Critical review of What Do Consumers Want from Public Wi-Fi? A Cisco white paper by Stuart Taylor and Tine Christensen. Quotes Cisco’s own research but also that from ABI Research. Cisco survey of only a small number – 620. Age group and employment status of public Wi-Fi users is not Continue Reading
Learning
Learning and development resources and notes.
Are White Papers Credible?
Somewhat credible, refer back to Hierarchy of Credibility. Protect reputation – unlikely to publish something that is wrong. Have to sell their products – unlikely to publish anything negative towards it. No independent peer review of white paper. Reviewed and edited by internal personnel. Triangulation required to rule out bias. Do Continue Reading
Manufacturers
Computer equipment manufacturers do a lot of research and are responsible for major contributions to computer technology. Also fund research in universities and other organisations. Manufacturers sometimes publish their findings in academic journals and conferences. Peer review applies. Research is credible. In-house publications known as white papers. Are white papers Continue Reading
The Internet (Web)
Internet/Web not a source, only method of delivery. Need to identify where the information has come from before being available on the Internet. Example 1 – an academic paper you found via the Internet Archives such as those provided by IEEE and ACM make published academic papers available via the Continue Reading
Research Activity: Author credibility
Does the author know what they’re writing about? It is always a good idea to check who the authors of text books are. For example, if you are reading a book on TCP/IP by Douglas Comer, then you should find out who Douglas Comer is to see if he is a Continue Reading
Books
Books likely to be factually correct but content may not be current given time to get published and available for purchase. For example, book published in 2014 may have been written in 2012. Publishers have rigorous process of validation and editing. Always use most recent edition. If used as a Continue Reading
Other Than What?
Academic papers are main source of information for research. Other credible sources are available for referencing: Books The Internet/Web Manufacturers Other Sources
Sample Papers
The following show how a research project has progressed from the initial idea through to implementation: New idea Paper: AODV protocol (Perkins & Royer, 1999) Publication: Perkins, C.E., Royer, E.M. (1999), Ad-hoc On-Demand Distance Vector Routing, 2nd IEEE Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications, New Orleans, pp90-100 Experiment Paper: Simulation comparison of Continue Reading
Sources of Academic Papers
Many places to get papers on the Internet. Some run as businesses so charge registration fee or fee/paper. ITALICS, as referenced in the Research Activity, make no charge. IEEE and ACM make published material available for members.
Research Activity
The Innovation in Teaching and Learning in Information and Computer Sciences journal has plenty of papers available for reading.