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Extended Outline & Reference List

Objectives of the Outline and Reference List
Extended Outline: Content and Format
Reference List

Objectives of the Outline and Reference List

Students are required to submit an extended outline and reference list by January 18, 2005. By that date we expect that you, the student/author:

Have essentially completed a literature search on your selected topic.
Are prepared to submit a descriptive outline of your paper.
Can identify the key references and published papers upon which your paper is based.

It is important that both the student/author and session leader are comfortable with the scope and content of the proposed paper.

From the viewpoint of the session leader:

The work must be scholarly, i.e. worthy of a Master's candidate
The subject must be relevant to the scope of the Computer Science Conference
The specific topic content must have minimal overlap with other papers to be presented in the same session

From the viewpoint of the student/author:

The scope of the paper must be clearly understood
The method and approach must be accepted
The organization of the content (discussion & results) must be acceptable

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Extended Outline: Contact Info, Content, and Format

At the top of the outline's first page, include your name, phone number, and e-mail address.

The extended outline should, as a minimum, consist of the following:

Title Clearly denoting the subject of the paper, as briefly as possible, in concise technical terms

Abstract Stating the purpose of the paper and previewing the contents, conclusions and results presented to the reader.

Introduction Orienting the reader to the nature of the problem, background of previous solutions, definitions of terms and the theme.

Major Sections To Be Covered Showing the organized framework for the paper and indicating the depth of detail to be presented within each section or subsection. (Use section and sub-section titles as necessary to communicate information efficiently and effectively to the reader.)

Illustrations Providing the actual artwork, sketch, or brief description of the material to be illustrated.

Summary/Conclusions Summarize the key points that you hope to make in the paper and possible conclusions and recommendations that you will try to make as a result of your research.

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Annotated Reference List

While doing research for your paper, you will most likely draw material from many sources. You will assemble facts and ideas presented by others. By studying the works of others and by your own efforts, you will then be able to draw new conclusions as to fact or interpretation; or present the material in a new light.

The list of references should be complete and in the form shown below. Present the list of references in alphabetical order by author, first author, or organization/company. References should be pertinent to the scope and content of your paper, and cited in the body of the paper using a numerical reference in square brackets (for example: [1]).

Each reference should be followed by a brief annotation. This is a 2 or 3 sentence summary of the reference and its impact on your paper. Note that these annotations will be removed in the final camera-ready copy of your paper to save space.

For a periodical:

[#] Davidson, S.B., et.al., "Consistency in Partitioned Networks," ACM Comp. Surveys, Vol. 17. No. 3 pp 341-370, Sept. 1985. [Annotation]
[#] Harada, K., "Sequential Permutation Networks," IEEE Trans. on Computers, Vol. C-21, No. 5, pp 472-479, May 1972. [Annotation]

For a book:

[#] Tanenbaum, A.S., Computer Networks, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, (1981) [Annotation]
[#] Ullman, J.D., Computational Aspects of VLSI, Computer Science Press, Rockville, MD, (1984)
[Annotation]

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Title	Clearly denoting the subject of the paper, as briefly as possible, in concise technical terms
Abstract	Stating the purpose of the paper and previewing the contents, conclusions and results presented to the reader.
Introduction	Orienting the reader to the nature of the problem, background of previous solutions, definitions of terms and the theme.
Major Sections To Be Covered	Showing the organized framework for the paper and indicating the depth of detail to be presented within each section or subsection. (Use section and sub-section titles as necessary to communicate information efficiently and effectively to the reader.)
Illustrations	Providing the actual artwork, sketch, or brief description of the material to be illustrated.
Summary/Conclusions	Summarize the key points that you hope to make in the paper and possible conclusions and recommendations that you will try to make as a result of your research.