Techniques and Methodology of Innovation and Research in Informatics

Credits
6
Types
  • MDS: Elective
  • MIRI: Compulsory
Requirements
This subject has not requirements , but it has got previous capacities
Department
CS
Web
http://www.cs.upc.edu/~larrosa/
This course addresses different aspects that can be useful for people who will direct their professional career in the world of academia or technological innovation.

Teachers

Person in charge

Others

Weekly hours

Theory
4
Problems
0
Laboratory
0
Guided learning
0
Autonomous learning
7.11

Competences

Generic Technical Competences

Generic

  • CG1 - Capability to apply the scientific method to study and analyse of phenomena and systems in any area of Computer Science, and in the conception, design and implementation of innovative and original solutions.
  • CG2 - Capability to lead, plan and supervise multidisciplinary teams.
  • CG4 - Capacity for general and technical management of research, development and innovation projects, in companies and technology centers in the field of Informatics Engineering.

    • Transversal Competences

    Entrepreneurship and innovation

  • CTR1 - Capacity for knowing and understanding a business organization and the science that rules its activity, capability to understand the labour rules and the relationships between planning, industrial and commercial strategies, quality and profit. Capacity for developping creativity, entrepreneurship and innovation trend.

    • Sustainability and social commitment

  • CTR2 - Capability to know and understand the complexity of the typical economic and social phenomena of the welfare society. Capacity for being able to analyze and assess the social and environmental impact.

    • Information literacy

  • CTR4 - Capability to manage the acquisition, structuring, analysis and visualization of data and information in the area of informatics engineering, and critically assess the results of this effort.

    • Reasoning

  • CTR6 - Capacity for critical, logical and mathematical reasoning. Capability to solve problems in their area of study. Capacity for abstraction: the capability to create and use models that reflect real situations. Capability to design and implement simple experiments, and analyze and interpret their results. Capacity for analysis, synthesis and evaluation.

    • Objectives

    1. Learn about the Scientific Method, develop critical thinking, learn the process of writing a scientific paper, learn tools to help in the scientific process. Learn to analyze ethical aspects of the world of research and innovation
      Related competences: CTR2, CTR4, CTR6, CG1, CG2, CG4, CTR1,

    Contents

    1. Critical Thinking
      Cognitive biases and irrationality. Arguments, types of inference, fallacies, argumentative spheres,
    2. Scientific Method
      Philosophical problems of knowledge (epistemology), the scientific method, types of research, common types of research in computer science
    3. Science World
      Magazines and conferences. Impact measures. Open access, repositories, predatory journals.
    4. Scientific papers
      The peer review system. How to write a scientific paper: structure, style, language of mathematics. Oral presentation of the articles
    5. Integry and ethics
      What is ethics? Main ethical theories (utilitarianism, Kant, Aristotle). Ethics in research (deontology, research with living beings). Professional ethics (codes of ethics, analysis of ethical responsibility, whistleblowers, the ethical cycle). Ethical aspects of design.

    Activities

    Activity Evaluation act


    The Scientific Method


    Objectives: 1
    Contents:
    Theory
    8h
    Problems
    0h
    Laboratory
    0h
    Guided learning
    0h
    Autonomous learning
    16h

    Critical Thinking


    Objectives: 1
    Contents:
    Theory
    8h
    Problems
    0h
    Laboratory
    0h
    Guided learning
    0h
    Autonomous learning
    16h

    Scientific world


    Objectives: 1
    Contents:
    Theory
    16h
    Problems
    0h
    Laboratory
    0h
    Guided learning
    0h
    Autonomous learning
    32h

    Papers


    Objectives: 1
    Contents:
    Theory
    16h
    Problems
    0h
    Laboratory
    0h
    Guided learning
    0h
    Autonomous learning
    32h

    Integrity


    Objectives: 1
    Contents:
    Theory
    6h
    Problems
    0h
    Laboratory
    0h
    Guided learning
    0h
    Autonomous learning
    12h

    Teaching methodology

    Different types of activities, such as attending lessons, reading and studying additional material (articles and book chapters) to acquire complementary knowledge, and oral presentations, will be distributed within a total of 6 ECTS (180 work hours).

    Evaluation methodology

    The avaluation will be based on: essays, tests and public presentations

    Bibliography

    Basic