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Choose one other person in the class as a
partner. All work is to be done in groups of two unless otherwise
approved. By Oct 29 please select your
partner and your first, second and third choice of possible projects from the
list below. We will allocate according
to all preferences and will give the assigned topics on Oct 31 or before. The project will consist of a written
report and a class presentation in which both partners will participate
equally. Each project asks you to
consider a tool or system to solve a problem, and to apply it to a specific
problem or task. It may ask you to
extend the range of the tool. Please answer the following questions in
your write up: What problem area does the tool address? Exactly what does the tool do? What are the
characteristics of an ideal solution to problems in this area? Does the tool offer an effective solution
to such problems? Why and why
not? Did the tool help you solve your
chosen problem/task? What other tools might have applied? What other work and
ideas in the area are relevant? What extensions to the tool might be worth
considering? In addition follow the
specific documentation hints in the description for your selected project. The written report shall be between 2500
and 5000 words. It will be assessed according to these criteria: quality of the work, effectiveness of the
use of the tool, clarity of the ideas presented, quality of the writing
(grammar, spelling, organization, formatting, references), ability to look
beyond the tool and to discuss the problem and tool extensions. What you present is class, and the format
you use, are up to you and your partner.
Each project will have up to 20 minutes of presentation followed by up
to 10 minutes of questions from the audience and discussion. Please prepare a one-page handout for your
audience that contains just the main points of your presentation –
something we can read later to remind ourselves of the ideas presented, and
perhaps present them over a coffee to our colleagues. It will be more effective if it clearly
presents just the main ideas, and not every detail and nuance. Weighting: Written 60%, Presentation 30%,
Handout 10%. Team members will receive
the same mark for the written report and handout, but not necessarily for the
presentation.
Fall 2005
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