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In d iv id ual R ese arc h P ap er ( D ue a t t h e E nd o f W eek 8 )

In d iv id ual R ese arc h P ap er G uid eli n es

D is c u ssio n T o pic

I T EC 6 25 9 040 C om pute r S yste m s A rc h it e ctu re ( 2 192)

T he d iﬀ ere n t t y p es o f r e se arc h c a n b e c la ssiﬁ ed a s T heo re ca l , E m pir ic a l , a n d Eva lu a on .

T heo re ca l r e se arc h is f o cu se d o n e xp la in in g p hen o m en a t h ro ugh t h e lo gic a l a n aly sis a n d s y n th esis

o f t h eo rie s, p rin cip le s, a n d t h e r e su lt s o f o th er f o rm s o f r e se arc h s u ch a s e m pir ic a l s tu d ie s. E m pir ic a l

r e se arc h is f o cu se d o n t e s ng c o nclu sio ns r e la te d t o t h eo rie s. E valu a on r e se arc h is f o cu se d o n a

p ar cu la r p ro g

ra m , p ro duct o r m eth o d, u su ally in a n a p pli e d s e ng, f o r t h e p urp o se o f d esc rib in g,

i m pro vin g, o r e s m a ng it s e ﬀ ec ve n ess a n d w orth .

R ese arc h m eth o ds a re b ro ad ly c la ssiﬁ ed a s

Q uan ta ve a n d Q uali t a ve .

Q uan ta ve r e se arc h in clu d es e xp erim en ta l, q uasi‑ e xp erim en ta l, c o rre la onal, a n d o th er

m eth o ds t h at p rim arily in vo lv e c o lle c on o f q uan ta ve d ata a n d it s a n aly sis u sin g in fe re n al

s ta s cs s u ch a s t ‑ te sts , A N O VA , c o rre la on, a n d r e gre ssio n a n aly sis .

Q uali t a ve r e se arc h in clu d es o bse rv a on, c a se s tu d ie s, d ia rie s, in te rv ie w s, a n d o th er m eth o ds

t h at p rim arily in vo lv e t h e c o lle c on o f q uali t a ve d ata a n d it s a n aly sis u sin g g ro und ed t h eo ry

a n d e th no gra p hic a p pro ach es. T he C ase S tu d y m eth o d p ro vid es a w ay o f s tu d yin g h um an

e ve n ts a n d a c ons in t h eir n atu ra l s u rro und in gs. I t c a p tu re s p eo ple a n d e ve n ts a s t h ey a p pear

i n t h eir d aily c ir c u m sta n ce . I t c a n o

ﬀ er a r e se arc h er e m pir ic a l a n d t h eo re ca l g ain s in

u nd ers ta n d in g p hen o m en a.

Y o u, a s a n a d ult le arn er, b rin g a w ealt h o f e xp er se t o y o ur s tu d ie s. T his k n o w le d ge a n d s k ills s h o uld

b e u se d t o f o rm ula te a r e se arc h p ap er t h at r a is e s n ew q ues ons, n ew p o ssib ili es, a n d r e gard s

e xis ng p ro ble m s f ro m a n ew a n gle . E ﬀ ec ve r e se arc h c o m pare s, c o ntra sts , a n aly ze s, e valu ate s,

s y n th esiz e s, a n d in te gra te s in fo rm a o

n r a th er t h an s im ply r e p o rts it . I t s h o uld c o nta in s r e fe re n ce s t o

a n d e xam ple s o f v ario us t h eo ris ts , t h eo rie s, id eas, p hilo so phie s, b ein g c o m pare d a n d c o ntra ste d a s

w ell a s s y n th esiz e d a n d in te gra te d w it h in y o ur w ork . T he r e se arc h p ap er m ust d em onstra te s c h o la rly

t re atm en t o f t h e m ate ria l t h at t h e s tu d en t h as s e le cte d f o r f u rth er s tu d y. I t g o es w it h o ut s a y in g t h at

t h e r e se arc h p ap er m ust b e f re e o f s p

e lli n g a n d g ra m ma ca l e rro rs . R efe re n ce s m ust b e c it e d

c o rre ctly u sin g A PA s ty le .

