Homework Assignment - INTRO to Computer science, CS 110
For this assignment you will find information on a broad topic chosen from the list at the bottom of this assignment description.
You will locate the materials in the library and its online resources (a book, a reference book, one journal article) and find information on the web. Write a short paper (less than one page) on the topic. References must be included, properly formatted.
Submit your assignment to Dr. Bhatnagar at class time on Tuesday, November 15, 2011.
Assignment
1. Choose a topic from the list below, or one approved by your professor.
2. Find a book with information on topic.
- Connect to the UC Library Catalog from the CEAS Library homepage.
- Search by keyword for your topic. Use the Keyword Search Tips to help you formulate a search.
- Find a print or electronic book and read pages with information on your topic.
- Hint: email the record to yourself for printing or editing. It has all the information you need for citing it for the paper. (Mark the desired records, click "Save Marked Records" and then "View Saved Records." Brief Display has the information you need for citing the reference. Full Display includes the Call Number and Subject Headings.)
- You may also try the CEAS Library's collections of e-books, including Safari and Knovel.
3. Find a reference book:
- From the CEAS Library homepage click on the link called Reference Guides and select Computer Engineering and Computer Science.
- Review the titles listed in the section of the guide entitled HANDBOOKS and ENCYCLOPEDIAS.
- Use the call numbers provided to find the books in the CEAS Library Reference collection, or click on links to online reference works.
- Find specific sections or pages in the Reference book with relevant information.
4. Find an article on your topic in a journal (magazine, periodical). Choose ONE of the following sources.
- Computer and Applied Sciences Complete
- From the CEAS Library homepage, select Engineering Databases, then Computers and Applied Sciences Complete (CASC) .
- Search all fields, limiting only if you get too much material. Limiting to Title field is a good way to narrow a search.
- Use "Find a copy" or "Article Linker" feature to find the article. Read the article.
- You may E-mail the record to yourself with your choice of format.
- Academic Search Complete
- From the CEAS Library homepage, select Engineering Databases, then Academic Search Complete.
- Search your terms using the Default Fields. Read full-text of article.
- OhioLINK's Electronic Journal Center (EJC)
- From the CEAS Library homepage, select EJC in the Express Links.
- Find your terms using the EJC search feature. Read full-text of article.
- Newspaper Source
- From the CEAS Library homepage, select Databases Online, then Newspaper Source.
- LexisNexis Academic
- From the CEAS Library homepage, select Databases Online, then LexisNexis Academic .
- Select News - General News. Set Source to Major Newspapers or Magazines and Journals. Read article.
- OR select Business - Industry & Market - choose an industry from the Industry pull-down menu. Read article.
5. To find a website try one of the following search engines:
- Google Scholar. Try the Advanced Scholar Search.
- Scirus (search engine for scientific information)
6. Write up your findings.
- Write a short summary on your topic based on your findings. Use your own words in writing your essay. DO NOT cut and paste information from the abstracts or articles. Improper citing of quoted or paraphrased material constitutes plagiarism. Put reference numbers in brackets [ ] indicating the source for your information. Exact wording from a source must have quotemarks around it, as well as a reference to the source.
- At the end, cite each source (books, journal article and web site) you used in preparing the summary. Use the IEEE Citation format to cite your sources.
- To cite a web site provide the person or organization responsible for the page, the title of the web page, the location of publication or organization responsible if any, the date if any, and [URL beginning with http:// and the date accessed in brackets]. (Use the same style as for the other references.)
- Be sure to include page numbers for the reference book and journal article.
Topics to research
- Algorithms
- Architecture
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Ethics
- Computer Security
- Data Structures
- Data Mining
- Database Systems
- Distributed / Parallel Computing
- Formal Methods / Theory
- Graphics / Visualization
- Human Computer Interaction
- Networking
- Object-Oriented Design
- Operating Systems
- Programming Languages
- Software Engineering
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