Requirements

For this assessment you will be required to select a published research article $/$ academic

paper$($within last $5$ years$)$ which must cover one or more of the topics including Database

modelling, designing, and implementing a DBMS including Data warehousing, Data

Management, DB Security, Data Mining or Data Analysis. The paper you select must be

directly relevant to these topics. The paper can be from any academic conference or other

relevant Journal or online sources such as IEEE, ACM, Springer, Google Scholar, academic

department repositories etc. All students are encouraged to select a different paper.

Report $-10\%($Due week $13)$

For this component you will prepare a report or critique on the paper you chose as mentioned

above. Your report should be limited to approx. $1500$ words $($not including references$).$Use $1\mathrm{.}5$

spacing with a $12-$point Times New Roman font. Though your paper will largely be based on

the chosen article, you can use other sources to support your discussion. Citation of sources is

mandatory and must be in the Harvard style. Your report or critique must include:

Title Page: The title of the assessment, the name of the paper you are reviewing and its authors,

and your name and student ID$.$

Introduction: A statement of the purpose for your report and a brief outline of how you will

discuss the selected article $($one or two paragraphs$).$ Make sure to identify the article being

reviewed.

Body of Report: Describe the intention and content of the article. Discuss the research method

$($survey$,$ case study, observation, experiment, or other method$)$ and findings. Comment on Body of Report: Describe the intention and content of the article. Discuss the research method

$($survey$,$ case study, observation, experiment, or other method$)$ and findings. Comment on

problems or issues highlighted by the authors. Discuss the conclusions of the article and how

they are relevant to what you are studying this semester.

Conclusion: A summary of the points you have made in the body of the paper. The conclusion

should not introduce any 'new' material that was not discussed in the body of the paper. $($One

or two paragraphs$)$

References: A list of sources used in your text. Follow the IEEE style. The footer must include

your name, student ID$,$ and page number. You must provide the link of your base paper

clearly in the first page of the submission report and include the base paper reference as

the first reference in reference section.

Submission InstructionsFor this assessment you will be required to select a published research article $/$ academic

paper$($within last $5$ years$)$ which must cover one or more of the topics including Database

modelling, designing, and implementing a DBMS including Data warehousing, Data

Management, DB Security, Data Mining or Data Analysis. The paper you select must be

directly relevant to these topics. The paper can be from any academic conference or other

relevant Journal or online sources such as IEEE, ACM, Springer, Google Scholar, academic

department repositories etc. All students are encouraged to select a different paper.

Report $-10\%($Due week $13)$

For this component you will prepare a report or critique on the paper you chose as mentioned

above. Your report should be limited to approx. $1500$ words $($not including references$).$Use $1\mathrm{.}5$

spacing with a $12-$point Times New Roman font. Though your paper will largely be based on

the chosen article, you can use other sources to support your discussion. Citation of sources is

mandatory and must be in the Harvard style.

Your report or critique must include:

Title Page: The title of the assessment, the name of the paper you are reviewing and its authors,

and your name and student ID$.$

Introduction: A statement of the purpose for your report and a brief outline of how you will

discuss the selected article $($one or two paragraphs$).$ Make sure to identify the article being

reviewed.

Body of Report: Describe the intention and content of the article. Discuss the research method

$($survey$,$ case study, observation, experiment, or other method$)$ and findings. Comment on

problems or issues highlighted by the authors. Discuss the conclusions of the article and how

they are relevant to what you are studying this semester.

Conclusion: A summary of the points you have made in the body of the paper. The conclusion

should not introduce any $$new$$ material that was not discussed in the body of the paper. $($One

or two paragraphs$)$

References: A list of sources used in your text. Follow the IEEE style. The footer must include

your name, student ID$,$ and page number. You must provide the link of your base paper

clearly in the first page of the submission report and include the base paper reference as

the first reference in reference section.