CS 446 - Tutorial 7Frid. Nov. 20th, 2009

Final Project Presentations & Demos Tutorial

2

Goals

Review what is expected from your presentation Go over the content of the presentations Review the demo logistics Answer any questions you have on the deliverable

3

Goal of the Deliverable

You are to present your implemented system. This will include demo'ing the key features of your system. The audience should learn what you have done and not done, and what is your overall architectural structure.

Presentation Schedule

Tuesday Dec. 1, 2009 Groups 7, 6, 5 & 4

Thursday Dec. 3, 2009 Groups 3, 2 & 1

4

5

Presentation Content

We expect your presentation to cover the following areas What is your project about? What was the architecture & design of your system? What is interesting about your project? Show us what is working? Optional: Suggestions to improve project/course for next

offering

6

What Did You Do?

Focus on these elements of your project Architecture Design Implementation Testing

We should have a clear understanding of the methodology you used in these areas

7

Why Did You Do It that Way?

Provide a quick explanation/justification of the choice of your architecture, design, choice of features etc. What are the advantages of doing things the way you

did them.

8

What is Interesting About Your Project? Pick a few interesting elements of your project

and briefly explain why these are interesting Elements

Cool Architecture Cool Design Cool Implementation Trick Cool way to test the project

9

Show Us What’s Working

Give us a tour of your working system Show us the basic features of the system and how

they work Also comment on anything that is did not work as

you expected. Pick some main scenarios to show. Use your

judgment to decide what is worth showing and what is not.

10

Things to Keep in Mind

Present the system from a user perspective. What could the user do with this system, and how

can they do it? Concentrate on the logical view of the system, but

also explain some aspects of the design or architecture.

11

Presentation Slides

You should make slides for your presentation (PowerPoint, latex, otherwise)

Keep slides short and to the main points Try to keep to 1-3 minutes per slide

Avoid slide overload

Data projector will be available Please email me a softcopy of your presentation

slides.

12

Slide Organization

You should organize your slides as follows Title Slide: Project title/name & with names of presenters Overview Slide: Give an overview of the sections of the

presentation Presentation Body: The slides for the major points of

your presentation Conclusions: List the essential points and what you

accomplished in the project

13

Presentation Logistics

Plan to speak for 20 minutes Allocate about 10 min for the presentation & 10 min for

the demo.

Schedule posted course website Professor Holt and I will be asking questions

during and after the presentation

14

General “Do” Tips

Make the presentation short, clear and informative Make sure all group members participate equally

in the presentation Be prepared for questions Arrive early so you can set up quickly

15

General “Do” Tips cont’d

Don’t put too many bullets in any slide. If you include any figures/images, make sure they

are clear and make sure to explain them. Keep your slides simple and professional. Do not use distracting backgrounds.

16

General “Don’t” Tips

Don’t exceed the the time limit (20 min) We will cut you off

Don’t come late You won’t get extra time

Don’t get too bogged down in implementation and design details in the presentation Will eat up all your presentation time, and lose your

audience

Suggested Organization

Title slide Outline Project Overview

What is your project about? What functionalities/features does your system offer? Who are the users of your system?

System Architecture One slide having you architecture diagram. Make sure it is correctly labeled, and briefly explain it.

17

Suggested Organization Cont’d

Implementation Details One or two slides that give an overview of your

implementation Mention the programming language you used, the

technologies you used, your DBMS etc. Features Implemented

A slide about the functionalities you actually implemented. Include any difficulties faced, if any (on another slide

maybe). Testing

Briefly (one slide) explain how you tested your system.

18

Suggested Organization Cont’d

Use cases to demo A slide mentioning the use cases you will demo.

Actual Demo (spend about 8 – 10 min on demo) Concluding slide

Summary of your system functionality. Any concluding remarks about your experiences

implementing the project. Any concluding remarks about the project organization.

19

Remember..

Check the presentations schedule online.. Email me a copy of your presentation.. There is no “right” organization or setup for the

presentations/demos: Just make sure we understand what your system is

about, and that the use cases you demo are clear and interesting.

20

21

Good Luck !!