New Course on R&D Project Management in Computer Science

and Engineering: Subjects Taught, Rationales Behind, and

Lessons Learned
Veljko Milutinović, ... Danilo Furundzic, in Advances in Computers, 2017

9 Part 8: Learn How to Write SCI Journal Papers of the Research Type
A research paper is not that easy to generate and definitely not in one semester. Consequently, only a
precise template for writing research papers is elaborated down to details, and students are asked to
bring their previously concluded research rewritten according to the template just described. Students
without previous research experience are given an opportunity, in a follow-up research-oriented course,
to do a research project and to write a research paper from scratch.
In the course described here, one can only teach theoretical issues (see Refs. [9,10]), and one can
encourage students, for extra homework credit, to write a research paper about their research conducted
before the course started, using the formalism taught, step by step. Therefore, homework #8 is optional,
for extra classroom credit.

Foreword
Barbara Fister, in Engaging First-Year Students in Meaningful Library Research, 2012
The research paper remains the most common writing assignment on college campuses, more popular
than ever (Lunsford, 2008). In the first year, just as students are encountering the conventions of
academic writing, we also hope to ground them in the mechanics of using a print/digital hybrid library,
probably much larger than any they’ve ever used before, to make informed choices among possible
sources, and extract meaning from them in order to support a well-organized synthesis or argument. We
know they will be asked to do this in the future, so we try to get them acculturated quickly.

The authors’ editor: working with authors to make drafts fit for
purpose
Joy Burrough-Boenisch, Valerie Matarese, in Supporting Research Writing, 2013

Copy-editing
A research paper destined for submission to a peer-reviewed journal may not require meticulous copy-
editing if the target journal offers this service routinely for accepted manuscripts. Moreover, some
authors prefer that the AE concentrate on improving language, style and content. Not having to venture
into the copy-editing part of the editing continuum (checking that references, tables and figures are
formatted correctly, for example) certainly saves time and therefore money, and allows the AE to focus
on aspects of the text that are generally outside the copy editor’s remit. But even if copy-editing is not
specifically requested, the AE should do some formatting. The most elementary is ensuring a consistent
spelling style (either US or UK, not a mix). If the publisher’s house style is known, the AE should
ensure it is followed. And if a journal has complex instructions to authors, an AE may help authors
follow them (but since this service implies extra time, it is more likely to be offered by an in-house
AE).

Unraveling the research process: social bookmarking and

collaborative learning
Caroline Sinkinson, Alison Hicks, in The Plugged-In Professor, 2013

Instructional purpose
The research paper is a common rite of passage in the academic world. While students are typically
successful at amassing information sources, many grapple with new conventions of academic discourse
and the synthesis of these foreign concepts into their own writing. Furthermore, research assignment
guidelines that focus on the number or type of sources can lead students to view information as an
object, and to conceive of research as a bounded, static product rather than grasping the dynamic and
collaborative nature of inquiry.
Social bookmarking sites such as Diigo can help shift the focus from a final product to the experience
of inquiry, as well as repositioning research as active dialog. First, Diigo enables the quick and easy
bookmarking of the various informal conversations that lead to formal scholarship. Students’ exposure
to conversation in context (blogs, tweets, discussion) breaks down academic barriers by helping their
understanding of research as an active conversation. This focus on the context also means that students
can provide much more purposeful critical evaluation of sources rather than following teacher-imposed
criteria. Second, the participatory nature of social bookmarking in the class Diigo library mimics the
interconnected nature of research and the social construction of knowledge. By enabling students to
work collaboratively and draw on other students’ work and expertise, research becomes more active
and meaningful. Finally, the social nature of Diigo means that students are curating a set of topical
resources within a community as one would in civic, social, or academic environments. This provides
an audience beyond the teacher, making research activities more authentic.

Public Safety Networks: Enabling Mobility for Critical

Communications
Romain Favraud, ... Thanasis Korakis, in Wireless Public Safety Networks 2, 2016

4.7 Discussion
Some research papers provide insight into full solutions when no backhaul is available, providing inter-
eNB connectivity because of WiFi links and including D2D communications that were not yet defined
by the ProSe specifications of 3GPP studies [GOM 14]. Other technologies are usually used to
establish wireless backhaul supporting fixed LTE networks: PTP RF or free space optics links and
PTMP RF links. In the case of portable BS, satellite backhaul links are sometimes used. However, it
can be easily seen that these wireless solutions are not adequate for the establishment of a network of
BS enabling voice and data communications in moving cell scenarios.
For instance, Table 4.4 shows the main differentiating criteria. Despite great performance, PTP and
PTMP solutions often require line-of-sight wireless connectivity with careful network planning, which
make them inapplicable to the moving cell scenarios. Satellite backhauling, on the other hand, provides
the best possible coverage but needs dedicated tracking antennas and suffers from high cost. More
importantly, it has high latency (≥200 ms) that limits voice and data services [CAS 15]. WiFi solutions
using omni-directional antennas are promising solutions if the higher layers and protocols allow for
efficient and dynamic meshing, similar to the proposed LTE-based solutions (i.e. eUE and e2NB).
However, dedicated equipment and antennas are needed for WiFi backhauling, thus increasing the cost
of BS. In addition, commodity WiFi works on ISM bands and can thus experience a large interference
compared to the licensed bands used for LTE. To solve this problem, some countries define their own
licensed bands for the PS WiFi. Last but not least, studies on commercial networks have shown that the
WiFi latency is on average slightly higher and has more jitter than that of LTE, although results might
differ for PS networks [HUA 12] and other studies have shown that the WiFi latency is higher than that
of LTE, especially when the traffic load and number of users increase [HUA 13]. Moreover, carrier
aggregation and full duplex communications are expected to greatly increase LTE global throughput in
such mesh topologies, although similar techniques could be used for WiFi.