Semester Projects
It is highly recommended that the documentation and presentations of these projects are carried out in English. The project is managed based on a plan completed at the beginning of the process: the students should spend the first 2 weeks of work to understand precisely the goal of the project and acquire the needed background knowledge; at the end of this preparation, a precise plan for the rest of the work should be submitted by filling in the following document: Planning semester projects (word document)
The submission is done by sending the document by email to [email protected].
The grading is based on a weighed average of different elements of the work. These elements include both the quantity and quality of work, and the presentation (written report, midterm and final presentation). The jury will take the final decision on the basis of such a proposition. Please see also the I&C Semester Project web page for additional information.
Master’s Projects
It is required that the documentation and presentations of these projects are carried out in English. The grading is determined approximately with the following weights:
- 50% Effort spent on project, creativity, and achieved results.
- 25% Quality of the report (at least 30 pages without code and excessively large printed data).
- 25% Quality of the presentations.
In contrast to semester projects, it is required that these projects consider the existing state-of-the art (review in presentation and report, reference list). Please see the I&C Master Project web page for additional information.
Doctoral School Projects
It is required that the documentation and presentations of these projects are carried out in English. The grading is determined approximately with the following weights:
- 50% Effort spent on project, creativity, and achieved results.
- 25% Quality of the report (maximum 8 pages, excluding appendices).
- 25% Quality of the presentations, usually semester project presentations are 15 minutes long with additionally 5 minutes for questions.
In contrast to semester projects, it is required that these projects consider the existing state-of-the art (review in presentation and report, reference list). Please see the EDIC project course regulations page for additional information.
Guidelines for Presentations
An excellent presentation on how to make presentations can be found on Prof. Markus Püschel’s slide deck. It contains detailed guidelines for beginners and even useful tips for seasoned veterans. If you are a beginner, some main points to keep in mind are:
- Length: Fewer slides and more talking is the way to go. Have fewer slides than the length of your talk in minutes or say around 2/3rd of the total length in minutes.
- It is not possible to explain all aspects of your work in a short talk. Try to use your time to clearly explain the main parts of your work.
- Stick to the time limit. Practise and time your talk before the actual presentation.
- Try to have a dry run of your talk and incorporate suggestions from your audience.
- Tips on slide presentation and content can be found on this link.
For presenting comfort, try to use a laser pointer and a remote slide changer. - Try to arrive before the talk and test your laptop with the projector to make sure that the display settings are matched to that of the projector. This way you can avoid wasting valuable talking time.