Understanding literature and communicating your thoughts on a topic is an essential part of doing research.
In this assignment, you will act (or learn to act) as a research scientist and lecture your fellow class about "your" topic. The research presentation will start from Week 3, and happen during the lectures. For example, if the chosen topic of your presentation is Audio and Video Editing, then you will present on the Tuesday of Week 6.
** The first 3 teams will receive bonus points of the total assignment grade for their significant effort early in the course.
Interfaces for HCI Team (present on Thu., Oct. 17) will receive 4 bonus points
Data Visualization and Analysis Team (present on Tue., Oct. 22) will receive 2 bonus points
Image and Vector Graphics Team (present on Thu., Oct. 24) will receive 1 bonus point
Gain knowledge of cutting-edge research of a creative domain.
Develop proficiency in identifying relevant research work.
Develop proficiency in summarizing the contribution of research work.
Learn how to draw connections among research work.
Develop proficiency in giving a researchy talk.
Take a look at videos from the following talk series to learn how to structure your talk:
Design@Large Talks, University of California, San Diego
TUX: Toronto User Experience Speaker Series, University of Toronto
Stanford HCI Talk Series, Stanford University
Stage 1: Bid for a Research Area.
Take a quick scan of the research papers listed on the Readings tab of this website, and be ready to bid for a research area. We have a total of 10 selected HCI topics for you to choose from, and you need to bid on the topic that you would like to read related research articles and give a presentation about.
** You need to:
Bid the topics. Submit your preference using this form by the end of Week1 Sunday, Oct.6.
We will Announce the team formation on Monday, Oct. 7
Create collaborative spaces for your team. Once we form the teams (4-5 students):
The instructors will create Slack channel for your team. Get to know each other on Slack!
Create a team Google Drive folder here. You will use this team folder to manage your content
Stage 2: Related Work Research.
Dive deep into the research area you choose.
First, identify 3 closely related works, dive into them, summarize the work, and draw connections among them. The 3 works you will identify:
Must include at least one of the listed papers under the topic on the reading page.
You can use a variety of methods to find relevant papers. However, the papers you selected that are not listed should be from the following HCI conferences: CHI, UIST, CSCW, Ubicomp, IMWUT, IEEE VIS, TVCG.
For papers not from these conferences, feel free to send them to the TA and Professor on Slack for approval.
With the 3 related works you identified, you need to submit a one-page document to explain why and how these three papers are related and form a theme for your research presentation. The document should :
Describe the pressing problems faced by the users
Describe the overarching concept of the selected works
Briefly introduce each work
Describe how they collectively address the pressing problems
Include reference to the 3 papers
Summarize the presentation in one sentence. The one-sentence summary should help you focus on one problem that spans the three selected paper. The summary should specific, not be a general description of your topic.
** You need to:
Identify 3 related works based on the criteria outlined above
Submitted as an one-page PDF on Canvas for grading and feedback (at least 2 weeks before your presentation)
Stage 3: Prepare a Talk for Your Selected Research Area.
The team should then work together to create the presentation of the 3 research works selected. Think about how you would like to structure the presentation and how much time you will allocate for each work. You can potentially structure the talk in this way:
part 1 - Introduction and Motivation
What are the problems and topics you are going to talk about
Why are these problems important to look at
What is at the core of these problems
What are the novel concepts proposed in these papers that can address the problems above
part 2 - Research Work 1
The connection with the overarching theme. It is often a good idea to start with the research that lays the foundation for the next 2 research works or the simplest one among the three papers so that you can show progression.
The core of this work (e.g., research approach, proposed interaction techniques, study procedures and findings, and limitation)
The takeaway from this work
part 3 - Research Work 2 (similar to above)
part 4 - Research Work 3 (similar to above)
part 5 - Summary of the Work and Implication
A summary of the key insights, what is the key takeaway
What's the implication for future work in the same domain or in others.
You will need to create a draft presentation in Google Slides. The draft presentation should:
Outline major components of your presentation
Contain enough notes and comments so that the instructor can understand the draft
Export your slides as PDF file.
