Csci/6920 Week 2 Research Paper Assignment

The Research Paper Assignment – CSCI 6920 – Spring 2015
Date Posted: 1/22/2015
Research Paper Topics
Here is a list of broad topics that you can choose from. If you have a specific topic in mind that fits well with the material in the course, let me know.
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Cyber Security
Business Intelligence (BI)
Bitcoins
Data Management
Project Management
Use of social media (such as in emergencies, or other relevant scenarios).
Semantic web
Crowdsourcing
In-depth analysis of Healthcare.gov
A case study on a particular organization such as Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter. Etc...
Ethical Business Practices – What is the current state?
Green computing
Privacy Policies (Google, Facebook, Dropbox,
At this point you are not synthesizing the information. You are just gathering, reading, and writing summaries of the papers. You must have this in the format based on the template
I gave you.
A plug in for Word is available from Zotero. You will need to install and use it in order to cite your references while you are writing your paper. I will demonstrate how to use Zotero in class.
Name this file: Lastname-LitSurvey.pdf (this is the file with all references and their summaries using the IEEE style for formatting references

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First Draft of Paper
You will submit the paper you have been working on so far. Feedback will be given to be incorporated into your final submission.
The paper should adhere to the formatting that the template provides. Templates for Word and Latex are provided. Zotero or other reference management software needs to be used.
Name this file: Lastname-FirstDraft.pdf

Research Paper Presentations
The research presentation will be 15 minutes long. You will be timed on this. Points are deducted for excessively long presentations.
In your presentation, focus on the important points. More details about the research presentation will be posted a few weeks before they are
Final Research Paper
The final paper submitted should take into account any feedback received from your instructor after the first draft of the paper was submitted.
You may write your paper using Latex, MS Word, or Open Office. You will need to submit your word, latex or open office document and a pdf version of your paper.
Once again, the paper should adhere to the formatting that the template provides. Templates for Word and
Latex are provided.
Your paper should not exceed 10 pages and may not be less than 6 pages.
Name this file: Lastname-ResearchPaper.pdf

Time Log – Due with each of the above submissions
Fill out the time log and submit the form along with each milestone above. This is required if your work is to be graded.
Name of this file: Lastname-Month-TimeLog.pdf

**All your submissions will be uploaded on blackboard under the Research Paper section. **