| Due Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 10/9/07 | Email me a topic to research. Possible topics are listed below. Topics will be given out on a first-come first-serve basis. |
| 10/23/07 | List of 5 sources for your paper (include full citations) |
| 11/21/07 | Write a 10 page research paper on your selected topic. As a techincal research paper, I expect many of your sources to be journal articles and conference papers on cutting edge research. You may want to start by exploring AAAI, an organization devoted to AI research. Our library subscribes to several journals which publish AI research. Other good sources are CiteSeer which is a digital library of computer science literature and Google Scholar which indexes academic papers and sites. I encourage you to use CiiRarchies when searching the web, which is an alternative interface for Google. The paper will be graded based on quality of writing and content. |
| Assigned Class Period | A 20 minute class presentation will present the material you researched. Your presentation does not need to summarize your entire paper. Instead focus on the pieces that you believe your classmates will be most interested in and explain it in enough detail so that can understand the topic. Presentations should include visual aides and examples where appropriate. You will turn in a printed copy of your presentation. Be sure to include references on the print out. |