Handout 2: 1/18/06
Computer-Human Interaction
CPSC 436-500
Short In-Class Presentations
Sign up for presentation dates on Monday, January 23, 2006
There will be two kinds of presentations: chapter resource presentations and
short paper supplemental reading presentations. Each student will sign up for
one of each. Each presentation should be under 5 minutes in length.
Don't sign up for slots for both of these presentations on the same day.
Everyone in the class (not just the presenters)
should read the chapter and papers before coming to class and
should
be prepared to discuss them.
Resource: Chapter resource presentations:
Each presenter will be
responsible for hunting
down and gathering external resources of a person, place, or project
that deals with the topics discussed in the chapter. If there is more than one
presentation for a particular chapter, the presenters
should
coordinate between themselves so that they don't pick the same topic. Topics
shouldn't be repeated from earlier chapters nor should they just be picked up
directly
from the chapter. A pointer to the materials found should be included on your
course Web page.
Additionally, send a link to your presentation materials to the email
address
chi-resources@csdl.tamu.edu. Include the chapter number in your message's header.
This material will be made available off of
the course's Web page so that others can review it.
Chapter resource presentation goals
The chapter resource presentations will be evaluated on the following points:
- Relates to the chapter.
- Presenter explains the key points: Who or what's involved. Why it is
significant within the context of the chapter.
- Presenter understands background: What else is related to this
person/place/project. What is the history and what are the current/future
directions.
- Presenter uses time effectively: Holds to 5 minute time limit.
Presentation materials can be accessed
quickly.
Presentation is organized.
- Novelty: Doesn't cover a person/place/project that is already covered in the text.
Doesn't cover a person/place/project that was presented in class earlier.
Reading: Supplemental reading presentation
These will be over short papers from the research literature--generally two to
four pages in length. Papers will be assigned and will be announced on the
course's Web.
You will be responsible for briefly summarizing the
paper (no more than 5 minutes). If you wish, you may use no more than 3
slides for your presentation. Provide a brief summary of the work. Try to find additional work or more Web
resources about the project reported on. What is the current status of the
project?
The materials you prepared for this presentation should be included in your
course Web site.
On the papers, some of the key questions to
consider are:
- What are the important questions addressed by this paper?
- What did you like or dislike about the paper?
- What target population does this project address?
- What problems does this research attempt to solve?
- What could be done with the results or what could be done next?
Supplement reading presentation goals
The supplemental reading presentations will be evaluated on the following
points:
- Presenter explains the key points without just repeating the paper.
- Presenter is able to discuss the paper and answer class questions.
Addresses the relevant key questions, noted above.
- Presenter understands background: What else is related to this
person/place/project. What is the history and what are the current/future
directions.
- Presenter uses time effectively: Holds to 5 minute time limit.
Presentation materials can be accessed
quickly.
Presentation is organized.