CS634 Final Exam Formal Research Report or Q/A
Fall 2019
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The Final Exam is due 11/24/2019. Late assignments will not be accepted. Posting
must occur in the appropriate area of Moodle. Hardcopy, email, etc. will not be
accepted. A total of 700 points will be awarded for a perfect score for this exercise.
Each student may choose ONLY one (1) of the two options outlined below.
Option 1 is a Research Report A student wishing to continue with his/her education beyond the Masters Degree
and considering advancing to the Ph.D. level may wish to select Option 1 as it will
provide a foundation for a Masters Thesis and Dissertation.
Option 2 is a Question / Answer summary of (specify discipline). This option provides the less engaged student with the opportunity and challenges
of creating a proper Q/A sequence derived from the specific domain under study. If
selected, this option will also allow entries to be added to the question pool in
subsequent terms. If proper format is followed, insertion into the question pool can
easily be accommodated by the Learning House folks.
Option 1: Research Report / Individual Project (700 points)
Write a scholarly research report on a topic related to Software Engineering
(see Appropriate Topics). Please see Important Notes and Document Details for
detailed specifications.
Appropriate Topics:
The Research Report, select one of the following research areas:
i) Cloud Computing (Intranet, Extranet, and Internet) ii) Machine Learning iii) Artificial Intelligence iv) Internet of Things (IoT) v) Robotics vi) Medical Technology vii) Artificial Intelligence viii) Business Intelligence ix) Brain Linked Virtual Reality x) Nanotechnology xi) Game Programming Algorithms xii) Video Gaming Algorithms xiii) Knowledge Management Systems
CS634 Final Exam Formal Research Report or Q/A
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Important Student Notes:
? Each student submission should be checked for plagiarism. Students should be warned that Turnitin has a very good historical memory and is capable of
accessing reports from both internal and external resources (i.e. Universities,
Governments, etc.) including those originally written in non-English written
languages. Plagiarism will result in a grade of zero (non-negotiable) for the
assignment and may results in other university actions. The department
chairperson will be notified of the violation. Additional Campbellsville
University penalties may be applicable. Please see class syllabus for
additional details.
? Only one submission attempt is permitted AS THE STUDENT TO BE SURE BEFORE DEPRESSING ENTER.
? Acceptable file formats for submissions include Microsoft Word (doc, docx) or Adobe Acrobat (PDF). No other formats are acceptable.
? The research paper must be at least 2,500 words supported by evidence (citations from peer-reviewed sources).
? A minimum of four (4) peer-reviewed journal citations are required.
? Formatting should be double-spaced, one-inch boarders, no extra space for headings, no extra white space, no more than two levels of heading, page
numbers, front and back matter).
? Extra white space use to enhance page count will negatively affect student grade.
? Chapter 1 illustrates the document details of the research report and constitutes Background/Introduction, Problem Statement(s), Goal(s),
Research Question(s), Relevance and Significance, Barriers and Issues
related to topic chosen. Chapter 2 should consist of student paraphrasing the
cited research material (i.e. what happened in case study x). Chapter 3
should be the reasoning for doing a basic compare/contrast or
advantages/disadvantage of what was stated in Chapter 2 (do not state
because the professor said so). Chapter 4 is a complete analysis, synthesis,
and evaluation of what was stated in chapter 2. In effect, chapter 3 is a
statement of what will be done and chapter 4 is what was done and what the
findings were. Again, thus far the writing is objective and must not contain
student opinion. Chapter 5 states results, conclusion, and future work
recommendations. Here is where student opinion (or any researcher) can
state their respective opinion as the student has now done the work and are
justified in stating results.
CS634 Final Exam Formal Research Report or Q/A
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? Graduate student are expected to be proficient in the use of the English language. Errors in grammar, spelling, or syntax will affect student grade.
The Professor, will not provide remedial help for writing problems. If the
student is unable to write clearly and correctly, the student should be urged
to contact the program office for sources of remedial help.
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