Introduction to Research (ID 6020, 2021)

Coordinator: John Augustine (Email: augustine at cse.iitm.ac.in)
Co-coordinator: Joe Thomas Karackattu (Email: joe at iitm.ac.in)

Slot: “S” (Please do not sign up under “XX” slot. Also, do NOT register for some other course in any of the conflicting slots, namely, S, J, L. If such a slot clash is unavoidable, please defer ID6020 to the next semester.)

Welcome to ID6020. This course is intended for first semester MS and PhD scholars at IIT Madras. First of all, congratulations on your admission to IIT Madras. We hope that you will enjoy a fantastic research experience. This course will introduce you to several important skills that you will need for research.

The first meeting for this course will be on Thursday Aug 12, 2021. Please keep your Thursday afternoons free from other engagements this semester.

Email us only if this page does not have the information you require.

We wish you all a pleasant semester.

Course Registration

This is a compulsory course for all MS/PhD scholars (and also for some other specialized programs). So even if you are unable to register via workflow, we can get you registered provided there is no slot clash.

Registration Checklist. See this before you email us.
  1. Did you register for ID6020 on workflow? If not (or if it was rejected), send an email to the Deputy Registrar for academic courses at drcourses@iitm.ac.in and CC the course coordinators.

  2. Are you yet to be registered on moodle even after registering at workflow? Email the course coordinators.

  3. Webex links for attending video lectures are available in moodle. There is no need to email us.

We hope to complete all registrations by Aug 25. So please fill the below google form asap.

Tentative Course Schedule

The class will meet on the following dates. Note that dates are subject to change, so please keep your Thursdays free.

Furthermore, all ID 6020 students will be required to take a course on the prevention of sexual harassment conducted by an external agency. More details will be provided in due course.

Note: Earlier we planned to have a lecture on Aug 23. Now that lecture has been moved to Sept 9.

Meeting Link and Lecture Videos

We will be using Cisco Webex. The meeting links will be made available in moodle. Note: all those who filled the google form below (with correct roll number) will be added to moodle.