presentations and reports. third week (2/2/12) meet at the albertsons library in room lib 203 beth...
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Third Week (2/2/12)
Meet at the Albertsons Library in room LIB 203
Beth Brin will demonstrate the use of several databases suitable for searching for computer science journal articles.
Goal: to Communicate
Both presentations and reports should have a purposeto informto convince
The content should support that purposeThe content of a 10 page paper and a 10
minute presentation cannot be the same
Format for communicating
Introduction: Tell the audience what you are going to sayPurpose of talkOrganization
Content: Tell the audience what you want them to know
Conclusions: Tell the audience what you said
Before you start writing
Allow yourself time to think about what you want to saywrite down any thoughts you have about
things you want to say
Do any necessary research in advanceyou may need time to follow up on details
Make an outlineThink about who your audience is
Presentation Tips
Visual aids should supplement the presentation.The medium is not the message
Start with ideasUse visual aids to reinforce themLimit text in slidesUse slides for pictures and graphs which
can't be easily put into words
Papers vs. Presentations
Different media have different needs Listeners need more repetition than
readersLook at posting 918 at
http://cgi.stanford.edu/~dept-ctl/tomprof/posting.php for suggestions about converting a paper into a talk
Design Issues
Using PowerPoint does not automatically make your presentation good
Each slide should make a pointPictures and graphs are information rich
Make your slides easy to read
Use reasonably big fonts
32 point28 point
24 point20 point
16 point
It needs to be readable by everyone in the audience
Limit amount of text on slide
Don’t make your bullets too long; the audience won't have time to read the whole thingConsider handouts for large amounts of text
Short bullets can be read quicklyEverything doesn't have to be on the slideYou can elaborate as you speak
Don't put too many on one slide
Some references
PowerPoint Presentations: The Good, the Bad and the Uglyhttp://www.shkaminski.com/Classes/
Handouts/powerpoint.htm
Is PowerPoint Evil?Wired Magazine, September 2003, page 112,
118In Defense of PowerPoint, Computer July
2004, page 100
More References
Kode Vicious: Presenting Your Project, Communications of the ACM 53 #8 2010 page 33
Technical Writing Tools for Engineers and Scientists, Computing in Science and Engineering, Sept/Oct 2010 page 98
Reports
You need to write your report in a format suitable for a journal or conference publication
Format for submission to ACM journalshttp://www.acm.org/publications/panel/
submissionTemplates available for LaTex and
Microsoft Word
laTex
A page formatting language commonly used for scientific papersBased on Tex which was created by
computer scientist Donald Knuth
kile provides a user interface for creating and viewing laTex documents
Rubrics
Rubric used to evaluate reports and presentations are in handouts directoryhttp://cs.boisestate.edu/~tcole/cs498/spr09/
handouts/
We use these rubrics to assess how well students are learning communication skills
Report Requirements
Use a format suitable for a journal or conference publication
10-12 pages6-8 references that should be cited in the
body of the paper
Rubric for Report
Report Contents Introduction Body of Report Conclusions and recommendations References Purpose Stated Accurate and relevant information Logical Presentation of of Material
Grammar & Composition Grammar Spelling Punctuation Sentence Structure Efficient Wording
Presentation Requirements
10-12 minutes for presentation, 3 minutes for questions
Appropriate use of visual aidsPresentation should include
IntroductionLogical presentation of the information
being conveyedConclusions
Rubric for Presentation
Contents Opening and introduction Supports central idea Is well organized Ties presentation together Invites discussion or questions
Stays within time limits Visual Aids clear & easy to read Delivery
Appropriate volume, clear pronunciation Responses to questions Doesn't read slides Eye contact with audience