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Lumiere Research Scholar Final Paper Template

Author name
Author name, school name, and email address.
Acknowledgement
Thank you for the guidance of XXX mentor from YYY University in the development of this research paper.

Abstract - The abstract is primarily a summary of your

paper. It is a shortly worded section of 100-250 words
that outlines the research question and states the II. METHODOLOGY
argument(s) presented in the paper. It briefly discusses
the theoretical underpinnings and the methodology used The methodology section should explain what you did in
to arrive at the argument as well (literature review, your research so that anyone who reads it can replicate your
experiment, data analysis, etc.). In short, it is an exact process. Preciseness and detail are essential. You
overview of what is presented in the paper. Papers should describe your methods for choosing subjects,
should include an abstract and a set of index terms. The collecting data or measurements, and conducting analysis as
Abstract and Index Terms here is in 10-point Times New specifically as possible. It provides explanation of the
Roman, fully justified and contained within one experimental method or process for generating results,
paragraph. Begin the Abstract with the word Abstract - including materials. It expounds on the sources of
in Times New Roman italic. The entire Abstract should information, materials or the data used to test and evidence
be in bold and should not be indented. A standard dash the hypothesis presented. The section synthesizes
is placed after the word “Abstract.” Do not cite information and argumentation for putting the sources in
references or use abbreviations in the abstract. It should conversation with one another. If the paper is theory driven,
be approximately 125 - 175 words. this section helps in the development of the theory that
underpins the paper. It expounds on the specific design and
Index Terms (optional) - ~Four alphabetically ordered key procedures implemented to test the hypothesis and arrive at
words or phrases, separated by commas (e.g., Camera-ready, an argument.
FIE format, Preparation of papers, Two-column format).
If the paper is not experimental based, this section could be
I. INTRODUCTION added to the introduction and be replaced with a
comprehensive literature review section that synthesizes
This section of the paper sets the base for the arguments and information and argumentation of the sources in
discussion presented. It moves from general description of conversation with one another.
the area of study to the specific gap in knowledge that you
seek to address. The components of the introduction can
often be divided into three sections:
a. Setting the context: This part should answer the NOTE: Depending on the type of your paper, you will
following questions: why is your question relevant introduce either the section on Literature review, Policy
and/or interesting? Why does it matter? Every Proposal or Case study, before methodology (if applicable)
assertion should be referenced. and this section will be the bulk of your paper.
b. Research question, hypothesis, and aim: After
explaining the context of the question, you should III. RESULTS
explicitly state the question. In addition, what do
you seek to infer from this research? What is the
inference that you seek to bring out through this
paper, and why or how can it be justified?
c. Background/literature Review: This part seeks to
offer context, background, and justification for the
research. It includes a literature review, and the
theoretical descriptions that underpins the argument
in the paper. For some papers, this will the bulk of
the content and should be its own section if data
analysis and/or experimentation are not performed.

