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Presented by:
Simin Nadjm-Tehrani / Ekhiotz Vergara /
Jalil Boudjadar / Antonia Arvanitaki
Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA)
Linköping University
Sweden
January 25, 2016

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Presentation and discussion of articles q
1 introductory occasion + 7 regular occasions q
2 presentation sessions per regular occasion n   n   n
20 minutes presentation
20 minutes discussion
5 minutes personal presentation assessment n
14 articles to present
(each student is presenting one article) n
Two different roles
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Leader q
Each student has this role once with one assigned article q
Tasks n   n
Present the article and lead discussion
Write report about the article n
Participant q
Prepare for the seminar q   q   q
Bring a hard copy or digital version of the paper with you
Listen to the presentation
Ask questions and participate in the discussions
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Very important to describe: q   q
Problem or main aspect dealt by the article
Background required for its understanding q   q
Solution applied or study carried out
Conclusion and outcomes achieved n
Elaborate with your own sentences and use graphs from the paper for convenience n   n   n
Add slide numbers to refer to them later on
When you present a chart or a curve describe the Y and
X axes first, to focus the attention on the results n
Around 10-15 slides are recommended so you have time to spend in each slide
Rehearse the presentation before the session!
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Place the work in the life cycle of ICT from lecture 1
(design, production, use, end-of-life phase, recycling) q
As time goes by relate your new knowledge to the earlier papers in the course n
Send the presentation slides the day before your seminar at 4 p.m. (i.e. Friday or Monday) to the seminar group teacher n
Either check that your laptop works with the projector in the room before the presentation, or ask someone else (e.g. the teacher) to bring a laptop one day before n
Integrate teacher suggestions for improvement in your actual version
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Before the presentation q
Prepare your own discussion points n   n
Opinion about the strength of the key ideas
Aspects not enough discussed in the article n
Possible ways to improve the work n   n
External material complementary to the article
Prepare open questions that help to start the discussion
(and will enrich your own report) n
After the presentation q
Ask the audience for what was not clear q   q
Answer technical questions related to your presentation
Allow participants to ask, help them to discuss, rotate and take turns q   q
Solicit questions, especially from quiet participants
Use your own list if the discussion fades
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Main parts q   q
Summary of the article
Discussion n   n   n
Weak and strong points
Ideas or facts on which you do not agree, or points that remain unclear
Possible alternatives q
Related work n
Search sources with related work not present in the article
(minimum 2 works) so that you see later development q
Example: Applications or improvements of the article ideas q
Search tools: IEEExplore, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, Google …
Note q   q   q   q
Always cite your sources
Do not copy literal sentences , write your own sentences
Length: 3-4 pages (even for grade 4!)
Use the provided template
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Before handing in: Ensure your report is spellchecked and find obvious language issues
First step: Hand in 2 weeks after your presentation q
One digital copy by e-mail to Urkund q
Addresses given on the examination page n
The teacher sends the report back to the student with feedback for correction (ca 2 weeks after hand in) n
Second step: The student has one week to send a correction q
Final grade is decided after this last step
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Grading criteria: as described in the web page n
Refer to the course web page to refresh your memory! n
What is active participation? q   q
Taking part is a good start!
Teachers are able to distinguish shallow participation from pre-prepared discussion (for a grade 4 and above)
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Reports below the required standards after correction lead to get Grade U in the course q   q
Can be handed in again during the retake period
Check the deadlines in June and August for that!
Attendance to all seminars is compulsory q
Talk to your teacher in advance in case of legitimate absence n
Not performing presentation results in redoing it in the retake period, in front of an audience fixed by the teacher q
If you are not able to attend at your own presentation (due to legitimate reasons) please notify your teacher ASAP!
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Most of the time it will be the same room (check the odd
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Tables will be arranged as a round table
The seminar members will sit around this table
After the session you help to rearrange
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Contribute setting up the tables and chairs
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We have to leave the class as it was before
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Each student will have a paper or digital version of the paper to refer to during the presentation and discussion n   n
Note: Mobile phones are not good enough for this purpose!
Each student will have their name badge in front of them n
We will bring the badges in the first occasion
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The final report of the seminars requires to search for related work to the article assigned n
What is related work? q
Search for other articles (usually newer) with approaches that deal with the same or similar topic n
Why do you require this? q
Because it is good to know how to find existing solutions (to contrast them with other ones or to avoid reinventing the wheel) n
See handouts for lecture 2 and guidelines in the course web!
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