The first page of PDF should contain a link to your google slides so that the TA can get in there and leave more detailed feedback.
note: To create an engaging and informative talk, each member should thoroughly understand all the selected papers and brainstorm the talk narrative together. In the past, we had teams where they assigned each paper to one student, and didn't seem the whole team had a good understanding of the topic. As a result, the motivation of their talk was often very weak, the connections among the papers were not compelling, the summary was quite shallow, and their final grade was very low. Preparing a good talk requires more than divide-and-conquer - it really need a team effort.
** You need to:
Read in depth of the three research works you selected, work as a team to structure the talk
Prepare a Google Slides deck and work on a draft of your presentation, following the criteria outlined above
Submit a PDF file of your presentation on Canvas (at least 1 week before your presentation) - the first page should contains a link to your google slides
Stage 4: Refine, and Rehearse the Talk.
Refine and rehearse the talk as a team! It's important to have a coherent narrative throughout the talk, which means each team member should be familiar with not only their own part but also the content of other sections.
** You need to:
Go through the entire presentation at least once, understand what are the contents in all sections
Rehearse the talk as a team at least twice
Stage 5: Presentation Day!
Give the talk to the class and answer questions!
Your presentation should be 40 - 45 mins long, with 15-20 mins Q&A and discussion.
See the Grading Rubric below for details.
Stage 6: Evaluation.
We want to ensure fair grading based on individual contributions. So we want to hear from your collaboration experience with others. Grades will be adjusted accordingly, based on the feedback provided in the form.
** You need to:
Submit the Peer Evaluation Form (as soon as you finish the presentation)
For Presenters:
Stage 1: Sunday, Oct.6.
Stage 2: 2 weeks before presentation. Except for early 2 teams:
for Team1: Interfaces for AI - Thu. Oct.10
for Team2: Data Visualization and Analysis - Thu. Oct.10
Stage 3: 1 week before presentation. Except for the first team:
for Team1: Interfaces for AI - Sun. Oct.13
Stage 6: the day you finish the presentation
For Audiences:
Please remember to submit the presentation evaluation form during the class of the presentation
This will count toward your Presentation Engagement grade (15% of your total grade; see the Home page for details)
You can find the link to the form on Canvas
The form will close at the end of the class
After submitting the evaluation form, you will receive an email confirmation. Please save this confirmation as a PDF and upload it to Canvas
A2 constitutes 30% of your total course grade. Here's the breakdown of A2 grading:
[10%] Research work selection, theme, draft presentation
[5%] Does the team identify a set of 3 related research papers and submit the theme on time (P/NP)?
[5%] Does the team prepare a draft presentation and submit it on time? (P/NP)
** Not submitting Stage 2 and 3 materials on Canvas on time will result in losing the entire 5% for each item.
[20%] Motivation of the research direction
Clarity of Research Problem Statement: Has the team clearly stated the overarching problem that the research papers address?
Significance of Research Problem: Has the team provided strong and compelling evidence of the significance of the research problem?
Relevance of Research Approach and Contribution: Has the team presented convincing reasoning that their proposed research approach is capable of resolving the research problem?
[20%] Research Work
Presentation of Research Approaches: Has the team clearly presented the research approaches of the research papers?
Presentation of Core Research Contributions: Has the team clearly presented the core contribution (design/study findings) of the research papers?
Presentation of Research Limitations: Has the team presented the limitations of the research paper?
Connections Among Research Papers: Has the team presented logical connections among the research papers?
[20%] Summary and Indication
Insightful Summary of All Research Papers: Has the team presented a summary of the research papers as a whole with thought-provoking insights?
Relevant and Impactful Future Direction: Has the team presented an outlook on future directions that are logical and impactful?
[20%] Presentation
Is the talk engaging? (compelling narrative, intellectually stimulating, high-quality visuals)
[10%] Q&A
Has the team addressed the questions from the instructor and students well?