Resources & Links | CSCI 5010G: Survey of Computer Science Research Topics & Methods

Graduate Professional Skills Program
- A list of professional skills workshops offered at Ontario Tech University.
MyGradSkills.ca
- Free online course modules designed for graduate students at Ontario universities.
Research involving human participants
- A website managed by Research Services at Ontario Tech University.

The Elements of Style, 4/E by William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White
- A classic guide to writing. The original edition is in the public domain and available for free.
Writing for Computer Science by Justin Zobel
- A good overview of writing, presenting and more that is aimed at Computer Science students.
How to Write an M.Sc. Thesis by Howard Hamilton and Brien Maguire
- A guide to structuring a thesis from the University of Regina’s Computer Science department.
How to extend a conference paper to a journal paper by Jeff Offutt
- Great advice on how to extend conference papers
Why Scientists Need to Give Up on the Passive Voice by Jacob Brogan
Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences by Nancy Duarte
- A free multimedia book that provides general presentation advice – some of which can be used for presenting research.

The Not So Short Introduction to LATEX 2e by Tobias Oettiker
- Provides you with all the information needed to write a research paper or thesis in Latex.
UOIT Computer Science Latex Thesis Template (unofficial)
- This template was developed by students in my lab and conforms to the UOIT thesis formatting guidelines.
ShareLaTeX, Overleaf
- Online Latex editors
LaTeX Tables Generator
Detexify
- A handwriting recognition application that identifies the corresponding LaTeX symbol for any hand-drawn symbol.
LaTex Figure Annotation
LaTeX and Friends by M. R. C. van Dongen
- This book provides an overview from using LaTex to more advanced topics like creating templates.
BibTeX – managing references in LaTeX
ACM LaTeX Style Guide – a style guide for using LaTeX with ACM conference and journal publications

How to (seriously) read a scientific paper
- Before reviewing it is good to know how to read scientific papers
What is peer review?
Journals weigh up double-blind peer review by Daniel Cressey
The Task of the Referee by Alan Jay Smith
Peer Reviewing Tips
- These are aimed at the Life Science research community but apply to Computer Science as well.
Conducting Peer Reviews
- Advice from the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin
10 tips from an editor on undertaking academic peer review for journals by Brian Lucey
- The advice in this article is aimed at journal reviews but is also applicable to conference peer reviews.
Is It Acceptable For Academics To Pay For Privatized, Expedited Peer Review? and Editor quits journal over pay-for-expedited peer-review offer
- Articles related to the ethics of paying for peer reviews
Scholarly journal retracts 60 articles, smashes ‘peer review ring’
- Article on corruption in the peer review process
Patterns for writing good rebuttals by Andreas Zeller
- This page gives advice not on reviewing papers but instead on responding to reviewers (when a conference includes a rebuttal phase)