Research paper example in this example you will see the

1. Research paper example
In this example you will see the headings FACT,
ILLUSTRATION, EXTENSION. You do not
need to put these in your paper. I only use them to show you
the different sections. The
chunking strategy and the use of orienting phrases, such as, “as
an analogy” and “an
extension of this idea” should alert the reader to the different
types of information
presented.
FACT (paraphrase)
According to [1] a new technology based on 3-D printing may
help doctors improve the
procedure for skin grafts on burn victims. A team of U of T
engineers has developed a
process that uses an ink-jet-like technology to print human skin.
[1]
ILLUSTRATION (analogy)
As an analogy the new technology works like an ink-jet printer.
The skin generator
technology uses reservoirs of live cells (rather than ink) that are
sprayed onto a matrix (like
paper in a normal printer) to form a wet fabric that is then
solidified into a gel by a salt
solution. This gel-fabric is then laid over the wound to provide

2. protection and, eventually, a
new layer of skin.
EXTENSION (other use in another area)
This technology would be useful in other fields where materials
had to be made
immediately. If for instance polymer fabrics could be generated
on a small scale for use as
patches for sports domes, sailboats, aircraft or as filters for
water in disaster situations the
world would be a better place.
Works Cited
[1] R. Everett-Green, "A 3-D machine that prints skin? How
burn care could be
revolutionized," The Globe and Mail, 20 January 2013.
[Online]. Available:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-
fitness/health/a-3-d-machine-
that-prints-skin-how-burn-care-could-be-
revolutionized/article7540819/. [Accessed
20 January 2013].

3. Documenting Technical Information
At Algonquin College if you are in the Faculty of Technology
and Trades you will use
IEEE 2006 style for documenting your sources of facts,
illustrations and other
borrowed information in documents that you create.
The good news for those who hate recording bibliographic
information is that IEEE
2006 is very user-friendly – it is mostly automated and uses
information fields to guide
you through entering the information.
In visual information
To get started let’s look at documenting the source for an
illustration (a commonly
borrowed bit of information from the internet). Every
illustration should have a figure
number and a caption below it. At the end of the caption the
source of the illustration
should be referenced to its source. For example:
Figure 1: Main Elements of a Racing Oarlock adapted from [1]
or
Figure 1: Main Elements of a Racing Oarlock source [1]
In the example above there are two different source notations:
• ‘adapted from’ to indicate that the illustration was modified

4. by you somehow
(labelled, cropped, coloured or otherwise changed) ; and,
• ‘source’ to indicate that the illustration appears exactly as it
does in the source
material
In textual information
The use of ‘adapted from’ and ‘source’ is analogous (similar) to
paraphrase and direct
quotation respectively.
Paraphrase
The start of an item that is paraphrased is usually indicated by
informal source markers
such as:
According to NASA the 1969 moon landing was . . . [1]
with the square-bracketed source number at the end of the
paraphrased material.
Direct Quotation
An item used in your document exactly as published (word-for-
word) is indicated by
quotation marks with the square-bracketed source number at the
end:
“That’s one small step for a man but a giant leap for mankind”
[1]

5. Incidentally, it is quite right to refer to authors by their citation
number:
According to [1] he never said “for a man”;
he claims to have said only “for man” [1].
How to add the citations and works cited
Citations
1. At the end of a caption or paraphrase or passage of quoted
text leave the cursor
where it is (yes, you should leave a space or two).
2. In the menu bar at the top of the page locate the References
tab – click on it.
3. In the Style tab (just to the right of the References tab
marker) select
IEEE2006 option.
4. Click on the ‘Insert Citation’ button.
5. Choose ‘Add New Source’ – or, if your source has already
been entered and
used, select the appropriate source you wish to cite. A
dialogue box will appear.
6. Select the type of information source you wish to cite –
likely a website – and fill
in the information requested.
7. When you hit ‘OK’ the citation will appear where you left the

6. cursor.
Works Cited
1. When you are ready to add the Works Cited to your document
place (click) the
cursor where you want the Works Cited to appear (usually at the
end of the
document).
2. In the References tab select the ‘Bibliography’ option. A
menu will appear.
3. Select ‘Works Cited’ and the entries you have made will
appear where you left
the cursor (hopefully at the end of the document).
The Research Assignment or (Tell me something I don’t already
know)
In this short assignment (one page plus a Works Cited) there are
three kinds of information
presented:
• paraphrasing of information
• analogy
• extension of the idea or principle of function
You are to find an interesting new (or old and forgotten)

7. technology, process, tool or idea
and present briefly yet clearly in a paper. This paper is a
conversation starter not an
exhaustive exploration or explanation of the topic. It should
generate interest not bore your
audience.
In the first paragraph you will introduce the new idea and where
its origin (you must
clearly delineate the start and end of the paraphrased material
and cite your source). Please,
you must paraphrase the idea rather than quoting it directly.
Your paraphrase should sound
like your voice – not like someone else’s with a few words
changed.
TIP: read the material, go for a 30-minute walk and think about
what you read. When you
get back write down your understanding of the material (without
looking at the original
document). I can spot substitution of words easily.
INSIGHT: One test I use to verify that you are using your own
words is to ask you,
unexpectedly, to explain it to me.
In the second paragraph you will explain how the technology,
process, tool or idea
works using an analogy (a form of illustration that relies on
conceptual similarities to get
across an idea).
As an example:

8. The flow of electrons in a wire is like the flow of water in a
pipe. In an electrical
circuit the voltage is like the water pressure, resistance is like a
kink in the hose that
resists free flow, and amperage is like the volume of water that
flows past any point
in the system in a set period of time.
In the third paragraph you will attempt to extend the idea into
another field or
application. This is sometimes very difficult (it is a higher -
order form of abstract thinking)
so I have made it a bonus mark. Don’t worry if you can’t think
of an extension.
For example:
IDEA: Doctors routinely use specialised balloons to open up
veins or arteries that
have collapsed or become clogged. A thin flexible tube with the
balloon attached is
inserted into the vein or artery and fed along it until the balloon
is at the point of
the collapse. When the balloon is inflated it forces the vein or
artery to open up (or
to stretch wider). The balloon is then deflated and withdrawn by
the flexible tube.
EXTENSION: This technology could be used to repair dents and
depressions in

9. drywall in a similar manner. A flexible hose with a balloon
attached could be fed
into the wall cavity behind the dent. Once inflated the cavity
would be forced back
into shape and covered with a skim-coat of drywall mud to hide
the cracks and
abrasions.
There should be no visual illustration in this paper. The
analogy is itself a form of
illustration.
This paper should be brief (it will likely fit on one sheet of
paper) and include a ‘Works
Cited’ to document your source. Only one source is needed but
you may have more if you
used someone else’s analogy. I’d prefer that you developed an
analogy of your own; but, it is
permitted to use one you found – just document it properly.
Where to find new ideas.
Read the news, science, engineering blogs and websites like:
http://www.sciencealert.com/
http://www.dailytech.com/
https://www.sciencenews.org/
http://www.sciencedaily.com/

10. http://gizmodo.com/tag/gadgets
http://www.popsci.com/blog-network
http://dornob.com/
http://interestingengineering.com/
Please cite your source(s) using IEEE2006 documentation style.
There is a document
covering this in the assignment folder.
http://www.sciencealert.com/
http://www.dailytech.com/
https://www.sciencenews.org/
http://www.sciencedaily.com/
http://gizmodo.com/tag/gadgets
http://www.popsci.com/blog-network
http://dornob.com/
http://interestingengineering.com/