🌟 Summative 1 – Group Presentation

2023/24 Autumn Term

🎯 OBJECTIVE: Prepare a group presentation of 15 minutes about an article from the press related to AI/data science.

📅 DUE DATE: 20 October 2023 27 October 2023 during class time.

📝 Instructions

You will be asked to prepare a group presentation of 15 minutes (followed by a 5-7 minutes Q&A session) to be presented during the class session.

Here is what you need to do to prepare for the presentation:

1. Search for an article (or a maximum of two if you want to do a comparative study on a specific topic) from a reliable media source (e.g the Guardian, the New York Times, The Financial Times, The Washington Post, etc.) published between 2019 and 2023 whose main topic relates to AI/data science.
2. Submit the article anonymously for vetting on Moodle by the lecturer/class teacher by October 13th 22nd (i.e simply copy the link to the article on the document shared on Moodle). This is simply a sanity check (the lecturer/class teacher simply checks the article you have chosen indeed mainly revolves around AI/data science, was published between 2019 and 2023 and is from a reliable media source) and you can skip this step if you are feeling absolutely confident. Check back the vetting document periodically for the result of the vetting process.
3. For the presentation:
   • Summarize the main ideas of the article(s) and explain the context surrounding the article(s) if required.
   • Explain why you selected the article(s).
   • Tell us what you liked/didn’t like about the article(s).
   • Did you think the article(s) provided a fair and balanced coverage of the issue it/they tackled? If so, why or why not?
   • What is your own opinion of the topic(s) discussed by the article(s) you selected?
   • Every group member has to be part of the presentation
   • You can prepare slides for the presentation (highly recommended) but it’s not an obligation if you think you can still make your presentation engaging, entertaining and convincing to your audience without relying on any (but it’s a rather risky strategy in general unless you’re very gifted orators). The organization of your presentation and slides (and the ordering of presentation sections) is up to you: what matters is that your presentation flows smoothly and your storyline is coherent.
   • If you prepare slides, please share them on the Slack channel of your class group (i.e #class-group1 for class group 1, #class-group2 for class group 2 and #class-group3 for class group 3) before the class session starts to minimize waiting time between presentations.

You can refer to the resources on argumentation and logical fallacies (see the page here) to help you prepare your presentation (just a suggestion not an obligation).

After the presentation, you will be asked questions about the content of your presentation by the audience for about 5-7 minutes.

Other students in the group will be given feedback sheets to fill out about your presentation (constructive feedback expected).

⚠️ Check Slack/Moodle for the final group allocations

Marking criteria

You are marked as a group on a scale from 0-40 (the final mark will be weighted appropriately to make 10% of the final grade).

Criteria		Marks
Following instructions	- The article(s) was/were suitable (i.e the main topic revolved around AI/data science, it/they were published between 2019 and 2023 in a reliable source from the press) - All group members took part in the presentation.	1 1
Time management	- Your presentation kept to time (i.e not over 15 minutes!) - The group used the 15 minutes well (i.e the presentation was well balanced, with no overly long section and/or too much repetitions)	1 1
Delivery	- The presentation has a single memorable overaching theme and storyline. In other words, a person who attends your presentation would easily be able to recall the central/main take-away message from it. - The presentation was engaging, conversational, not too formal. There was no (excessive) reading from notes. - The presentation was appropriate for the audience (i.e the language used was at the right level of formality and the content at the right level of technicality) - If slides were used, they were visually appealing (no excessive text, no jarring colors)	1 2 1 1
Comprehension	- The main ideas of the article were summarized clearly (no unnecessary jargon!) and in your own words (so not just reciting/parroting the article) - The main ideas of the article were summarized comprehensively (no missing ideas) - The main ideas of the article were summarized concisely (no need for a long speech here!) - The context surrounding the article has been explained clearly and concisely	2 1 1 2
Text analysis	- You were able to pick out whether the article you picked covered, on balance, the topic it deals with in fair, balanced way or not. - You were able to justify your reasoning regarding the fairness of the coverage with well-thought out, coherent, clearly articulated and developed arguments	1 3
Argumentation	- You told us why you selected the article and your arguments were clear and coherent. - You told us what you liked/disliked about the article you picked and your arguments as to why that is were clear, coherent and convincing. - You gave your own opinions regarding the main topic tackled by the article you selected in a well constructed discussion. The arguments you brought forth were clear, coherent, formed a cohesive ensemble and were persuasive.	5 5 5
Creativity/ Originality	- The topic you dealt with was rather original - You offered original and creative thoughts and insights in your discussion of your opinions on the topic of the article and/or your discussion of your opinions regarding the article (i.e whether fair/balanced, reasons for liking/disliking, etc.)	2 4

💡 Tips

General tips

• You can create private Slack channels for your group to discuss your presentation. Or you can use a different communication tool like WhatsApp, etc.
• After you form a group, schedule a meeting with your group members to come to a consensus on two things:
  • come to an agreement about the article you’ll be making your presentation about (each of group member should come to the meeting with an article proposition)
  • agree on division of tasks (who is going to do what, by which deadlines, and how you will hold each other accountable)
• After the initial meeting and article selection, schedule at least another meeting to discuss the content of the presentation and potentially rehearse it.

Note

If, for some reason, you cannot be present for the week 5 presentation, contact me via e-mail. I might grant some exemptions but these will be judged on a case-by-case basis.

Of course, you won’t be penalised if you were unable to attend the presentation due to valid medical reasons or exceptional circumstances. If that happens to you, send us an e-mail to 📧 once you are feeling better. Kevin will ask for some documentation and I will contact you once that is cleared.