EE382C Embedded Software Systems

EE382C Embedded Software Systems - Reports

Brian L. Evans

Both the literature survey and the final project report shall be limited to eight, 12-point, double-spaced, single-sided pages. The title page, table of contents (if any), and abstract are not included in the page limit. References, figures, tables, and text (see below) are included in the page limit. The report should follow the order given below:

title page
table of contents (optional)
abstract
text, tables, figures
references

Please follow these guidelines:

Do not use footnotes.
Do not use a smaller font size than 12 point for anything except the references. The references may be typeset in 10 point or larger font.
Please provide an electronic version of both the literature survey and the final report so that I can put them on the course Web pages. Also, let me know if you would like me to delay putting the electronic version of your reports on the course Web pages, or if you would like to password protect the information. If you provide Postscript, then be sure that the Postscript can be previewed by ghostview. I would prefer that you provide the reports in PDF format. You can use the Adobe distill program on the Solaris machines in the LRC cluster to convert your Postscript file to PDF format.

The grading of both reports will follow the same pattern:

Research -- 70/100 points
- 10 points Description of context of research--- where it fits in, what applications it impacts, how difficult is implementation
- 10 points Description of objectives
- 50 points Description of results
  - Literature Survey: Summary and analysis of existing work in the field (40 points), plans for the implementation portion of the project (10 points)
  - Final report: Formal modeling (10 points), Implementation (20 points), Innovation (20 points)
Format -- 30/100 points
- 5 points Grammar/spelling
- 10 points Meet 8-page limit
- 5 points Format of references and cite references in text
- 5 points Identify at least three key journal papers in the area
- 5 points Electronic version of the paper

Please format your references in IEEE style, e.g.

B. L. Evans, "Top Five Reasons to be an Assistant Professor," Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. on High-Stress Occupations, June 5, 1997, vol. I, pp. 10-12.
K. D. Bollacker, "Private vs. Public Universities," IEEE Trans. on Education, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 101-104, Dec. 1997.
R. L. Peters, Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student's Guide to Earning a Master's or a Ph.D., Noonday Press, ISBN 0-374-52361-4, 1992.

It may be helpful to look at the past literature surveys and project reports that are on-line for a model to follow.

Last updated 03/08/04.