NYUSH DS-CS Capstone Outline Template
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Promethee Spathis
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Abstract
Template for writing a project outline, intended for Data Science and Computer Science majors at NYU Shanghai
% THIS TEMPLATE IS FOR THE FINAL TOPIC OVERVIEW
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\lhead{NYU Shanghai}
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Computer Science \& Data Science Capstone - Fall 2023}
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%%%% PROJECT TITLE
\title{Your Wonderful Project Title\\
\Large \emph{Topic Outline -- Final Draft}}
%%%% NAMES OF ALL THE STUDENTS INVOLVED (first-name last-name)
\author{\href{mailto:author1@nyu.edu}{Author \#1 Name} (auth\#1 NetID) - \emph{auth\#1 major}\\ \href{mailto:author2@nyu.edu}{Author \#2 Name} (auth\#2 NetID) - \emph{auth\#2 major}}
\date{\vspace{-5ex}} %NO DATE
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\section*{Supervision}
\begin{itemize}
\renewcommand\labelitemi{--}
\item Supervisor \#1 (\href{mailto:supervisor1@nyu.edu}{sup\#1-email-address})
\item Supervisor \#2 (\href{mailto:supervisor2@nyu.edu}{sup\#2-email-address})
\end{itemize}
\section*{Purpose}
Explain what you hope your research will find or show.
\begin{itemize}
\item[--] Identify your area or topic of research and the problems encountered in that area that remain to be solved.
\item[--] State the objectives of your project through a question or series of questions, worth answering, addressing one or some of these problems.
\item[--] Give a projection of the results or achievements that you expect from your capstone project.
\end{itemize}
\section*{Background}
Explain your interest in and experience with this topic.
\begin{itemize}
\item[--] Describe any previous research you have conducted on this or related topics
\item[--] Identify classes you have taken on this or related topics, or any reading you have already done in the field.
\item[--] If you have personal experience that has lead you to want to do more research, describe that here too.
\end{itemize}
\section*{Significance}
Explain why this topic is worth considering and why your research is worth conducting.
\begin{itemize}
\item[--] What do you hope to learn from it?
\item[--] What will this new knowledge add to the field of knowledge that already exists on this topic?
\item[--] What new perspective will our findings bring to the topic?
\item[--] What use might your final capstone report have for others in this field?
\item[--] Who might you decide to share your findings with once the project is complete?
\end{itemize}
\section*{Methodology}
Describe the kind of research you will conduct to complete this project.
\begin{itemize}
\item[--] Explain how you will conduct this research in as much detail as possible.
\item[--] Describe the applicable theory or model(s) that will be used or may apply to the problem investigated in this project.
\item[--] Identify the existing datasets you have access to or the methods you will use to collect, extract, or gather a new dataset.
\item[--] Describe the methods and procedures you will use to analyze and evaluate your research in as much detail as is possible at this stage
\end{itemize}
\section*{Problems}
\begin{itemize}
\item[--] Describe the problems you expect to encounter and how you hope to solve them.
\end{itemize}
\section*{Reference}
\begin{itemize}
\item[--] Make a list of research papers and sources you plan to consult.
\end{itemize}
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