R ese arc h s tu d ie s m ust in clu d e a

B re ad th a n d D ep th c o m po nen ts . I n t h e B re ad th c o m po nen t, y o u

s h o uld d em onstra te f a m ili a rit y w it h b ro ad t h eo re ca l a n d c o nce p tu al t o pic a re a a n d p ro vid e a n

o ve rv ie w o f m ajo r t h eo rie s, t h eo ris ts , a n d s c h o ols o f t h o ugh t. T he D ep th s e c on s h o uld p ro m ote

u nd ers ta n d in g o f la te st r e se arc h a n d b uil

d o n t h eo ry p re se n te d in t h e B re ad th s e c on; it s h o uld b e

d esig n ed t o f o ste r g re ate r d ep th , d eve lo pm en t a n d d eta il in e xam in a on o f o ne o r m ore a sp ects t h at

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In d iv id ual R ese arc h P ap er I n str u c ons

D is c u ssio n T o pic

C heck li s t

W hile d eve lo pin g t h e R ese arc h P ap er, t h e f o llo w in g q ues ons s h o uld b e u se d a s a c h eck li s t:

D oes t h e r e se arc h d eal w it h s ig n iﬁ ca n t a n d m ean in gfu l p ro ble m t h at le n d s it s e lf t o a

s u b sta n al r e se arc h e ﬀ ort?

Is t h ere a ju s ﬁca on t h at d em onstra te s w hy t h e p ro ble m is w orth s tu d yin g?

Is it c le ar w ho o r w hat w ill b e a id ed b y r e se arc h ﬁ nd in gs?

W ill t h e ﬁ nd in gs p ro vid e a b asis f o r g e n era li z e d c o nclu sio ns o r h av e p ra c ca l a p pli c a b ili t y ?

Is t h e p urp o se o f t h e r e se arc h e xp re sse d c le arly ?

Is t h e r e se arc h q ues on o r hy poth ese s s ta te d c o ncis e ly a n d e xp li c it ly ? D oes it lo gic a ll y ﬂ ow

f ro m t h e p ro ble m ?

Are li m it a ons o f t h e s tu d y id en ﬁed w it h r e co gn i on o f t h eir c o nse q uen ce s?

A re t e ch nic a l t e rm s w ell d eﬁ ned ? A re d eﬁ ni ons c le ar a n d u nam big u o us?

Is t h e t h eo re ca l f r a m ew ork r e la te d t o p re vio us r e se arc h ? I s p re vio us w ork o n t h e t o pic

c ri ca lly a p pra is e d ?

Is t h e r e se arc h in fo rm ed b y p rim ary s o urc e s o f t h eo rie s, c o nce p ts , p rin cip le s a n d m odels in

t h e ﬁ eld , a n d a re t h ey r e fe rre d t o s p eciﬁ ca lly ?

A re m eth o ds o f d ata c o lle c on a p pro pria te ly e xp la in ed ?

Is d ata a n aly sis c o m ple te a n d p re se n te d lo gic a lly ?

A re c o nclu sio ns a n d r e co m men d a ons u se fu l a n d ed t o ﬁ nd in gs?

D eta ils o n t h e I n d iv id ual R ese arc h P ap er:

1 .Le n gth a n d S ty le : T he b o dy o f a n a n aly c r e se arc h p ap er s h o uld b e a t le ast 1 0 p ag e s in le n gth ( b ut

n ot m ore t h an 1 2 p ag e s) a n d t y p ed u sin g t h e A PA G uid e. S tu d en t p ro je cts d is ll f u nd am en ta l is su es,

d is c u ss t h e v ario us a v aila b le s o lu ons, d is c u ss t h e b en eﬁ ts a n d li m it a ons o f t h e a v aila b le s o lu ons

a n d p ro vid e a n ew s o lu on a n d ju s ﬁca on. S tu d en t p ap ers m ust s ta te a t h esis , a n d b ase d o n t h e

r e se arc h , a em pt t o p ro ve o r d is p ro ve t h at t h esis . A n a d eq uate li t e ra tu re s e arc h w ill in clu d e a f e w

b o oks a n d jo urn al a r cle s (o r o th er r e le van t d o cu m en ts ). A s e arc h o f I n te rn et d o cu m en ta on is

r e q uir e d . S tu d en ts s h o uld d eve lo p a c o nclu sio n w hic h s y n th esiz e s t h e li t e ra tu re in s u ch a w ay a s t o

d em onstra te n e

w k n o w le d ge .

G uid eli n es f o r t h e f o rm at o f t h e p ap er a re a s f o ll o w s:

T he p ap er s h o uld b e 1 0‑1 2 p ag e s o f t e xt in le n gth . ( T his m in im um a n d m ax im um le n gth

s h o uld n ot in clu d e t h e tle p ag e , s e p ara te ﬁ gu re s a n d t a b le s, o r t h e li s t o f r e fe re n ce s);

T he p ap er s h o uld in clu d e a o ne p ara g ra p h a b stra ct, a n in tro duc on, a n d a c o nclu sio n ‑ t h in k

a s if y o u w ere w ri ng f o r a p ro fe ssio nal jo urn al;

T he p ap er s h o uld u se t h e A PA f o rm at (d o ub le ‑s p ace d , 1 2‑p o in t T im es N ew R om an f o nt, o ne

i n ch m arg in s, p ag e n um bers w it h r u nnin g h ead in u p per r ig h t c o rn er, s e c on tle s, c it a ons,

a n d r e fe re n ce s in a cco rd an ce w it h t h e A PA s ta n d ard ).

