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A Proposed Paper Templatefor improving the Quality ofPractitioner Written Papers
at Conferences and Symposia
Joseph E. Kasser DSc, CEng, CMSystems Engineering and Evaluation Centre
University of South [email protected]
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Topics Why we need one Process for writing the paper The Template Filling in the template Where to find an example Summary Conclusion Questions and discussion
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Why we need one Students use these papers for research and
education The academic quality of the published papers
is less than desired Papers repeat discoveries instead of
reinforcing theory It is difficult to find information in the papers There are few references to the literature We are not building a Framework of Ideas
Critical to the development of a discipline
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Case studies and personalexperience papers
Gather data about the case Organise the data to highlight the
focus of the study Develop the narrative Validate the narrative Compare the study with appropriate
others to identify areas ofimprovement
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Requirements for Papers
Shall be organized to facilitate thewriting of information
Shall be organized to facilitate theretrieval of information
Shall indicate how the lesson(s) learnedfrom the story may also apply in othersituations
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Templates
UMUC experience Leveraged research into development of
predictive metrics for project failure
MIL-STDs MIL-STD-490 for requirements documents
RFPs
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Process for producing thepaper
1. Decide on the point(s) to be made in the paper2. Determine what data needs to be collected to
reinforce the point(s) to be made3. Collect the data4. Research the literature to determine if the
points have been made before5. Write up the story6. Analyse the story and document the analysis.7. Write up the lessons learned8. Summarise the Case Study9. Develop and document the conclusions
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Template1. Overview2. Background3. The Story4. Analysis Lessons learned Summary Conclusion References Glossary of acronyms and corporate terms Questions and comments
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1. Overview
A one or two slide abstract of thepresentation that tells the viewer whythey should watch the presentation
Think of this as the newspaper headlinethat entices the reader to read thesection
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2. Background
This is where you describe thebackground to the story you are aboutto tell
This should be one or two slides Use colour to stress or highlight points
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3. The Story
This is where you tell the story withoutany comments, analyses, or referencesto the literature
Use as many slides as you feel arenecessary Remember the presentation does have a
time limit This is the part that most practitioner
case study papers tend to do well
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4. Analysis Why what you did worked. Where you link the story to that knowledge (in the
form of the literature) and show that a (seeexamples later) Section of the story is supported by or found
similar to a reference Section of the story is refuted found different
from a reference Use as many slides as you feel are necessary Standards, corporate handbooks, the INCOSE
systems engineering handbook, the proceedings ofpast conferences, journals, web sites, and text booksthat you may have on the shelves in your office
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5. Lessons Learned
This is where you itemise and brieflydiscuss the lessons learned
You may also reference them to theliterature if appropriate
In the paper/presentation use indentedtext for the discussion see example in paper
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6. Summary
Summarise the presentation here This could be as simple as a copy of the
Topics slide you’ll just talk it from a different
perspective
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7. Conclusion
State the conclusion here
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8. References
If there is no accompanying paper List the references in the same format as
for papers
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9. Glossary/Acronyms
If there is no accompanying paper List all the acronyms in alphabetical order Use as many slides as necessary Show the slide during the presentation but
don’t read them all!
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10. Questions and discussion
This is the last slide of the presentation Put an interesting graphic here
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Prototyping @ SETE 2004 Non-refereed practitioner
presentation category Template and example
supplied to authors MCSS Case Study
Papers that used thetemplate seemed betterthan those that didn’t Anecdotal evidence General delegate impression
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Examples
2005 MCSSUpgrade CaseStudy
2006 PacorUpgrade CaseStudy – in paper
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Summary Why we need one Process for writing the paper The Template Filling in the template Where to find an example Summary Conclusion Questions and discussion
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Conclusion
Recommend to the ConferenceCommittee that the template be mademandatory for case study and personalexperience papers.
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Questions and Discussion