CS COMP 149 - “How to Solve It”
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How do Presentations work and what do they consist of? Read the following web site, look for what you think are the most important points, summarize them and bring them back so you can make a short presentation out of it. Any information you gather doing research must have not more than 10% quotes in the body of the document. Presentation Skills Web Site The Total Communicator - http://totalcommunicator.com/archives.html During and immediately after you do a presentation, you will be asked questions about WHAT you understand about the content or topic or other material. Also as a regular in-class exercise you may be asked, to tell the class what you are doing, how you are doing it and why and what problems you are having so as to help the group do a better presentation. You are computer science students. I encourage you to experiment with and use Interactive and Multimedia software such as graphics, motion, video, sound, and text in some NEW software medium which might be web based, possibly using a self running application, creative uses of interactive digital video or other similar devices. You are encouraged to practice planning, to exhibit critical thinking, research skills, creativity, originality and perhaps passion and playfulness, please try to enjoy this. Presentation topics will include but not be limited to topics you might choose related to some of the following:
YOU MAY NOT use POWERPOINT or other typical “presentation” software. All presentations and other work deadlines will be enforced. Your multimedia projects will be placed online. Frequently, groups will give a 5 – 10 minute informal “pitch” or mock presentation of their project including its structure, what research question does it answer, the rough draft, storyboard or plan outline or other organization used, what resources were used and notes about citations, and were permissions asked for and granted for the use of graphics, sound or other multimedia materials. Each group will normally be scheduled for both their practice (mock) and their formal presentations so as to know in advance when they will be presenting. However, groups may occasionally be asked to show the class their progress without notice. Before every presentation whether it is a practice (mock) or formal presentation, you should print or use from your computer, a presentation evaluation rubric sheet(s). (See: Evaluations Explained) Your group should be evaluated after EVERY presentation by the class, by your group members and by yourself. All of us in the class will openly discuss your projects and questions. You and the members of your class should take the responsibility for leading the followup and open critiques of projects. We may have meetings outside of the lesson for groups, and groups may make an appointment with me at any time for a meeting or questions not asked in class. We may also have scheduled presentations during exam weeks. When you are doing your presentations, groups, not individuals, may bring food or drinks to the classroom. Drinks must have some sort of cover on them please. Persons presenting may not eat during presentations. |
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