The presentations start from March 28, 2016. We would go by the attendance register to select presenters. Here is the link to the list of presenters, topics assigned to them and the dates on which they are supposed to present. You have to submit a two page write-up on your presentation.
References:
For a general idea about science fiction, follow the Wikipedia pages and David Seed's Science Fiction: A Very Short Introduction. Here is a list of websites that would help you with the subgenres in science fiction:
http://dailysciencefiction.com/
http://www.britannica.com/art/science-fiction
http://www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/science-fiction
Do's and Don'ts during presentation
Your presentations should not exceed ten minutes. You can use the projector if you need to.
You are not allowed either to cheer the presenter or to jeer at him/her during presentation.
Don't read from your write up during presentation.
Don't copy from wikipedia, instead use it as a lanuching pad for further exploration.
You would be marked based on your fluency, hold on the topic, clarity, creativity and communicability.
You are expected to listen to your friends during the presentation. The End semester would include the topics discussed during the presentations.
Assignment 2019
You are required to develop content on a google site. Your content should be based on texts assigned to your group. The details on how to develop the project were explained during the class on 25.03.2019.
Here are the texts and groups:
Second Year , Third Year (ECE and CSE separately)
How to proceed
1. read the text assigned to you
2. Discuss in your group
3. Divide work, distribute responsibility
4. Open a google site
5. Start developing content for each tab
6. The site must be ready by Thursday (28.03.2019) 7 PM
The Sites sent to me are as follows:
Second Year Third Year (ECE)
Group 1 (BIllenium) Group 1 (Who can Replace a Man)
Group 2 (The Metal Man) Group 2 (The Ballad of Lost C'mell)
Group3 (A Criminal Act) Third Year (CSE)
Group 4 (A Martian Odyssey) Group 1 (Karl and the Ogre)
Group 5 (The Land Ironclads) Group 2: (Who can Replace a Man)
Group 3: (Second Dawn)