| Topic Expertise |
40% |
Periodically throughout the semester, you will be expected to engage in dialogue about your research topic to assess your progress in becoming an expert. The assessments will focus on your progress in building expertise since the beginning of the course. |
| Class Participation |
20% |
You are expected to attend all class meetings, unless prior arrangements are made, or you have an emergency. |
| Paper 1 |
10% |
Survey: You will develop a paper & presentation surveying past work for your topic. |
| Paper 2 |
20% |
Technical Analysis: You will prepare an in-depth description and analysis of one or more technical aspects of your topic as a paper, presentation and dialogue. |
| Paper 3 |
10% |
State-of-the-Field: You will write a paper and give a presentation on the state-of-the-field in your topic. You will synthesize and improve content from your previous survey, technical analysis paper and include a new section on future trends. |