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\title{Engr 694-06, Research Methods\\
Assignments, Fall 2017}
\author{H. Conrad Cunningham}
\date{9 October 2017}

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\section{\texorpdfstring{Assignment \#4: Tutorial\\
Due Date: Sunday, 15 October, 11:59 p.m.\\
(Extended 4
Days)}{Assignment \#4: Tutorial Due Date: Sunday, 15 October, 11:59 p.m. (Extended 4 Days)}}\label{assignment-4-tutorial-due-date-sunday-15-october-1159-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 \textbf{``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 \textbf{tutorial}. See the
information about
\href{../notes/694lectureNotes.html\#write_tutorial}{writing tutorials}
on the lecture notes page for information about this type of paper.

\begin{itemize}
\item
  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.
\item
  Remember: Writing instructions that tell someone how to do something
  is different from writing on how something works.
\item
  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).
\item
  The paper should be at least 500 words in length and should cover your
  chosen topic effectively.
\item
  You may include examples, drawings, screenshots, etc., as appropriate.
\item
  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.
\item
  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.
\item
  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.)
\end{itemize}

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