Tips for presenting and writing

Grading of the talks Content -technical soundness -appropriate level of detail -nontrivial scientific content -connection to level of the audience Presentation skills -organisation -timing: 20 minutes -use of beamer (and blackboard/tablet) -eye contact -answering questions -speed & articulation

Tips: Do not stand in front of the screen Use a pointer Speak up Use pictures when appropriate Use blackboard/tablet for additional explanations Use colors / focus for zooming in on important aspects in a slide Slide numbers Do not overload your slides Look as if you are sure of yourself Look at the audience (eye contact) Presenting formulas costs a lot of time! Use them with care. Bring a bottle of water

Grading of the essays Content -technical soundness -appropriate level of detail -nontrivial scientific content -depth of research -no original results required from you! -plagiarism not allowed. (We use checking tools) "Presentation" -organisation (sections etc.) -scientific writing -readability -use of tables & pictures -references: as complete as possible -use e.g. bibtex -mention "last visited" date for URLs -critical attitude -Do not just believe everything! Authors may be exaggerating

Tips f or writing essays: Title, abstract, name, bibliography, page numbers You do not have to explain everything. Sometimes a literature ref. is good enough. When? -subject out of scope -full explanation would be too long Be critical / mature -if you disagree with a paper, do not be afraid to tell us (but always motivate opinions) -it is not a crime to admit that you do not understand part of a paper (unless it is easy stuff) Not too short, not too long -around pages (LNCS format, see course webpage for template files)

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