1. Technical Writing Structure, Logic (between sentences and paragraphs), and Strictness (no holes). Know who is your audiences Structure – Title and keyword: concise and hit the point, for google users – Abstract: 200 words, for directors who have 20 seconds Why it is a good topic What is the idea and contribution What are the results – Introduction: 2 to 3 pages, for managers who have 5 minutes Why it is a good topic What are in the literature, or what are the competitors What is the idea and contribution What are the results (Organization) – System model – Problem formulation, proposed scheme, and analysis – Results – Conclusions – Citations For peer

2. Term Project, Under Due 12/7/06 0:01am, no later than that since I will fly to Asia Goal: If you have interview on company xxx for project xxx, what you should know Source – The company listed on the web or some company you know. – Select the cool project interesting you. Send me an email by 11/17 Structure – Abstract: 100 words for the company, the project and why interests – Introduction: 1.5 pages for the company: history, competitors, project lines, future, stocks, etc. – Main body: 3 pages for a specific product. 2 pages for the thing you have studied from this class, 1 page for something new.

3. Term Project, Grad What is the state of art of xxx – Bluetooth, UWB, WLAN, WMAN, 3G, Ad hoc/Sensor Networks Cognitive Radio, Fiber communication, Cable communication, Power line communication, Satellite communication, etc. Source – IEEE communication magazine to get some tutorial papers – Important citations can be found by IEEE Xplore – Citeseer to test if the paper is well cited and recognized – Select a topic and come to my office this week or after class. Writing – Goal: suppose you were me and want to give a lecture on the state of art of xxx. – 200 words abstract, 1 page introduction and 3.5 pages details, excluding the figures. – Citations are needed if you “copy” some ideas. – Font size 10, single space between lines