CSE 6329 Advanced Human-Computer Interaction

Winter 2007

Draft Research Paper

Due: Sunday March 18, 2007 @ 11:59 p.m.

Changes in red.

Begin your Draft Research Paper by making a copy of the submissions template file (chi2007pubsformat.doc or chi2007pubsformat.cls) and naming the new file "draft". The template file is the standard for "CHI" submissions. CHI is the ACM's annual conference in human-computer interaction.  Please read the information in the template file, and prepare your research paper in accordance with the stated requirements. The draft research paper should include the following sections, as in the template file: title, name and affiliation, keywords, introduction, and references. (The sections to be added later include the method, results and discussion, and conclusions.) Do not include an abstract, as this is normally written after the other parts of a research paper are finished.

The main part is the introduction. The introduction should begin with broadly-placed background information on the topic, followed by specific, more narrowly focused details on the topic. This amounts to a "lit review" -- a discussion on prior research relevant to the topic. Use sub-sections, as appropriate. Try to organize the discussion such that the current state of the art is reviewed, followed by the identification of a research topic. The problem should be clearly stated, and you should indicate what your approach to solving or investigating the problem will be.

The topic is up to you. Be original. Remember, this is your research project, not mine.

For the reference section, include at least five published papers. Please, no web postings. The papers appearing in the reference section should be cited in the introduction, as in the template. The references should be correctly formatted, as in the template.

Re length, aim for 3-5 formatted pages.

Submission.  Submit your draft research paper as a PDF or DOC file in Prism using the command 'submit 6329 draft draft.xxx', where xxx is either pdf or doc.