The guidelines were developed by Professor Saiedian in mid
2000's for his software engineering (SE) students. Any EECS student may
use these guidelines for other classes by ignoring SE-specific requirements.
A PDF version of these guidelines is
available.
Preparing a 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
