Notes on Final Papers

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For students

Sections you should have

  • Background
  • Prior work
  • What you did
  • Results and Evaluation
  • Summary

On finding references

Instead of typing search terms into Google, try:


On writing final papers

  • References should appear *in the text* of what you write as footnotes or end-notes. Do not just include a list of "sources" at the end of your paper.
  • References should be in ACM or IEEE style. Be sure to include author(s), title, publication venue, and date. Do not include just a URL.
  • Discussion how you found your references. Was this a systematic review?
  • Reference every source that you use, no matter how trivial.
  • Include page numbers
  • How did you evaluate what you did?


For Faculty

  • Don't write what the papers do wrong, write how they could be improved.