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Yuanfang Cai Assistant Professor |
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CS575: Software Design
Professor: Yuanfang Cai E-mail: yfcai AT cs DOT drexel DOT edu Office: University Crossings 104 Phone: 215-895-0298
Teaching Assistant: Sunny Wong (sunny.wong AT drexel DOT edu) Online Office Hours: Place: BbVista Time: Tuesday 6pm-8pm and Wednesday 7:30pm-9:30pm (Or by appointment)
Class Position Paper Description For this class you will be expected to work in a small team to develop a 4-page position paper on a topic related to the concepts and material that we cover in class. The paper must clearly define your topic and survey some of the related work that has been done in the area that you are investigating. Your position paper must put the related work that you are referencing into some sort of context and outline one or more interesting problems or trends related to your topic of choice. In other words, just don’t create a readers digest (tm) summary of the papers that you select. You must secure at least 4 references related to your topic, two of which must come from refereed sources such as the ACM or IEEE. The other references may come from online sources such as IBM’s developer works, Microsoft’s MSDN site, or some other generally accepted reputable industry publication. A good reference for how to write a position paper can be found online [here]. This website states: "A position paper presents an arguable opinion about an issue. The goal of a position paper is to convince the audience that your opinion is valid and worth listening to. Ideas that you are considering need to be carefully examined in choosing a topic, developing your argument, and organizing your paper. It is very important to ensure that you are addressing all sides of the issue and presenting it in a manner that is easy for your audience to understand. Your job is to take one side of the argument and persuade your audience that you have well-founded knowledge of the topic being presented. It is important to support your argument with evidence to ensure the validity of your claims, as well as to address the counterclaims to show that you are well informed about both sides." Locating References There are many ways to locate references, the best way might be to simply use Google to identify, and in most cases, obtain electronic versions of the papers that you will need for references. Other sources include using CiteSeer (http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/cs), or the ACM/IEEE online portals available through the library references after you authenticate to DrexelOne. STEP 1: Develop an Extended Abstract The first thing you need to develop and submit is an
extended abstract. Your abstract should define the problem that you are
investigating, and provide your list of references. A sample extended
abstract is below.
STEP 2: Develop your Position Paper The final two weeks of this class will be dedicated to holding an in-class workshop to discuss your position papers. I will follow the general IEEE guidelines for workshop papers by limiting your paper to a maximum of 4 pages in length (using a 10 point font). This is not a lot of space so you will be graded on the quality and focus of your paper. In a traditional IEEE workshop, papers, including position papers, are reviewed for quality prior to being accepted for discussion. Please don't ramble your way through 4 pages of text ---place some thought on the organization of your paper. Teams The position paper should be written with your project team members.
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"The best way to predict the future is to invent it." ---Alan Kay. "Fundamental is the building block of fun." --- A dancing girl. |