilities-tool-bar\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Humour<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phdcomics.com\/comics.php\">PhD Comics<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>funny.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/phdmovie.com\/\">The PhD Movie<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>A movie from the people who write PhD comics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Similar courses at other universities Empirical Research Methods for Computer Scientists (University of Toronto) Research Methods for Computer Science (Ryerson University) Ontario Tech University RESOURCES Graduate Professional Skills Program A list of professional skills workshops offered at Ontario Tech University. &hellip; 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