Requirements For Proposal

(100 points, 20% of the project)

You may form a group with up to 3 members. Each group must submit a proposal for the term paper. The proposal must have a title page, main content, and references. The proposal should be single-column, 1 inch margins, 11-point size, and single-spaced. There is no space limit.

The proposal is due in class on 03/24/03. 

The title page should include

• the title of the paper
• group member name(s) and email address(es)
• course name, number, and instructor's name
• a maximum 300-word abstract
• three to five keywords.

For research papers, the main content of the proposal should include the following:

• (20 points) A summary of the research problem you plan to study.
• (15 points) Motivation of the proposed problem (i.e., why do you study this problem).
• (15 points) A summary of the possible techniques you plan to use to address the problem.
• (20 points) Justification about why you believe you can solve the problem.
• (20 points) Expected result and a plan for validation.
• (10 points) A reference list with at least 5 relevant papers.
• (50 points extra credit) You can get up to 50 points extra credit if you include initial results.

For survey papers, the main content should include the following:

• (20 points) A summary of the research field you plan to survey.
• (10 points) Justification about why do plan to survey this field.
• (20 points) A classification scheme of the techniques in your selected field.
• (20 points) A classification of the techniques in your reference list with your classification scheme. You need to map each paper you cite to one of the classes.
• (20 points) A summary of the trends in your selected field. Give evidences for your decision.
• (10 points) A reference list with at least 20 references.