Research Techniques
Assignment: Study and Write a Technical Report on the below topics
Learning outcomes
Generic: Being able to search the internet and library for the relevant resources, build a bibliography, and plan written work.
Specific: Learn LaTex and Bibtex, and use them to write a substantial critical review of published work on your chosen topic by focusing on evaluating and comparing the research methodology used in each of the work you reviewed.
Specification
Overview
Generic: to Learn and practise skills for technical/scientific writing, bibliographic searching and critical review and evaluation.
Specific: to write a technical review report (using LaTex) on a specified topic chosen from the given list of the suggested topics in computing sciences.
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is the copying or close paraphrasing of published or unpublished work, including the work of another student without the use of quotation marks and due acknowledgement. Plagiarism is regarded a serious offence by the University and all cases will be reported to the Plagiarism Officers for further investigation. Work that contains even small fragments of plagiarised material will be penalised.
Deliverables
A technical report is required to be written in plain English the form of a scientific review paper, that can be understood by readers who have a background in computer science, data science or related areas but who are not necessarily experts in the topic. It must not exceed 3500 words, excluding the abstract and reference list, and must be formatted using LaTex and Bibtex (which will be taught in the lectures and practised in the laboratory exercises).
Submissions and Handing in Procedure:
Report in PDF
In addition, all your working files used in producing your report (such as .tex, .bib, and figures etc) need to be zipped together
Marking scheme
The following schemes will be applied in marking:
Writing tools, report structure and English language (30%): your work should demonstrate a competence in the use of LaTex, i.e. using a range of different LaTex commands and advanced functions. The report should be logically structured using sections and sub-sections, such as Abstract, Introduction, etc. and well written with good academic English language. The main sections should be logically organised such that they have a beginning, middle and end, the latter should include pointers to previous or following sections if applicable.
Synthesis and evaluation of relevant literature (30%): Your work should show evidence of critical reviews, e.g. comparison and contrast approaches should be employed when reviewing and summarising the work of others and/or your ideas.
Explanation precision and coherence (30%): Ideas must be developed and presented cor- rectly and coherently to demonstrate your understanding of the area of your chosen topic. Concepts and terms are clearly explained. Jargon and colloquial language should be avoided as much as possible.
Use of references (10%): evidence of having consulted a reasonable number of relevant articles from a wide range of sources (books, internet, journals, conferences). References are presented by using the Harvard citation style. Where quotations of work published elsewhere are included in your report, these must be clearly indicated. Tips: you should try to avoid using too much quotation unless really necessary.
More detailed marking scheme can be found from the marksheet available in the same folder.
Resources
There are plenty of resources on the internet on literature review and technical report writing.
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