ECEN 4243 Spring 2003 Research Paper/Report

Each student will pick a different research paper topic. Click here to see the list of topics. The topic selection form is available as a link near the bottom of this page. Once a student selects a topic, that topic will be removed from the list available to the other students. The selections will be final as of the Friday 28 Feb 2003, and the papers will be due at the second Exam. Papers should be submitted in both hardcopy(paper) format and electronic ASCII text format. Obviously, the ASCII text format will not include fancy formatting, pictures, diagrams, and figures. The library database help files are available as a Microsoft Word document LibraryHelp.doc or as a web page LibraryHelp.htm.

Written communication is an important skill for an engineer. Unguided research of existing knowledge is an essential skill for an engineer. The research reports will be graded based upon the following elements:

Good References All papers need proper references

Proper English Written communication requires Korekt Speelink and Syntax.

Appropriate Organization For Summary Papers, a section listing the summary is followed by separate section describing each element summarized.
For Summary papers, a section listing the summary is followed by separate sections describing each element summarized.
For Comparison papers, a section listing the items to be compared is followed by description sections for each item which point out contrasts to other items
For www web site papers, the URL, the title of the web site, and a short description of each website is required.

Most of these papers are tutorial in nature - so some basic or background information is necessary.

For the yearly Comparison topics, information from a span of about 4 years is appropriate.

All papers should have a summary or conclusion section. This should restate the basic points of the paper.

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Good References	All papers need proper references
Proper English	Written communication requires Korekt Speelink and Syntax.
Appropriate Organization	For Summary Papers, a section listing the summary is followed by separate section describing each element summarized. For Summary papers, a section listing the summary is followed by separate sections describing each element summarized. For Comparison papers, a section listing the items to be compared is followed by description sections for each item which point out contrasts to other items For www web site papers, the URL, the title of the web site, and a short description of each website is required.
Most of these papers are tutorial in nature - so some basic or background information is necessary.
For the yearly Comparison topics, information from a span of about 4 years is appropriate.
All papers should have a summary or conclusion section. This should restate the basic points of the paper.