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  \title{Common Problems Noted in CSCI\,6606 Term Papers\thanks\Version}
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         $\left .
         \begin{array}{@{}l}
           \mbox{\textsl{proposed sol\/$^{\underline{\textsl\footnotesize{n}}}$?}} \\
           \mbox{\textsl{lacking necc. foundation}}     \\
           \mbox{\textsl{unaware of existing research}} \\
         \end{array}
         \right \}$ 
       &
         See \textit{Principles for Term Paper Grading}
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      \textbf{Problem} & \textbf{Example}\\\hline
      misspelled words
             & e-mail (\emph{not} email) \\
             & et al. (note punctuation) \\
             & Internet (capitalize proper nouns) \\
             & lifecycle \emph{or} life-cycle (\emph{not} life cycle)\\
             & na\"{\i}ve (note the diaeresis)\\
             & Unix (not UNIX, because it is not an acronym) \\
             & Web and Web-based (capitalize proper nouns), \\
             & \hspace*{2em} \emph{but} webpage, webserver, and website
             \\[20pt]

      \raggedright {meaningless words}
             & period of time $\to$ period \emph{or} time \\
             \raggedright {(with improvements)}
             & in order to    $\to$ to \\
             & interval of time period $\to$ interval \emph{or} time interval\\
             & actually (when used solely for emphasis) $\to$ \emph{omit}\\
             & really (when meaning very)
             \\[20pt]

      \raggedright {imprecise language}
             & mention (an incidental reference) \ldots \\
             & \hspace*{2em} \emph{when} noted, said, found,
               commented, etc. is what you mean
             \\[20pt]

      \raggedright {colloquialisms}
             & a lot $\to$ much \emph{or} many \\
             & plenty of $\to$ much\\
             & way better $\to$ much better\\
             & has gone way high \\
             & questions run through the mind \\
             & access \emph{(as a verb)}
             \\[20pt]

      \raggedright {inappropriate terminology}
             & user friendly %\\\hline
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%      \textbf{Notation} & \textbf{Meaning}\\\hline
       \textit{ambig.}&
                    Ambiguity should be resolved.
       \\\\

       \textit{cite} &
              The full bibliographic record must be included.
       \\\\

       \textit{coloq.} &
             Avoid colloquialisms and jargon in formal writing.
       \\\\

       \textit{cont.} &
             Avoid contractions in formal writing.
       \\\\

       \textit{dang.}&
         Avoid dangling referents.\\&\small such as in
         the sentences \textsl{`They found \ldots.'} and 
         \textsl{`This means \ldots.'}
         (Who are `they'? This \textit{what}?)
       \\\\
         
       \textit{def\/$^{\mbox{\underline{\textbf\itshape{n}}}}$?} &
            Key terms should be defined earlier.\\&\small
            In a summary the key terms should be explained not merely
            referred to.
       \\\\
          
       \textit{expand} &
               Expand acronyms and abbreviations at first use\\&
               \small except
               for the very common non-technical abbreviations such as
               the usual Latin ones (for example, `a.m.', `e.g.', `et
               al.', `etc.', `i.e.', 'p.m'), names of days and months,
               academic degrees (e.g. PhD), names of countries
               (e.g. UK, USA), GMT for standard time, units of
               measure, and US states in addresses.
       \\\\

       \textit{hyph} &
               Use hyphen (-) not dash (-- or ---)\\&\small{or vice versa}
       \\\\
       \textit{m/u} &
                Meaning is unclear
       \\\\
       \textit{N/S} &
                Not a sentence
       \\\\
       \textit{\P} &
                Start paragraph here.
       \\\\
       \textit{para} &
               Paragraphs must be clearly delineated by vertical
               space, indentation, or both.
       \\\\

       \textit{proof?} &
               Factual claims must be justified by evidence
               or by citations to work that include evidence.
       \\\\

       \textit{p.\#?} & \textit{missing page number}
           \\&\small\begin{itemize}\item[]\vspace{-1.7\baselineskip}
           \item Page numbers are required for quotations.%\newline
           \item Remember that copying illustrations is the same as quoting.
           \end{itemize}
       \\

       \textit{Q} &    Clarification needed
       \\\\

       \textit{rel?} & You must explain why this passage is relevant
          \\&\small
          When you describe experimental method (or include any detail from
          an experiment or study) that detail \emph{must} be clearly
          relevant to the point of your summary.  If the reason for
          including the detail is not obvious then you must make the reason
          clear to your reader.
       \\\\

       \textit{ref} & References must be parenthetical.
                      Do not use references as nouns.  
          \\&\small
          References should not need to be
          read aloud for sentences to make sense. For example\\

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          &
          \begin{tabular}{@{}l|l}
           %\multicolumn{2}{@{}l}{For example:}\\
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              \textsl{As [1] says \ldots}                  & \textsc{Wrong!}\\
              \textsl{As Dillon [1] says \ldots}           & \textsc{Better}\\
               \textsl{In the previous reading [1] \ldots} & \textsc{Better}\\
               \textsl{It has been shown that \ldots[1].}  & \textsc{Better}\\
            \end{tabular}
           &\small
            \begin{tabular}{@{}l@{\hspace{2ex}}l}
              \textsl{As (Jones, 1993) says \ldots}      & \textsc{Wrong!}\\
              \textsl{As Jones (1993) says \ldots}       & \textsc{Better}\\
              \textsl{In the previous reading, Jones (1993) \ldots}
                                                         & \textsc{Better}\\
              \textsl{It has been shown that \ldots (Jones,1993).}
                                                         & \textsc{Better}
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       \\\\

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           & Check your spelling.
       \\\\

       \textit{than?} &  Comparisons must be complete.
           \\&
             \begin{small}
              e.g., do not write `X is better' without making
              it clear \emph{what} X is better than
             \end{small}
       \\\\

       \textit{W/C} &
              Please consult with the Writing Centre for help.
       \\\\

       \textit{${}_\times$\P} &
              Paragraph should not start here.
              %\\&\small Remove break
       \\\\

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              & Close gap
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