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\title{TJHSST Senior Research Project\\ Proposal: Title of Project\\ 2006-2007}
\author{Ann Smith}
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\begin{abstract}
My interests within Computer Science are machine learning, computer graphics, and computer music. My project ideas involve programming and research centering on these areas:
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 \item Project area 1: brief description
 \item Project area 2: brief description
 \item Project area 3" brief description
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{\bf Keywords:} genetic algorithms, algorithmic composition 
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\section{Introduction: program versions}
\subsection{1st Quarter}
 \subsubsection{Program area 1}
First version of my program area 1 will consist of... (detailed description here outlining the characteristics of the program you could write for 1st quarter. Try to be as specific as possible with inputs, outputs, types of processing and algorithms you will use.)
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 \subsubsection{Program area 2}
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\subsection{2nd Quarter}
  \subsubsection{Program area 1}
2nd version of my program area 1 will consist of... (detailed description here outlining the characteristics of the program you could write for 1st quarter. Try to be as specific as possible with inputs, outputs, types of processing and algorithms you will use.)
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\subsection{3rd Quarter}
  \subsubsection{Program area 1}
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\section{Background}
Types of research include:
\begin{enumerate}
 \item Applied Research
  \begin{itemize}
    \item Research which studies the relationship and/or applicability of theories or principles to the solution of a problem for the purpose of producing results that may be applied to real world situations.
    \item Research used to answer a specific question, determine why something failed or succeeded, and solve a specific, pragmatic problem. 
  \end{itemize}
  
\item Operations Research and Modeling
 \begin{itemize}
   \item Application of mathematical models to study or plan a process designed to determine the most efficient way to do something. Often used to analyze complex real-world situations. 
  \end{itemize}
\item Primary (or original) research and Modeling:
  \begin{itemize}
    \item Original research in which new data is actually collected from the natural world (via experiments, naturalistic observation, case studies, etc.) conducted to answer a research problem. Secondary research draws information from books, publications, or expert opinion.
    \item Primary research requires: 1. knowing what has already been discovered on a subject (background) and 2. formulating a method to find out what you want to know. 
  \end{itemize}
  
\item Qualitative research
 \begin{itemize}
    \item Concerned with understanding the processes which underlie various behavioural patterns through loosely structured, mainly verbal data rather than measurements. Analysis is interpretive, subjective, impressionistic and diagnostic.
    \item An exploratory study, to explore an unknown sector, identify the main dimensions of a problem, draw assumptions, understand motivations. Or an operational study based on in-depth analysis of interviewee responses. 
  \end{itemize}
  
\item  Quantitative research
 \begin{itemize}
    \item Examines phenomenon through the numerical, projectable representations of observations and uses statistics to analyze results in an attempt to establish general laws and principles.
    \item The numerical representation and manipulation of observations for the purpose of describing and explaining the phenomena that those observations reflect. Used in a wide variety of natural and social sciences, including physics. 
  \end{itemize}
  
\item  Research and development
 \begin{itemize}
    \item Aimed at discovering new knowledge in hopes that such activity will be useful in developing or creating research findings into new and improved prototypes, processes or services. 
  \end{itemize}
  
\item  Secondary research
 \begin{itemize}
    \item Finding out what others have discovered through original research and trying to reconcile conflicting vewpoints or conclusions, find new relationships between normally non-related research, and arrive at your own conclusion based on others' work. 
  \end{itemize}
  
\item Opensource development; Open Learning and research labs MIT
\end{enumerate}
\section{Machine Learning}
The Biological Language Modeling project is based on the assumption that protein sequences from different organisms may 
be viewed as texts written in different languages.\cite{Rosenfeld}
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This is interesting to me because ... (or I find interesting ...)  I have read about...
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A possible project may be to try to...

\section{Computer Music}
McBlare is a robot bagpipe player.
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This is interesting to me because...
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A possible project may be to...
\section{Procedures}
You should show that you clearly understand your task, have a logical time plan, say, by the research, design, programming, sub-testing and testing phases of your project. \par
Show that you have identified the resources that you will need.
\subsection{Software}
Computer language(s) I'll use
\begin{enumerate}
\item C
\item Fortran
\item Python
\end{enumerate}
\par

\subsection{Algorithms}
I'll be using the following algorithms
\begin{enumerate}
\item process used to sort
\item process used to search 
\item process used to test and analyze
\end{enumerate}

\section{Expected Results}
What results do you expect to obtain from your project? How will the final results and analyses be presented (including visuals such as graphs and charts)?
\par What contributions can these results give to future researchers (next year's seniors who would like to do a similar project, for example)?  
\par What time frame do you think you will need to accomplish the identified tasks and subtasks?

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