Students will be able to...
- Describe in detail the topic of their assigned/chosen project
- Answer questions about their topic
- Connect the project and topic to computer science
- A list of possible topics for research projects
- Guidelines for projects and/or presentations
| Duration | Description |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | Welcome, attendance, bell work, announcements |
| 15 minutes | Presentation #1 |
| 15 minutes | Presentation #2 |
| 15 minutes | Presentation #3 |
| 5 minutes | Debrief and wrap-up |
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Prior to Culture Day
- Assign each student one or more topics to research and present to the class on a future day
- Topics can be assigned, chosen by students from a pre-defined list, or suggested by students and approved by instructors
- Possible options include:
- Famous figures in computer science (Grace Hopper, Alan Turing, Kernighan & Ritchie, etc.)
- Important technologies or algorithms (RSA, Dijstra's Algorithm, RAID, etc.)
- Societal or cultural topics (social media, cyberbullying, computer security, etc.)
- Create a schedule of when culture days will occur and which students will present on each day
- Assign each student one or more topics to research and present to the class on a future day
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Student presentations
- Each student should give a 5-7 minute presentation on their assigned topic, followed by 8-10 minutes for Q&A
- Students should have a visual aspect to their project (poster, PowerPoint, prop bag, etc.) as well as giving a verbal presentation
- Use your judgement regarding the level of technical detail expected in the presentation. It is probably not realistic to expect students to become experts in advanced technologies such as RSA, but they should be able to explain, at least at a high level, the details of their topic.
- Do not allow students to simply read a textbook or online definition of the topic-- ensure they can at least explain the subject in their own words.
- Allow classmates to ask questions, but beware of students trying to stump each other.
- Have a few questions for each assigned topic prepared ahead of time for instructors to ask in case classmates do not have questions.
- Each student should give a 5-7 minute presentation on their assigned topic, followed by 8-10 minutes for Q&A
- In smaller classes, each student may be able to present twice in a single semester.
- For classes where students are less experienced with presentations, consider a "science fair"-style event where students produce a display that can be viewed by others to present their topic.