It can be very difficult to have field research instruments returned in a timely manner. In line with current practices in industry, this will be a predominantly paperless class. The final paper will be submitted in html format and will be published to the world wide web. Participants will present their research proposals to the group and will be expected to respond to each other's submissions. Individually, students will write a 30 to 40 page research paper that defines the problem or research area tutorially, clearly explains current technologies and issues, elaborates on the competitive usefulness of the technologies, and provides some indications of what will happen in the future.
All sources are to be referenced.
The use of extensive quotations is discouraged. The research report evaluations will be based on content, presentation, and quality of expression. Papers are expected to meet or exceed accepted graduate-level English and scholarship standards. Papers should conform to the APA documentation style with minor modifications due to the html format. For example, since the paper will paginate based on the printer settings of the individual browser, it is not appropriate to list page numbers in the table of contents.