EE-516 Power Electronics and Applications (Spring 2020)

(Instructor: Dr. Arslan Ahmed Amin, FAST-NU CFD Campus)

Assignment # 6

Due Date: 6-April-2020 @ 12 PM Total Marks: 20

Note:

1. Late submission will not be accepted.

2. Strictly follow assignment norms.
3. Use the given title page only. Any other title page or assignment without title
page will not be accepted.
4. Don’t copy-paste from any source, paraphrase properly, use compound sentences
with no grammatical error and attach plagiarism report with the assignment file.
5. Plagiarised assignments or assignments without Turn it in Report will carry no
marks. Plagiarism must be less than 10% overall and less than 3% from a single
source.
TITLE

Research Paper Assignment (First Draft)

Description:
Write a complete paper with work carried out in assignments 1-3 & 5 with previous
results and your contributions. Use following Structure:
1. Title (Without any Abbreviation)
2. Abstract (Maximum 250 Words)
3. Key Words (Atleast 5)
4. Introduction (Make sub sections if necessary)
5. Research Methodolgy
6. Resuts and Discussion
7. Comparison (With Reference Model and Other Similar Papers)

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 8. Conclusions
9. References (More than 25)
10.Authors Biography
Note:
Minimum Words must be 4000 in the paper. Atleast one table is also compulsory.
Simulation

1. Email me the simulation file.

Guidelines for Figures, Tables, and Equations:
1. Keep text in the figures equal to text font.
2. Line thickness and fonts must be same in all figures.
3. The resolution of all pictures should be greater for more quality preferably more
than 800 dpi.
4. The emf format must be used for all figures.
5. Grids should be removed for better visibility of results.
6. Figure numbers should be checked and they should be cited before their
appearance.
7. Result figures should be checked for fonts of axes, legends, and labels. These
should be equal to the size of the text to get viewed from naked eye.
8. Color schemes in all figures should be same.
9. The cell width of all rows in a table must be same. The entries should be centered
row-wise.
10.Tables should not split into two pages or columns.
11.Captions of figures and tables should not be too long.
12.All equations must be typed instead of pasting screenshots for better quality.
13.All equations should be numbered.
14.The indentation of equations should be left.

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Other Gudielines:
1. Use compound senetences, passive voise and avoid I, We.
2. Use SAGE vancour style for references and software such as Zotero, Mendely,
End Note.
3. Divide introduction part intro sub sections if necessary as in my papers.
4. References must not be less than 25.
5. More recent references should be incorporated for the years 2017, 2018, 2019.
6. Please do not lump references more than 3. Crticially describe what was achieved
in the paper.
7. No abbreviation should be used in title. It should be brief. Search relevant titles in
google scholar for guidance regarding proper title wording.
8. Follow my recent PhD papers for guidance purposes. These are available online
in google scholar and linkedin.
9. Add necessary mathematics.
10.Number all equations.
11.Properly indent all equations to left align.
12.Explain the equations where necessary.
13.Your document must be coherent with smooth flow.
14.Try to say one point in one paragraph. Avoid very short paragraphs.
15.Be careful of grammar, spellings, punctuations and abbreviation mistakes.
16.Define abbreviation with capital first letter very first time these appear first in the
document.
17.Don’t miss articles “a” “the” etc.
18.Install GRAMMARLY software to proof check your document for any error. It
sometimes creates mess and makes undo option unavailable but still it is a very
useful tool.
19.There must not be a single irrelevant sentence in the document. Remove any
useless sentences in your document.

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20.Captions are mandatory to write. For tables, captions are written above table. For
figures, captions are written below figures.
21.Mention reference to figure number in text and incorporate figure immediately
after mentioning in the text justifying its location and purpose.
22.Paragraphs headings should not appear alone at the end of the page. Rather take
these to new pages.
23.Make single column paper with single space width and font size of 12 New Times
Roman. Headings should be 14 Times New Roman. Title should be 20 Times
New Roman. Sample template is given.
24.Plagiarism must be less than 10% and 3% from a single source. Students will
submit plagiarism report with the file of Turn it In Software. Students will check
plagiarism from my access only to prevent leakage of paper. For access, they
must email me individually.
25.Students must email the assignment one day before the deadline at
arslan.amin@nu.edu.pk

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