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Department of Computer Science

UNC Asheville

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ABSTRACT

In this paper, we describe the formatting guidelines for senior project papers.  

1. INTRODUCTION

The senior project papers are the records of our graduates’ projects. To ensure consistency, we ask that authors follow these simple guidelines. In essence, we ask you to make your paper look exactly like this document. The easiest way to do this is simply to use this template, and replace the content with your own material.

2. LITERATURE REVIEW (or you can call this BACKGROUND)

All material on each page should fit within a rectangle of 18 × 23.5 cm (7" × 9.25"), centered on the page, beginning 1.9 cm (0.75") from the top of the page and ending with 2.54 cm (1") from the bottom.  The right and left margins should be 1.9 cm (.75").  

3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

   1. Normal or Body Text

Please use a 12-point Times New Roman font, or other Roman font with serifs, as close as possible in appearance to Times Roman in which these guidelines have been set. The goal is to have a 12-point text, as you see here. Please use sans-serif or non-proportional fonts only for special purposes, such as distinguishing source code text. On a Macintosh, use the font named Times.  Right margins should be justified, not ragged.

Research Paper Outline Template

1. Introduction
   1. Attention Grabber: directly relate the hook to your topic, make the hook catch the reader’s attention (Can be a surprising statistic, a rhetorical question, an anecdote or a summary of a fact)
   2. Background Information: give a brief history of your topic and explain its importance
   3. Lead into Thesis: a transition sentence(s) that links the background information to your thesis
   4. Thesis: breaks down an issue or an idea into its component parts, evaluates the issue or idea, and presents this breakdown and evaluation to the audience. (this may be more than 1 sentence.)
2. Body
   1. Topic Sentence 1 (Point)
      1. Signal Phrase + Evidence 1: from note cards + In-text citation
      2. Explanation: relates evidence to topic sentence/thesis
      3. Signal Phrase + Evidence 2: from note cards + In-text citation
      4. Explanation: relates evidence to topic sentence/thesis
      5. Closing Sentence + Transition Sentence: connect previous topic to next topic
   2. Topic Sentence 2 (Point)
      1. Signal Phrase + Evidence 1: from note cards + In-text citation
      2. Explanation: relates evidence to topic sentence/thesis
      3. Signal Phrase + Evidence 2: from note cards + In-text citation
      4. Explanation: relates evidence to topic sentence/thesis
      5. Closing Sentence + Transition Sentence: connect previous topic to next topic
   3. Topic Sentence 3 (Point)
      1. Signal Phrase + Evidence 1: from note cards + In-text citation
      2. Explanation: relates evidence to topic sentence/thesis
      3. Signal Phrase + Evidence 2: from note cards + In-text citation
      4. Explanation: relates evidence to topic sentence/thesis
      5. Closing Sentence + Transition Sentence: connect previous topic to next topic
3. Conclusion
   1. Summarize/Synthesize: a summary sentence(s) that declares a wrap-up of concepts to begin this paragraph.
   2. Restate Thesis: restate the thesis
   3. Final Suggestion/Evaluation
4. Reference page in alphabetical order by last name. See APA/MLA format online and note examples from previous class materials (videos) and samples. Remember to cite all of your references in the body of your text following a summary, paraphrase, borrowed concept (idea) or quote. Use transition words and phrases where necessary. Finally, avoid cliches in academic writing - Resource 1, Resource 2, Resource 3 and Resource 4.

This is a test.