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ECE 110 - Introduction to ECE

ECE 110 Research Activities- Resources

Research Activities Handouts

• Handout 0: General Information for the Research Activities (includes important deadlines and grading)
• Handout 1: Choosing an Area of Interest
• Handout 2: Planning and Writing the Proposal, and Keeping the Portfolio (includes grading)
• Handout 3: Planning and Writing the Final paper (includes grading)
• Handout 4: Reviewing your peers' papers (includes grading criteria), and Evaluating your Team

ECE 110 Instructors Help --We included these links to help you with your project

• Areas of Interests List (with description, designed for ECE 110)
  and the official ECEwebsite Areas (click on the orange rectangles for more)
• MC Brunet RA0 lecture
• List of ECE Professionals (organized by research areas, click on each category to get a list of ECE Faculty)
• Information for TeamWork
• Free Writing Assistance (do you need help with your English writing skills?)

Grainger Library Help --GL Staff contributed these links to help you!

• List of various journals, books, etc: Subject Sources (designed just for ECE!)
• The Grainger Library Search (much more complete)
• How to work in a team and write a paper: Writing Activity Information
• RA0 lecture presentation from Mary Schlembach: Grainger Information Resources

Ethics Issues

• UIUC Student Code
• Avoiding Plagiarism in Writing a Paper
• Access Turnitin to upload papers (and get an "Originality Report")
• Instructions to Create an Account in Turnitin
• Ethical Review of Peer's Papers

Miscellaneous Forms/Handouts

• Sample Group Contract
• What to include in the Portfolio
• Early Self, Peer, and Team Assessment
• Teammates Draft Papers Assessment

Access RAMSES (Research Activity Management Software for Engineering Students) to:
Select preferences, Do early team assessment, Upload documents, Review peers' papers, Evaluate team.
Use CITES Active Directory Password! Check here to manage it.

• A few words from the lecture course director regarding this project
• Not sure about expectations? See Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008 or Spring 2009 Best Papers, and Teams Awards!