Research Paper Presentations
Guidelines for Writing Critiques
You are to write a one-page critique of the selected paper
one week before
the presentation date. We will photocopy that critique and give it to
other students on the class before the paper presentation, so that they
can read it and be prepared for a smart discussion.
Your critique should contain two parts: first, a summary in your own
words of the technical, scientific contribution of the paper; and second,
your own view of the positive and negative aspects of the work (e.g., is
there an error in the paper?, did the author(s) not consider technically
relevant items?, is the argument incorrect or incomplete?, what would be
interesting future research that could be done to continue this paper?).
You have to think really hard to write a concise, yet thorough assessment
of the research you are presenting. Your summary should not just
paraphrase the abstract, but rather give your view of the actual research
presented in the report. Writing one-page critiques is harder than
writing longer ones, so start early. 40% of the research portion of
your grade is given according to your critique and 60% of the
grade according to your actual presentation and discussion.
Depending on the contents of your slides, 2-3 minutes for slide is a good estimate for your presentation. Take some extra slides to class in case there are questions/extra time to present them.
This is a tentative breakdown for your presentation:
Good luck!