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| ====Related Work and References==== | [[public:sc-t-701-rem4-18-1:rem4-18-lecturenotes|<-BACK to REM4-18 MAIN]] |
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| ===Typical Structure of a Scientific Paper=== | =====Related Work and References===== |
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| | ====Typical Structure of a Scientific Paper==== |
| | Abstract | This section is key - it's a mini-summary of your paper, intended to allow others to decide whether your work is relevant to their work (and whether they should read on) | | | Abstract | This section is key - it's a mini-summary of your paper, intended to allow others to decide whether your work is relevant to their work (and whether they should read on) | |
| | Introduction | Overall context of the work, short summary of related work and a presentation of the motivation for the work - the problems that are to be addressed. Last paragraph: Explain the structure of the paper. | | | Introduction | Overall context of the work, short summary of related work and a presentation of the motivation for the work - the problems that are to be addressed. Last paragraph: Explain the structure of the paper. | |
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| ===Remember the Audience=== | ====Remember the Audience==== |
| | Ask before you start your research | This will determine your research context, experimental paradigm and the emphasis or slant you choose for your work. \\ This is especially important if you are working in interdisciplinary research or on projects that can appeal to more than one scientific community. | | | Ask before you start your research | This will determine your research context, experimental paradigm and the emphasis or slant you choose for your work. \\ This is especially important if you are working in interdisciplinary research or on projects that can appeal to more than one scientific community. | |
| | Ask before you start writing your paper | Select the journal / conference first. \\ Do a background search on papers recently published there, to verify that your background section and description of work fits into their context (less important for journals). | | | Ask before you start writing your paper | Select the journal / conference first. \\ Do a background search on papers recently published there, to verify that your background section and description of work fits into their context (less important for journals). | |
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| ===Related Work Section Format=== | ====Related Work Section Format==== |
| | Pick your style - be consistent ! | | | | Pick your style - be consistent ! | | |
| | The fewer words the better | As few words as possible, but not fewer (to paraphrase Einstein). | | | The fewer words the better | As few words as possible, but not fewer (to paraphrase Einstein). | |
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| ===The Potatostamp Method™=== | ====The Potatostamp Method™==== |
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| | What is it? | A handy method to help you write a nice Related Work section | | | What is it? | A handy method to help you write a nice Related Work section | |
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| ===Finding Related Work=== | ====Finding Related Work==== |
| | When have I searched enough? | That depends on how "green" you are in your field of study. The bottom line is: You can be sure you missed at least one paper that is highly relevant to your work. Ergo: Keep looking until the last minute. Just don't miss the deadline. | | | When have I searched enough? | That depends on how "green" you are in your field of study. The bottom line is: You can be sure you missed at least one paper that is highly relevant to your work. Ergo: Keep looking until the last minute. Just don't miss the deadline. | |
| | Cited work: Is there a maximum? | No. Most journals and conferences put no limitations on the number of references one can have in a paper. \\ If the paper calls for a lot of references then you should try to include them all. \\ Using the rule of proportions: It is strange to see more than 30% of the words in a paper devoted to references (typically it will be between 5% and 10%). | | | Cited work: Is there a maximum? | No. Most journals and conferences put no limitations on the number of references one can have in a paper. \\ If the paper calls for a lot of references then you should try to include them all. \\ Using the rule of proportions: It is strange to see more than 30% of the words in a paper devoted to references (typically it will be between 5% and 10%). | |
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| ===Structure of the References Section=== | ====Structure of the References Section===== |
| | Name-Year system | **Name of author and year listed; alphabetical in reference section.** \\ Jones, J. P. (2002). Bass Playing Through the Ages. International Musician, 12(8): 232-234. \\ Pullman, J. (1999). The Effects of Toasters on Human Health. J. of Toasterology, 11(12): 11-22. | | | Name-Year system | **Name of author and year listed; alphabetical in reference section.** \\ Jones, J. P. (2002). Bass Playing Through the Ages. International Musician, 12(8): 232-234. \\ Pullman, J. (1999). The Effects of Toasters on Human Health. J. of Toasterology, 11(12): 11-22. | |
| | Citation-sequence system | **Publications are numbered in the order they are cited.** \\ [1] Pullman, J. (1999). The Effects of Toasters on Human Health. J. of Toasterology, 11(12): 11-22. \\ [2] Jones, J. P. (2002). Bass Playing Through the Ages. International Musician, 12(8): 232-234. \\ [n] ... | | | Citation-sequence system | **Publications are numbered in the order they are cited.** \\ [1] Pullman, J. (1999). The Effects of Toasters on Human Health. J. of Toasterology, 11(12): 11-22. \\ [2] Jones, J. P. (2002). Bass Playing Through the Ages. International Musician, 12(8): 232-234. \\ [n] ... | |
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| ===Structure of a Reference=== | ===Structure of a Reference==== |
| | APA Style (Amer. Psychological Assoc.) | Very common -- possibly the most common reference style; used in many fields. The one we will use. \\ **Book:** Molich, Rolf (2003). //Brugervenligt webdesign.// Copenhagen: Teknisk Forlag. \\ **Journal:** Thórisson, K. R., H. Benko, A. Arnold, D. Abramov, S. Maskey, A. Vaseekaran (2004). Constructionist Design Methodology for Interactive Intelligences. //A.I. Magazine//, 25(4): 77-90. [OPTIONAL:] Menlo Park, CA: American Association for Artificial Intelligence. \\ **Conference:** Melson, G. F., Kahn, Jr., Peter H., Beck, A. M., Friedman, B., Roberts, T. and Garrett, E. (2005). Robots as Dogs? Children's Interactions with the Robotic Dog AIBO and a Live Australian Shepherd. //Proceedings of CHI 2005//, Philadelphia, PA, April 2-7, 33-39. | | | APA Style (Amer. Psychological Assoc.) | Very common -- possibly the most common reference style; used in many fields. The one we will use. \\ **Book:** Molich, Rolf (2003). //Brugervenligt webdesign.// Copenhagen: Teknisk Forlag. \\ **Journal:** Thórisson, K. R., H. Benko, A. Arnold, D. Abramov, S. Maskey, A. Vaseekaran (2004). Constructionist Design Methodology for Interactive Intelligences. //A.I. Magazine//, 25(4): 77-90. [OPTIONAL:] Menlo Park, CA: American Association for Artificial Intelligence. \\ **Conference:** Melson, G. F., Kahn, Jr., Peter H., Beck, A. M., Friedman, B., Roberts, T. and Garrett, E. (2005). Robots as Dogs? Children's Interactions with the Robotic Dog AIBO and a Live Australian Shepherd. //Proceedings of CHI 2005//, Philadelphia, PA, April 2-7, 33-39. | |
| | Other styles | see e.g.: http://dal.ca.libguides.com/content.php?pid=860&sid=11818 | | | Other styles | see e.g.: http://dal.ca.libguides.com/content.php?pid=860&sid=11818 | |
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