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3.E valu a on C rit e ria a n d F e ed back : T he li t m us t e st o f a g o od r e se arc h p ro je ct is : " D oes m y r e se arc h

p ro je ct p ro vid e t h e p ro fe sso r w it h n ew in sig h t o n m y t o pic ?" F e ed back f o r t h e p ap er w ill b e p ro vid ed

a lo ng w it h t h e ﬁ nal g ra d e.

T he g ra d e f o r y o ur p ap er w ill b e d ete rm in ed u sin g t h e I n d iv id ual R ese arc h P ap er r u b ric . ( S ee C onte n t

> Rub ric s)

4 .S ta n d ard s f o r P ap ers : ( R ep eate d f ro m t h e U M UC P oli c ie s E ntr y .) E

ﬀ ec ve m an ag e rs a n d le ad ers

a re a ls o e ﬀ ec ve c o m munic a to rs . W ri en c o m munic a on is a n im po rta n t e le m en t o f t h e t o ta l

c o m munic a on p ro ce ss. T he G ra d uate S ch o ol r e co gn iz e s a n d e xp ects e xe m pla ry w ri ng t o b e t h e

n o rm f o r c o urs e w ork . A ll in d iv id ual a n d g ro up p ap ers m ust d em onstra te g ra d uate le ve l w ri ng

a b ili t y a n d c o m ply w it h t h e f o rm at r e q uir e m en ts o f t h e P ub li c a ons M an ual o f t h e A m eric a n

P sy ch o lo gic a l

A sso cia on ( 6 th e d i on). C are fu l a en on s h o uld b e g iv e n t o s o urc e c it a ons, p ro per

l i s ng o f r e fe re n ce s, a n d t h e p re se n ta on o f t a b le s a n d g ra p hs. F o rm at a n d g ra p hic s, h o w eve r, a re

n ot a lw ay s t ra n sm i ed w ell o ve r t h e I n te rn et: t h ere a re d oze n s o f w ay s in w hic h h ard w are , s o w are

a n d n etw ork s m ay b e in co m pa ble . A s tu d en t m ay m ail a n a d di onal c o py o f h is / h er r e se arc h p ap er

t o t h e p ro fe sso r b y P osta l

S erv ic e w hen g ra p hic s p re se n t a p ro ble m .

5 .P oli c y a n d A ca d em ic I n te grit y ( P la g ia ris m ): ( R ep eate d f ro m t h e U M UC P oli c ie s E ntr y .)

P la g ia ris m is t h e in te n onal o r u nin te n onal p re se n ta on o f a n oth er p ers o n's id ea o r p ro duct a s

o ne's o w n. P la g ia ris m in clu d es, b ut is n ot li m it e d t o t h e f o llo w in g: c o pyin g v e rb a m a ll o r p art o f

a n oth er's w ri en w ork ; u sin g p hra se s, c h arts , ﬁ gu re s, illu stra ons, o r m ath em a

ca l o r s c ie n ﬁc

s o lu ons w it h o ut c i ng t h e s o urc e ; a n d p ara p hra sin g id eas, c o nclu sio ns, o r r e se arc h w it h o ut c i ng

t h e s o urc e . S tu d en ts c a n a v o id u nin te n onal p la g ia ris m b y c a re fu lly a cce p te d s c h o la rly p ra c ce s.

N ote s t a ke n f o r p ap ers a n d r e se arc h p ro je cts s h o uld a cc u ra te ly r e co rd s o urc e s o f m ate ria l t o b e

c it e d , q uote d , p ara p hra se d , o r s u m mariz e d , a n d p ap ers s h o uld a ck n o w le d ge t h ese s o urc e s in

f o otn ote

s . T he p o ssib le p en al es o n p la g ia ris m in clu d e a z e ro o r a g ra d e " F " o n t h e w ork in q ues on,

a g ra d e " F " in t h e c o urs e , s u sp en sio n w it h a ﬁ le le er, s u sp en sio n w it h a t ra n sc rip t n ota on, o r

e xp uls io n.

