Feasibility Presentation Preparation
This is a group presentation of each group’s course project topic with clearly defined objectives. A simple one line description of the societal problem to be solved should be the presentation introduction.
1 Attire & Decorum
This presentation is a formal presentation (slides, charts, audio, and video) with presenters in suitable attire. All team members are expected to participate either in person or by live via web conferencing. Any team member who is not able to attend needs to communicate the reason with the instructor. The recitation time will be used for presentations. Details on the schedule will be provided.
The group will designate the primary group presenter. Other group members may assist in this presentation (may present portions of the overall presentation), but there should be a clear prime speaker from the group. All group members must participate in the preparation of materials and provision of support information for the group’s presentation.
2 Topics
The main focus of this presentation is the set of project objectives (in detail) and the arguments necessary to convince the audience the overall topic is feasible. General factors of technical issues, management methods, societal concerns, and resource requirements should be discussed.
The presentation must concentrate on the what to do and not the how to do it. The presentation must include the elementary objectives, the fundamental characteristics that are necessary in order to solve the problem. Some of these characteristics or elements will clearly be almost totally technical but others will likely contain more significant social and practical issues with little technical components.
The presentation must identify the what not to do components of your group project. These components are the related portions of the project topic that will not be accomplished by the group. These components are typically difficult to develop, but often times are more useful than the “what to do” issues.
It is expected that each presentation will require the 20 - 25 minutes (maximum) of presentation with additional for clarification questions. It is expected that the audience will question everything presented in relation to the feasibility issue.
3 Material Availability
Copies of all presentation materials should be provided for all reviewers. The reviewers are aware of the team websites, and will likely view them prior to hearing the presentations. Make sure that an electronic copy of the slides are available on the team sites.
4 Grading & Rubric
The rubric for this presentation is available here.
Grading of this presentation will be based upon several factors: the presentation content (critical), the format of the presentation, the platform presence of the prime and auxiliary presenters, and the overall quality of the arguments provided by the speakers to convince the class that the topic as defined is feasible and should continue to be pursued as a class project. A grading sheet will be provided for reference purposes. The group members will be required to provide evaluations of performance. The evaluation format for each of these efforts will be provided shortly.