% Engr 694-06, Research Methods \
  Assignments, Fall 2017
% H. Conrad Cunningham
% 9 October 2017

# Assignment \#4: Tutorial \
Due Date: Sunday, 15 October, 11:59 p.m. \
(Extended 4 Days)

Note: This was originally Assignment #5. I exchanged the order of the
original Assignments #4 and #5 on 25 September because of the
scheduling of the LaTeX presentation on 13 October (which was later
rescheduled for 11 October).

For this assignment, write a **"how-to" (or process) paper** that
describes how to carry out some task or process or use a particular
computing technology. That is, write a **tutorial**. See the
information
about
[writing tutorials ](../notes/694lectureNotes.html#write_tutorial) on
the lecture notes page for information about this type of paper.

-   Choose a topic that is in some way related to work as a graduate
    student, teacher, researcher, or professional in the field or
    otherwise related to the topics we are studying in this course.

-   Remember: Writing instructions that tell someone how to do something
    is different from writing on how something works.

-   The audience for your paper can be either (a) all graduate students
    and the faculty in the Department of Computer and Information
    Science or (b) members of the general public. It should be clear
    which audience you choose. In most circumstances, you should not
    write for a narrow group of specialists with deep knowledge of some
    area of computing (e.g., machine learning, GPU computer
    architecture, or programming language design).

-   The paper should be at least 500 words in length and should cover
    your chosen topic effectively.

-   You may include examples, drawings, screenshots, etc., as
    appropriate.

-   Your paper must be your own work prepared according to the normal
    expectations for scholarly writing. Include appropriate citations
    and a bibliography for any sources that you use in preparation of
    your tutorial. You my include quotations.
	
-   Format your paper for display on the Web. Produce your tutorial
    using Pandoc MarkDown, "raw" HTML, or LaTeX. Please do not use a
    wordprocessor such as Microsoft Word to generate the HTML or PDF
    output. You may include hyptertext links, drawings, screenshots,
    etc. as needed.
	
-   Submit the source files and any instructions or scripts needed to
    construct the page via Blackboard by the due date. (You may want to
    put the page on your personal or research group website as well.)