Research Paper

Topics are due on the day of Exam 1 (October 11th),

Final Paper is due in December 4th, 2006. Late papers will NOT be accepted. The paper should be turned in as a paper copy, and e-mailed as an electronic copy.

Select a computer industry related topic on which to write a research paper. The topic should be a current issue. Your paper should state your explicit Conclusion on the Topic, based on your research. The paper should specifically answer a question.

Among your sources, you should cite at least two from the Internet. The paper should be about 5 typed pages (double spaced), no more than 7 pages excluding the Bibliography Page and Table of Contents Page.

List your references on a "Bibliography" page, at the end of the paper, and place direct or indirect citations in double quotes. If you use a book or magazine article, be sure to quote the exact pages that you found the information.

Here is a referenced example from within the body of the paper.  Within the paper, the Reference is denoted by a super script number:

Joshua Allen States, "Current WebTV boxes are made by Sony and Philips Electronics." 1 Most are cheaper than PC's, and are easy to operate.

Example of:

Bibliography Page

Web Sites:

1.) Allen, Joshua editor "WebTV plus for Satellite" Online source:

http://www.webtv.net/products/plus/specs.html

2.)

3.)

Books & Periodicals:

4.) M. I. Wolff (ed.), Computer Science Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 2005, pp. 17-48.

5.)

Be sure that the reader can easily access the web pages that you quote. Make sure the reader can get to your web source by trying to get back to it yourself.

 

Here are some Sample Topics

( You do not have to choose one of these. )

  • How can the wireless Bluetooth connection be made secure?
  • How does Anti-Spam software properly detect spam?
  • Who is winning the battle of the best Desk Top software applications?
  • Who is winning the "Battle of the top selling operating systems"  SCO Unixware, IBM AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Mac-OS, Windows, Sun Solaris ?  What are their current market shares?
  • What are the best Programming Languages presently being used, for different applications?
  • What are trends in Backing up Industry Hard Disks?
  • What is the Future of the PC?
  • Desktop to Host Storage Management, who makes the best products?
  • Are the new "Dual Core" processors (like Pentium D) worth the premium price?
  • Electronic Commerce, what is its future, should it be taxed?
  • How / Why should Virtual Reality software be used more often in Industry?
  • How are 3D Animation software programs used in manufacturing and design?
  • What are the Directions of the major manufactures of CPU's, will there be consolidation?
  • Will computers in the classroom do away with teachers?