Strategy: When you think you've picked your topic (most people pick a particular technology in the internet of things arena, like smartwatches or fitness trackers, for example), write out the topic and some synonyms. The example we talked about in class was "Driverless car*" or "autonomous vehicle*" or "self-driving car", etc.

Paper layout
Double-spaced
1-inch margins all around.
A standard, readable font (such as Arial, Calibri, or Times Roman)
Font size 11 for the body of the paper
No extra lines or spacing between paragraphs.
Indent the first line of each paragraph ½ inch.
Cited works page
The last page of your paper will list all of the works you have cited in your paper.
Do not include any sources not cited in the paper.
The cited works page does not count toward the page count requirement.
Running header
All pages except the cover page should include a running header with the following information:Left-aligned: Short title (an abbreviated version of the full title)
Centered: Date of this version
Right-aligned: Page number (OK to use the Auto Insert option “Page X of Y”)

Step 1: Strategy: When you think you’ve picked your topic (most people pick a particular technology in the internet of things arena, like smartwatches or fitness trackers, for example), write out the topic and some synonyms. The example we talked about in class was “Driverless car*” or “autonomous vehicle*” or “self-driving car”, etc. See a sample strategy on the home page here: http://guides.library.txstate.edu/cs2315
Step 2: Background reading: Background reading can help you get to know the topic a little better before you work on the research. See sources on the same guide linked above. These are not sources you’ll use in your paper – they’re just for your background knowledge.
Step 3: First steps in research: Use the main “Start your research” box on the library’s homepage (library.txstate.edu) to conduct your first search. Use the limiter tools on the left-side of the results page to limit to “Academic Journals” so that you aren’t getting popular materials, and check out the other limiters as well that can help – like year published, subject, etc.
Step 4: Save your articles: Once you’re in the article itself, you’ll see tools to save it on the right-side of the page. Use “Permalink” button to get the URL to the article (the one at the top of the page doesn’t work). Use “Cite” button to get a sample citation that you can adapt later to IEEE style.
Step 5: More specific research: To get into more specific resources, check out the subject-specific databases linked on this page of your class guide: http://guides.library.txstate.edu/c.php?g=811365&p=5789226
Step 6: Citations: Lastly – when you’re writing your paper, use the sample citations available on your class guide to make sure you include all the important information about the articles you used: http://guides.library.txstate.edu/CS2315/ieee

citation style is IEEE (rememeber).For attached Word documents, the paper must include a cover page and running header
as described here: https://sites.google.com/view/cs2315-suppl-materials/