S o m e n o te s a b o ut p la g ia ris m :

A s w e a ll k n o w , p la g ia ris m o cc u rs w hen a n a u th o r c o pie s o r p ara p hra se s s o m eo ne e ls e 's w ork a n d

p re se n ts it a s t h eir o w n w it h o ut c i ng t h e o rig in al a u th o r. M ost a cc id en ta l c a se

s o f p la g ia ris m

e n co unte re d a t U M UC a ris e w hen : ( 1 ) a s tu d en t f o rg e ts t o in clu d e a r e fe re n ce f o r s o urc e m ate ria l;

( 2 )a s tu d en t lo se s t ra ck o f s o urc e s a n d f o rg e ts t o c it e a r e fe re n ce o r t w o (o r c it e s t h e r e fe re n ce

i n co rre ctly ); ( 3 ) a s tu d en t " p aste s" in fo rm a on f ro m t h e I n te rn et d ir e ctly in to a p ap er t h in kin g t h at

s in ce t h ere is n o a u th o r, t h e s o urc e d o es n o t n eed t o b e c it e d . A ll o f t h ese c a se s m ore o

en t h an n ot

o cc u r w hen a s tu d en t g e ts in to a " m e c ru nch " a n d g e ts s lo ppy o r d esp era te . S o p la n a h ead a n d b e

c a re fu l a s y o u p re p are y o ur p ap er. R em em ber t h at p en al es f o r p la g ia ris m c a n b e q uit e s e ve re ‑

r a n gin g u p t o d is m is sa l f ro m t h e p ro gra m . A ls o b e a w are t h at t h e r e so urc e s a v aila b le t o in str u cto rs

f o r d ete c ng c a se s o f p la g ia ris m a re g ro w in g q uit e s o phis ca te d . A ddi onal in fo rm a on o n U M UC

p o li c i

e s in t h is a re a is a v aila b le u nd er A ca d em ic P oli c ie s in o ur c o urs e S ylla b us.

A ls o n ote t h at a ny g ra d ed a ssig n m en ts m ust b e e n re ly e ach s tu d en t's o w n w ork a n d o rig in al f o r

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In d iv id ual R ese arc h P ap er T o pic s

D is c u ssio n T o pic

s tu d en ts , p ast o r p re se n t, is e xp re ssly p ro hib it e d a n d c a n r e su lt in a g ra d e o f z e ro f o r a n a ssig n m en t

a n d /o r c o urs e f a ilu re .

Y o ur r e se arc h s h o uld in clu d e s p ecu la on o n w here t h e s ta te ‑o f‑ th e‑a rt w ill b e in t h e n ear f u tu re f o r

o ne o f t h e f o llo w in g t e ch no lo gie s. Y o ur p ap er c o uld in clu d e a d esc rip on o f t h e s ta te ‑o f‑ th e‑a rt in

y o ur t e ch no lo gy, a d is c u ssio n o f w here t h e s o urc e s t h at y o u r e ad b eli e ve t h e

te ch no lo gy is h ead in g

i n t h e n ear f u tu re , a n d a d is c u ssio n o f h o w t h is t e ch no lo gy w ill a ﬀ ect t h e c h o ic e s y o u w ould m ake if

y o u w ere m ak in g p urc h ase r e co m men d a ons f o r a c li e n t. A lt h o ugh t h ere is r o om f o r p ers o nal

o pin io n in y o ur p ap er, y o u m ust ju s fy y o ur c o nclu sio ns.

M ul ‑c o re c o m pu ng

Sym metr ic m ul pro ce ssin g

D is tr ib ute d c o m pu ng

C lu ste r c o m pu ng

P ara lle li s m , e .g ., M assiv e ly p ara lle l c o m pu ng

C lu ste r c o m pu ng

G rid c o m pu ng

Q uan tu m c o m pu ng

E m erg in g s to ra g e t e ch no lo gie s

P erip hera l c o nnec ons a n d b use s

V id eo d is p la y s y ste m s

CPU a rc h it e ctu re s

V ery L arg e S ca le I n te gra on s y ste m s

M ic ro pro ce sso r a d van ce m en ts

M em ory t e ch no lo gie s (e .g ., n o n‑v o la le m em ory )

O p ca l t e ch no lo gie s

C ach e o rg an iz a on a n d o pera on

I/ O A dvan ce m en ts

D eep L e arn in g a cce le ra to rs

D ata C en te r a d van ce m en ts

E m erg in g m obile t e ch no lo gie s a n d t o ols

N eu ra l c ir c u it s

E xp an d in g b an d w id th

C om pute r a rc h it e ctu re a n d e n erg y e ﬃ cie n cy

D N A c o m pu ng

C oup li n g a n d C oup li n g s tra te gie s

P ip eli n in g

D M A

SIM D a rc h it e ctu re s

M IM D a rc h it e ctu re s

P ro ce sso r in te rc o nnec on

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