Evaluation

Course Evaluation

Your evaluation depends on:

  • 10% participation intro block course

  • 20% participation virtual status meetings

  • 30% final presentation

  • 40% final paper

Final Paper & Presentation

Final Paper

The final paper should be 10 to 20 pages, plus references, coolhunting results, and code snippets when appropriate. The total number of pages also depends on the type of project, for a coolhunting project, the paper is typically longer, for a system development project, it can be shorter and basically just describe the system, for a statistics project it should document the main insights. Paper writing tips are in the final paper examples below - there you will also find the submission template:


Final Paper Structure

  1. introduction - what is the problem

  2. related work - what have others done so far

  3. hypotheses - what are we trying to prove or disprove

  4. method - how are we doing it

  5. results - what have we found

  6. discussion - how does it compare to what others have already found

  7. weaknesses of the research, and possible future work

Final Presentation

Each team prepare a presentation on 15-20 slides with the following structure and present it in 10-12 minutes (plus 3 minutes Q&A):

  • Goals of the project

  • Related work (what others have done in the same area)

  • Work process (how did you organize your work)

  • Results

  • Possible extensions

  • What worked well/ what could have been done better (both from the team perspective, and for the instructors)

The submission deadline will be announced later. Inspiration you may find here: Final presentations from Summer term 2019

FAQs

  1. Will I receive an individual grade or a group grade?

The evaluation is largely based on team performance.

  1. Do I have to register for an exam?

This depends on local specifications. Please contact the local instructor.

  1. When will I receive my final grade?

We will try our best with a quick evaluation after the final paper submission deadline. If a quick grade announcement is important for your further career (e. g. application deadlines), please let us know.