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Structure of a technical paper/thesis
These slides were prepared by
Sylvie Noël
with
minor modifications
for CS by D. Avis
https://www.slideshare.net/SylvieNolSlide2
Learning goals
Understand what should go into a research paper
Understand how to structure the paper and its sections
Understand how to write a compelling storySlide3
Tips to become a better writer
Rewrite, rewrite, rewrite
Get feedback from others
Read other writers and analyze what they do
Read books about writingSlide4
Practical aids for writing in English
Merriam-Webster Dictionary (
www.m-w.com
)
Thesaurus (thesaurus.com)
Strunk and White, The Elements of StyleSlide5
Typical computer science paper/thesis sectionsSlide6
Sections of a computer science paper
Title
Abstract
Introduction
Background material
Problem solved
Techniques
Algorithm
Data structures
Analysis
Implementation
Computational Results
- Comparison with other work
- Tables and/or Figures
Discussion and or Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
(Appendix)Slide7
Sections: Your Advertisement
Title
AbstractSlide8
The Title
The first, and probably the only thing that most people will read of your paperSlide9
A Title May Include
Your topic of study
Concise statement of your result
‘Catchy’ phrase to generate enough interest to want to read your abstractSlide10
Actual Titles from CHI2013
Analyzing user-generated YouTube videos to understand touchscreen use by people with motor impairments
Extracting usability and user experience information from online user reviews
Predicting users’ first impressions of website aesthetics with a quantification of perceived visual complexity and colorfulnessSlide11
What is Your Title?Slide12
The Abstract
The second thing people will read
Most people who see your paper will stop here
Many people who quote you will only have read the abstract !!!Slide13
The Abstract
It is a tiny version of your paper
What you studied
How you studied it
What your results were
What those results meanSlide14Slide15
The Introduction
Overall area or problem under consideration
What you have achieved
Section construction:
Overview of your argument
Your argument
Summary of the argument
Outline of the paper structureSlide16
Sections: Your Recipe Booklet
Techniques
Participants (for experimental work)
Algorithms used (new or existing?)
Data structures, sources of data etc.
Implementation language, OS , computing environment
Analysis method (quantitative or qualitative)Slide17
Analysis
Quantitative:
Do you have a theoretical justification?
Did you use statistical analysis? Why?
Give proofs or citations for technical results
Qualitative:
What qualitative analysis approach did you use? Why?
If not well known, describe it in some detailSlide18
Sections: Your Contribution to Science
Results
Discussion
Conclusion (if needed)Slide19
Results
Your analysis approach
Most important to least important results
Indicate the results clearly
Give the statistical results, if applicable (e.g., F
(1,22)
= 25.1, p<0.01)
Figures and tables make for easier readingSlide20
Discussion/Conclusion
Summarize your results, again in order of importance
How do they compare to other studies?
What do your results mean, globally?
What are the limits of your study?
Future researchSlide21
Sections: Addenda
Acknowledgements
References
AppendicesSlide22
Acknowledgements
Did an agency finance this research?
Did other students help with running the studies or analyzing the data?
Did somebody help shape the research or the paper through really good suggestions or reviews?Slide23
References
Include only the papers you mentioned in the textSlide24
Appendices
Details of algorithms too long for main paper
Proofs of technical lemmas
Raw results if not too voluminous
Figures or tables too long for the main text
Questionnaires or surveys (if used)Slide25
Sources
http://
www.colby.edu
/biology/BI17x/
writing_papers.html
http://www.psych.upenn.edu/~baron/labrep.html
Writing Science: How to Write Papers That Get Cited and Proposals That Get Funded
, Joshua Schimel, 2011Slide26
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