COMP 480/L

PRESENTATION GUIDELINES

1. Your team must prepare a final presentation of your project including a demonstration of the main features of your system.

2. Each member of your team must participate by giving part of the presentation. The part covered by a team member should highlight the contributions to the project made by that member.

3. The presentation should emphasize the software engineering process and not merely discuss the product produced. You should describe any problems encountered during the project and how you solved them. Be sure to mention important things learned with respect to software engineering as a result of doing this project.

4. Visual aids should be used where appropriate to illustrate the presented material. You may create a PowerPoint presentation, use overhead transparencies, or show any other useful form of visual aids.

5. The demonstration should be well planned in advance. Show only the most important features of your system. Be sure to run through the demonstration to make sure every thing works as it should.

6. The entire presentation should take no more than twenty minutes including the demonstration. The presentation itself should take from ten to fifteen minutes and the demonstration should last no more than five to ten minutes. Since time is extremely limited, it is essential that the presentation cover only the most important aspects of your project. Take the time as a team to decide what should be covered and who should talk about what.

PRESENTATION EVALUATION

SPEAKER __________________________________________ DATE ______________________

EVALUTATOR (Optional) ______________________________ TOTAL SCORE ______________

Outstanding à Unacceptable

CONTENT (Ideas, information, sources) 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0

Is sufficient information presented?

Is the information presented relevant?

Is the information presented interesting?

Is the level of information appropriate for the audience?

Is the depth of the presentation appropriate?

Is the information accurate?

Are appropriate examples given?

Are necessary justifications given?

ORGANIZATION (Introduction, summary, transitions) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

Is the organization of the presentation clear?

Is the topic appropriately introduced?

Is there a clear focus or purpose?

Does the summary or conclusion emphasize the main points?

Are the topics presented in a logical order?

Does the presentation relate to those of the other presenters?

Are the transitions within and between presentations easy to follow?

VISUAL AIDS (Helpful, readable, interesting) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

Is there an appropriate number of visual aids?

Are the visual aids helpful in understanding the presentation?

Do the visual aids help to maintain interest in the presentation?

Are the visual aids clear and easy to read (e.g., large enough font size)?

DELIVERY (Volume, clarity, rate, nonverbals) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

Does the presenter speak loud enough?

Does the presenter speak clearly enough?

Does the presenter show enthusiasm?

Is the presentation rate appropriate (i.e., not too fast or too slow)?

Does the presenter make eye contact with the audience?

Does the presenter make gestures to emphasize points?

Does the presenter avoid excessive reading from notes?

Does the delivery style help to hold ones interest?