Research Methods, Management and Reporting Lecture 6: Paper template RMMR Prof. Wlodek Kulesza wlodek.kulesza@bth.se http://homepage.te.hik.se/personal/tkuwl/

Outline ET2424 Schedule update Last lecture reminder Using the IEEE template Tips to a draft of the paper ET2424

Your paper must show that: A goal of a paper Your paper must show that: you have identified a worthwhile problem or question which has not been previously answered; you have solved the problem or answered the question.

Paper Skeleton Introduction Background Information (optional) Review of the State of the Art Research Question, Hypothesis, and the Paper’s main Contributions Describing How You Solved the Problem or Answered the Question Conclusions References Appendices (optional)

Tips Always keep the reader's backgrounds in mind. Don't make the readers work too hard! It's impossible to be too clear! A paper is not a story! Avoid using phrases like "Clearly, this is the case..." or "Obviously, it follows that ...” Avoid red flags, claims (like "software is the most important part of a computer system“) Example

IEEE template Why this template? Link to IEEE template

Paper draft Deadline: 24 hour before the second brainstorm meeting Link to paper draft hints