Professor Saiedian developed these guidelines in the mid-2000s
for his software engineering students, but any EECS student
may use them in other classes, ignoring the SE-specific
requirements. Other faculty may borrow these guidelines with
proper attribution.
Preparing a tutorial (workshop) proposal
Students who would like to make a long presentation (a technical
or tutorial or workshop presentation) for a special project
should provide a proposal that includes the following:
- Clearly and succinctly introduce and summarize the presentation
topic.
- Clearly describe the relevance to the course (show how it relates
to the course and
how the students will benefit from your presentation).
- Clearly indicate how the topic will be organized in terms sections
(e.g., objective,
background, rationale, findings, future directions, conclusions, etc.).
- Clearly indicate whether the presentation is basic research
(new and original ideas), or a research work in progress,
or an overview or review of an important topic, a tutorial
(a technical or practical learning session), a workshop (a
technical or experiential session with audience participation),
etc.
- Indicate the format of the presentation and any visual or audio or
video files that
will be used in the presentation.
- Indicate the expected length of the presentation (ideally
90--150 minutes). Indicate a time frame for making the presentation.
- Provide a list of resources used for the presentation; make sure
they are from
credible and prestigious, preferably peer-reviewed sources.
The proposal should be submitted no later than the third week
of the semester
