CSC 465 Assignment 6
Research Paper and
Presentation
Written
paper due: May 9, 2001
Presentations:
May 9-10, 2001
Questions:
May 9-10, 2001
The
research paper part of the assignment is described in an accompanying
document. It is available on the course
web at: http://www.cs.smsu.edu/~pete/csc465/assigns/researchpaper.html
You are also to prepare and
deliver an oral presentation on your research paper. Here are the specifics:
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Plan
for a 10-minute talk. Please rehearse,
because it is amazing how little you can really say in 10 minutes!
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Prepare
visual aids for display by the LCD projector (via the instructor
computer). For most of you, this will
be a PowerPoint presentation.
Anti-softies may use a reasonable alternative.
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In
designing your slides, avoid stressful color combinations (such as red letters
on blue background). Dark lettering on
light background is preferred, for better visibility in Cheek 212.
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The
presentation should be well organized, with clearly defined introductions and
conclusions. If your paper is well
organized, the presentation can follow the same structure.
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Presentations
will be scheduled for Wednesday May 9 and Thursday May 10. I will give you the presentation schedule
ahead of time.
In addition, you will submit
to me, in writing, two questions about your presentation suitable for
inclusion on the third exam. The
questions are due at the time of your presentation. It can be multiple choice or short answer, comparable to one of
my 2-3 point questions. I may use
either question as is, in a modified form, or not at all. I won't use both.
This
assignment is worth 100 points total.
The
paper will be graded based on: conformity to specifications (length,
references), structure, spelling and grammar, correctness of content, and
correspondence of content to assigned topic.
Maximum 75 points.
The
presentation will be graded based on: conformity to specifications (length,
visual aids), structure, appearance of preparedness, and correspondence of
presentation content to research paper content. Maximum 25 points.
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