Computer & Software Engineering Resource Links

Examples

A white paper is designed to advocate a certain position and used to influence decision-making processes in companies.

(University of California, Merced, Writing a White Paper or Concept Paper, retrieved from https://rds.ucmerced.edu/sites/rds.ucmerced.edu/files/page/documents/03._writing_a_concept_paper-nsf_nih_onr_arl_last_updated_6.16.2020_0.pdf)

Conference proceedings are published records of a conference, congress, symposium, or other meeting sponsored by a society or association. Journals/transactions are scholarly publications containing research articles written by researchers, scholars, and other experts, published on a regular basis. Some proceedings, journals, and transactions are peer-reviewed.

(Varsamopoulos, G. (2014). How to Write a Technical Paper: Structure and Style of the Epitome of your Research. Publication location unknown at this point but had private discussion with the author. Retrieved from: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.68.8133&rep=rep1&type=pdf)

Research posters are used by researchers to present their study at a conference or symposium to educate others and to seek feedback from the audience. They are sometimes peer-reviewed.

(University of Missouri, How to Design a Research Poster, Retrieved from: https://undergradresearch.missouri.edu/presentation-opportunities/research-poster/)

Theses and dissertations are scholarly documents written as a mark of completion of masters and doctoral research respectively. These documents are not considered peer-reviewed.

(San Jose State University, Thesis and Dissertation Guide, Retrieved from: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1spBFiI82rn9MLFEYzhT_stzX4ep-po4H-sWtKwFH_UY/edit)