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These are the “answers” that your research produced. This is BIRTHS AND FERTILITY RATES: UNITED STATES, FINAL 2005-
not a presentation of raw data, but a presentation of the 2010, PRELIMINARY 2011, AND PROVISIONAL FOR THE 12
numbers or facts determined from the analysis. If you are MONTHS ENDING JUNE 2012
using a data-driven hypothesis, this is where you state
whether you accept or reject that hypothesis given the Do not abbreviate “Table”; use Roman numerals to
information presented. Properly formatted tables and charts number tables. Use the following format guidelines for
can make this section brief. It is not always necessary to figures and tables:
repeat in paragraphs what you show in figures and charts. ● Figure and table headings: 8 point, Times
Text should lead the reader to the chart or table and New Roman UPPERCASE, centered. Place
emphasize key findings rather than repeat what can be below the figure and above the Table, (this
visualized. This section should be purely descriptive and style is defined under the style menu of this
should include no judgements or opinions. document as "Figure Heading")
● Leave one blank line above and below each
Table or Figure.
● Figure and table captions: 8 point, Times
New Roman, SMALL CAPS, centered. Place
FIGURES, TABLES AND EQUATIONS below the figure or table headings (this style is
defined under the style menu of this document
All figures and tables should fit either one or two-column as "Figure Caption")
width, 3.4" or 7" wide respectively. It is suggested that you ● Table text: 8 point, Times New Roman, (this
use one-column whenever possible. If your table or figure style is defined under the style menu of this
will not fit into one-column, then insert a continuous section document as "Table text")
break before and after the table or figure, as described above
and define it as one-column. To make the paper read easier IV. DISCUSSION
you may want to position any table or figure that requires In this section, you should avoid repeating what you showed
one-column either at the bottom of the page or the top of a in the “Results” section. Essentially, this section answers the
new page. question “What do these findings mean?”. This is where you
Points Place of Text Type Styles
may offer analysis, principles, relationships, generalizations,
8 Table number ROMAN NUMERALS
8 Table text etc. Develop paragraphs based on critical themes and trends
8 Figure and Table Headings UPPERCASE revealed in the findings. Identify points that lack correlation
8 Figure and Table Captions SMALL CAPS or offer exceptions. Show how your research agrees or
8 Footnote disagrees with similar or prior studies. This section connects
8 Reference list
10 Footer Bold the results to the hypothesis proposed in the introduction.
10 Abstract Bold This section provides the scope to introduce your subjective
10 Index Terms opinions and your interpretations of the results. This section
10 Section Titles SMALL CAPS,
should also include any drawbacks or limitations that your
10 Main Text and Equations BOLD
10 Subheadings study presented. This is the “so what?” section.
11 Authors’ names Italic, Left justified
24 Title
Title Case
NOTE: If your paper is a) Case study - you can introduce
TABLE I proposed solutions, summary & recommendation sections
POINT SIZES AND TYPE STYLES
and b)Policy Proposal - you could introduce a policy
recommendation section here

V. CONCLUSION
A good conclusion should restate your answer to your
research question, hypothesis, or primary claim based
on your findings. It should also make recommendations
for further studies or changes that should be put in
practice. It should only be one to two paragraphs long. It
should summarize the results and the discussion and
expound on the implications of the discussion presented
in the paper. The conclusion should elaborate on the
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presented. Often, conclusions close with future steps; ● Use box numbers with square brackets []
what should or can be done to further advance the state within text. Do not use superscripts or
of the subject and field. subscripts. Do not use () for references, since
these are used to refer to equations.
● The style of citations differs based on the fields
REFERENCES of research, and thus it is best to consult your
mentors about what to use in their field.
Place references in a separate References section; do not
footnote references. Number the references sequentially by Use the following as examples:
order of appearance, not alphabetically. Refer simply to the
reference number, as [3] or [5]-[8]. Do not use “Ref. [3]” or [1] G. O. Young, “Synthetic structure of industrial plastics (Book style
with paper title and editor),” in Plastics, 2nd ed. vol. 3, J.
“reference [3]” except at the beginning of sentence: Peters, Ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1964, pp. 15–64.
“Reference [3] shows….” Provide up to three authors’ [2] W.-K. Chen, Linear Networks and Systems (Book style).
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1993, pp. 123–135.
names; replace the others by “et al.” Do not put figures or [3] H. Poor, An Introduction to Signal Detection and Estimation. New
anything else except for author information after the York: Springer-Verlag, 1985, ch. 4.
[4] B. Smith, “An approach to graphs of linear forms (Unpublished work
references. style),” unpublished.
[5] E. H. Miller, “A note on reflector arrays (Periodical style—Accepted
for publication),” IEEE Trans. Antennas Propagat., to be published.
● Reference text: 8 point, Times New Roman,
[6] J. Wang, “Fundamentals of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers arrays
full justified, no space between the references (Periodical style—Submitted for publication),” IEEE J. Quantum
Electron., submitted for publication.
(this style is defined under the style menu of
this document as "References")

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