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INF  211     Short  Research  Paper  /  Project  

Fall  Quarter  2018   Idea  Proposal  for  Research  Paper  /  Project  Due  Thursday  November  15    

(early  morning  before  class)     (no  usual  write-­‐up  this  week)  

Final  Research  Project  Paper  Due  Monday,  December  17   (with  discussions  /  check-­‐in’s  /  progress  reports  in  class  before  due  date)    

Format  

•  A  research  project  with  accompanying  paper   •  About  4-­‐6  pages  following  IEEE  conference   paper  format:   hTps://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/ conferences/publishing/templates.html    

Type  

•  Papers  /  Projects  may  vary   – An  analysis  of  a  specific  theme  or  topic  

•  E.g.  review  background  literature,  expose  gaps,   propose  work;  or   •  E.g.,  review  background  literature  and  find  new  insights   into  a  problem  area    

– A  soZware  development  project   •  E.g.,  review  background  literature,  propose  new   soZware  tool  or  algorithm,  evaluate,  and  report  results   and  significance  

Content   •  Can  include  (for  example):  

–  Mo\va\on   –  Summary  of  background  research   –  Why  exis\ng  research  is  not  sufficient   –  Your  idea  /  approach  

•  For  a  survey  or  analysis  of  a  topic  vs.  a  development  project,  your  idea   or  approach  is  about  new  insights  into  the  area.  

–  Results  or  findings   •  And  very  importantly  -­‐  References  

–  i.e.  you  paper  requires  cita\ons  and  a  corresponding  reference   sec\on  

–  For  a  4-­‐6  paper,  about  12-­‐21  references  

References  

•  For  a  4-­‐6  paper,  about  12-­‐21  references     •  (I  have  seen  30  or  more  at  conferences  but  that  is  

extreme)  

•  Should  include     – Some  references  from  papers  in  class  but  less   than  half  (e.g.  if  you  have  12  references,  4-­‐5   would  be  from  class)  

Choosing  a  Topic  (1)   •  Refer  to  the  areas  in  one  of  the  following  sources:   –  Papers  /  topics  in  this  class!    

•  Including  topics  by  guest  lecturers   –  Boehm’s  paper  -­‐  A  View  of  20th  and  21st  Century  SoZware   Engineering  

–  The  “SoZware  Phase  II  Reading  List”   –  A  session  or  set  of  topics  in  a  relevant  Conference  Series  

•  E.g.,  ICSE  –  hTps://www.icse2018.org/     •  E.g.,  CSCW  (SE  related  papers)  –  hTps://cscw.acm.org/2018/     •  E.g.,  ICGSE  –  hTp://icgse.org/    

•  Possibly  others,  but  for  other  alterna\ves,  ask   approval!  

Choosing  a  Topic  (2)  

•  Are  you  working  on  a  thesis  oriented  masters   degree?    

•  Are  you  exploring  ideas  for  a  PhD  topic?     •  Are  you  curious  about  a  topic  this  gives  you  an   excuse  to  read  about?    

•  Are  you  working  on  a  scholarship  applica\on?   …   •  Try  to  make  it  relevant  to  you,  but  also   connected  to  the  broad  themes  of  the  class.  

Some  Resources  

•  Some  example  term  papers  will  be  posted  to  the   Web  site     – BUT  BE  VERY  CAREFUL  TO  FOLLOW  THE  PAGE  LENGTH   AND  REFERENCES  REQUIREMENTS  IN  THIS  PRESENT   FALL  QUARTER    

–  i.e.  examples  are  for  inspira\on  only  not  necessarily   following  exact  specifica\ons  for  this  year.  

•  Also,  be  sure  to  check  the  Resources  tab  for  the   Web  site  as  there  are  some  resources  there   about  wri\ng  and  surveys.    

Assignment  for  Thursday  November  15  (uploaded  to   Turni;n  early  morning  before  class)  

•  A  \tle  or  theme   •  Your  name   •  One  paragraph  (more  if  you  like  but  no  more  than  1   page)  –  single  or  double  spaced  in  this  case   –  (required)  Describe  your  desired  topic   –  (required)  What  interests  you  or  mo\vates  you  to  learn   more  about  the  topic  (see  earlier  slide)  

–  (required)  What  you  hope  to  learn   –  (op\onal)  Why  exis\ng  research  /  knowledge  about  the   topic  is  lacking  

•  About  3  references  (see  earlier  slide)   •  Upload  to  Turni\n