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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 \#5: Critique\\
Due Date: Sunday, 22 October, 11:59 p.m.\\
(Extended 2
Days)}{Assignment \#5: Critique Due Date: Sunday, 22 October, 11:59 p.m. (Extended 2 Days)}}\label{assignment-5-critique-due-date-sunday-22-october-1159-p.m.-extended-2-days}

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

For this assignment, select a scholarly computer science paper written
in English, study it carefully, and write a 300-500 word
\textbf{critique} of the paper. (You will likely need to read the paper
several times.) See the information about
\href{../notes/694lectureNotes.html\#write_critique}{writing critiques}
on the lecture notes page.

Choose a paper of reasonable length published in a reputable computer
science journal or refereed conference proceedings (or post-proceedings)
in 2013 or later. The journals, transactions, and conference proceedings
published by ACM and IEEE are good sources for papers. But you may
choose other reputable publishers of scholarly papers with significant
computer science content. (If you wish to critique an older paper or a
paper from a different source, please ask your instructor.)

Do not choose a paper for which you, any faculty member in the
Department, or any member of your research group is an author.

The audience for your critique consists of the graduate students and
faculty of the Department of Computer and Information Science.

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
critique. You may include quotations if needed.

Format your paper using LaTeX and BibTex. (Note: LaTeX is explicitly
required for this assignment.)

Submit both the source files and a PDF of your paper electronically via
Blackboard by the due date.

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