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Course: 2025/2026

Seminars: Emerging Issues

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Master in Computer Science and Technology (Plan: 462 - Estudio: 71)

EPI

Coordinating teacher: TOLEDO HERAS, MARIA PAULA DE

Department assigned to the subject: Computer Science and Engineering Department

Type: Compulsory

ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course: 1º

Semester: 0º

Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)

No previous requirement is needed.

Objectives

Learning outcomes acquired by the student: to. Gain knowledge of research work not covered in the subjects. b. Capacity for critical analysis of the rapporteur's proposals. c. Ability to continue studying autonomously.

Learning Outcomes

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Description of contents: programme

Throughout the course several seminars, taught by professors from other institutions, in which the speaker will present a specific research topic, related to the various subjects offered in the Master, will be offered.

Learning activities and methodology

The purpose of this course is to offer students a series of lecture-seminars aimed at fostering the curiosity of our students, making them think about current, controversial, pioneering, etc. topics. Between 3 and 6 seminars are offered throughout the academic year, for a total of 6 credits. Students attend these seminars and, as explained above, they must complete a critical paper that is submitted to the subject coordinator for grading. On the following link you can check the contents of the seminars held in previous years It will be updated with the information for the current year as soon as it becomes available https://www.uc3m.es/master/ciencia-tecnologia-informatica#programa

Assessment System

% end-of-term-examination/test 100
% of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 0

Calendar of Continuous assessment

The student must choose from the seminars offered, who will attend for a minimum of 4 credits seminars 6 credits offered. Each of the chosen seminar, must attend 100% of the sessions, and must present the corresponding document of 1000-1500 words containing the summary and synthesis of the seminar, and conclusions and personal reflection on it.

Either for lack of attendance at the seminar or lack thereof summary the student will not be qualified at the seminar. Only in exceptional cases with the corresponding proof it shall be taken into account the lack of student attendance.

He will be responsible for each seminar in charge of counting the attendance of students and qualify the summary presented, may be obtained at each seminar a maximum grade is calculated as follows:
             maximum score per seminar = ((seminar-credits) * 10) / 6.

Each seminar will be evaluated independently. And the subject note of the seminars will be the sum of the marks obtained in each of the seminars has been submitted.

Basic Bibliography

Angelika Hofmann. Scientific Writing and Communication: Papers, Proposals, and Presentations. Oxford Univ Press. 2016
Margaret Cargill and Patrick O'Connor. Writing Scientific Research Articles: Strategy and Steps. Wiley. 2013
Tim Skern. Writing Scientific English: A Workbook. Utb Gmbh. 2011

Additional Bibliography

Jennifer Peat. Scientific Writing: Easy When You Know How. John Wiley & Sons. John Wiley & Sons, 2011
Stephen B.. Heard The Scientist¿s Guide to Writing: How to Write More Easily and Effectively throughout Your Scientific Career. Princeton University Press. 2016

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.