The next main deliverable for the final project is the project poster to be presented on May 30. Being present for the poster session is mandatory for on-campus students. The poster should be modeled after a standard scientific/technical poster. You should print out your poster (try to do this early!) but I would also like an electronic (pdf) copy to be submitted to me via email as well. This should be submitted by 11:59pm, May 28,. For poster template and related instructions, use this link
The poser will be graded out of 15 possible points, which will be assigned as follows.
Poster quality [5 points]
The poster should
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have a clear title and list of project team members,
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be visually appealing and professional,
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be easily readable from 4 feet away (use a large font!),
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make use of visuals to enhance the information,
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be free from typos/errors,
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clearly convey the results of the project in a way that is accessible to anyone in the class.
Presentation quality [5 points]
As a presenter, you should
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be able to describe the project in a quick summary of 30 seconds or less,
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be able to provide a more detailed description that goes through the entire poster in less than 5 minutes,
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present your poster in a clear/organized/understandable manner,
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speak clearly and distinctly,
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be able to coherently respond to questions.
Technical contents [5 points]
Finally, your poster/presentation should address
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the motivation for why you selected the particular problem you chose,
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a sufficient amount of background information so that anyone in the class will be able to understand what you did,
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a high-level description of your technical approach, highlighting why your approach is appropriate and any particularly creative/original aspects to your work,
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what you have accomplished (so far),
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details such as how you selected any unknown parameters and how you dealt with validation/evaluation of your algorithm,
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indications of which team member(s) were responsible for which portions of the project.