Craft of Research

• Why is this not part of a secondary school curriculum?

Summary of some interesting Reads

• How to Read a Paper
  • Describes the Three-Pass Approach:
  1. Read Title, Abstract, Introduction, Section (and subsection) names, conlusion and go over the references.
     • 5 C’s:s Category, Context, Correctness, Contributions and Clarity
     • Decide if the paper fits your research question NOW!
  2. Read more carfully. But neglect what is not important for you for now (e.g. Proofs)
     • If the paper is not clear or not useful for your purpose. Its references might! Make some notes
     • If papers fail the 2nd read: Keep them for later
  3. “Virtually Reimplement”: Go over the whole paper and try to get to the same conclusion with the assumptions the authors made
     • Found strong points? Good!
     • Found errors or weak points? Good!
       • Missing references?
       • Wrong or outdated assumptions?
       • Also note how you can proof that these are weak points.
  • Find Survey Paper on your topic.
    • If none exists -> Make your own:
      • Find strongest researchers in that field
      • Find important conferences
      • Summarize their assumptions
• From Craft of Research: Keep a note of everythign you read and also if and how it fits for your research question.