Final Paper

Due Monday, May 9 @ 11:59 PM

Overview
The final paper will serve as your team's last summary of your work.

Purpose
The final paper allows your team to prove that your system meets requirements. Write your paper in the CHI conference format. In other words, use two column format, correct fonts and sizes, etc. This is a great opportunity to practice writing research papers or to follow formatting guidelines as would be found in the real world.

Format and Grading Rubric
Follow the guidelines in the rubric below in order to help you develop a strong final paper. Completely address the point breakdowns listed for each section in order to receive maximum credit. Papers should be a maximum of ten pages in length, including relevant figures and references.

CONTENT (50%)
  • Clarity (25%)
    • There should be no spelling mistakes.
    • There should be no grammatical errors.
    • Writing should be clear and cogent.
    • Writing should be as brief as possible (i.e., not rambling).
    • Uses images when necessary to clarify ideas.
    • Sentences flow from one to the next.
    • Overall flow is good.
    • Does not use 'I'. 'We' or 'Our team' are acceptable.
  • Ideas (25%)
    • Ideas are original.
    • Ideas are interesting.

FORMAT (50%)
  • Overall (5%)
    • Title, author, headings, etc. are properly formatted.
  • Abstract (5%)
    • One-paragraph summary of your paper.
    • One sentence motivation.
    • One sentence what you did.
    • One sentence results.
    • Do not make this a story.
    • People should be able to *only* read your abstract and know exactly what you did.
  • Introduction/Motivation (5%)
    • Introduce the area.
    • Describe the problem you are trying to solve.
    • Why this problem is important.
    • Provide any background information necessary to understand the problem.
    • Any intelligent person should be able to understand -- and be motivated by -- your problem.
  • Previous work (5%)
    • List at least 2-3 of the most related works in the field.
    • Describe how your work differs from theirs (i.e. why their work does not solve the problem you are trying to solve).
    • Does your previous work appropriately set the stage for your work?
    • Does it tell a story?
  • Implementation/Methodology (5%)
    • What did you do?
    • How did you do it?
    • How can other people reproduce what you did?
  • Results (5%)
    • What was the outcome of you work?
    • What statistical test did you use to determine these results (i.e., a t-test).
    • Graphs and tables.
    • Make sure there is some way to measure what you have done.
  • Discussion (5%)
    • Analysis of the results.
    • What worked.
    • What didn’t work.
    • Why do you think things worked.
    • Why do you think things didn’t work.
  • Future Work (5%)
    • If you had more time to work on this, what would you do next give the results of your paper? Why?
  • Conclusion (5%)
    • Summarize what you told them.
    • What were the key findings.
    • Similar to abstract, but you can assume people have read the paper.
    • What did you want people to get out of the paper?
    • What should they walk away remembering?
  • Bibliography (5%)
    • References are properly cited.
    • References consist primarily of archival publications, as opposed to websites.