The presentation contains four components: a written summary of the paper, an opinion of the paper, the in-class presentation, and a description of your approach to the assignment.

Written Summary

Group assignments are given below. Write a well-written, easy to read summary of your paper. Translate all the "it can clearly be seen" and "it is obvious" into clear descriptions. Make up your own examples to describe the algorithms in the paper. Make sure you describe at least one detailed algorithm. Your summary should be of sufficient length to clearly describe the paper. A one page summary is probably too short and a 500 page summary is too long. Any other length is up to you. Typically, summaries range from 5-20 pages -- but that is in no way a requirement.

Opinion

At the end of your summary, write a one-page review that describes your opinion of the paper. Did the authors clearly state their contribution? Were you convinced it was a contribution? If you were asked to rate the paper on a scale of 1-10 with 1 being "Strong Reject" and 10 being "Strong Accept" what score would you give it?

Description of Approach

Describe in one to three pages how your group approached the assignment, problems you encountered, things you wish you had been told prior to the assignment, and any additional comments you would like to make on the assignment. Each member of the group should write their own "description of approach" document.

Presentation

Plan on a 30-45 minute presentation. If at all possible, clearly state a key algorithm from your paper and develop it with clear examples. Make sure the audience understands the paper itself and the contribution made, and is very clear on how this paper is different from others in the field. Develop your own examples to describe what is in the paper -- do not just use the ones presented in the paper. Powerpoint is strongly suggested for your presentation, but is not required. If you do make a powerpoint presentation, send it to the TA and it will be posted on the website.

What to Turn In

One week before your presentation, e-mail the TA a PDF file of your presentation handouts called HANDOUTS-nn.PDF (where nn is the number of your group). This will contain the materials you will use during your presentation (similar to those used in class). E-mail your written summary in a file called SUMMARY-nn.PDF.

On the day of your presentation, bring an envelope with a printed copy of your summary, opinion, presentation materials, and description of your approach.