1. 1 Review of Research Seminar 1 Assignments Charles C. Tappert Seidenberg School of CSIS, Pace University

2. 2 Assignment 1 – Review Research Paper Forgery detection from handwriting wrinkliness What was essence of research – problem/question? Presentation logical? Reviewed previous literature? Were procedures explained? Were data collected? Suggestions for future work? Strengths? Weaknesses? What did you find most important, interesting?

3. 3 Assignment 2 – Review Research Paper DPS Dissertation of your Choice What was essence of research – problem/question? Presentation logical? Reviewed previous literature? Were procedures explained? Were data collected? Suggestions for future work? Strengths? Weaknesses? What did you find most important, interesting?

4. 4 Assignment 3 – Prototype Literature Review Your Choice of Problem Find a research problem Question for examination, hypothesis, theoretical posture Review the related literature Find 2-5 foundational (key) articles Write a brief Review of the literature Strategy for working on the problem

5. 5 Assignment 4 Reverse Engineer Idea Paper from DPS Dissertation Select a DPS dissertation Can be the same one selected in assignment 2 Write an idea paper that the DPS student might have written to begin his/her research Describe the problem to be investigated Explain the investigation's significance (addresses the "So what?" question) Briefly outline what is to be done