The
course project is built up over the course of the semester in stages.
All written submissions should be formatted according to either ACL 2012 guidelines or in the ACM SIG Conference style used by SIGIR (see formatting instructions and Word and Latex templates). Use of Latex is encouraged.Groups will be required to organize and coordinate their projects with Pivotal Tracker (PT) and submit generated reports from the system.
All submissions should be made via Blackboard and via two printed copies handed in in class. Only one submission per group is necessary. Project ideas
Articulate some ideas for what you might like to do for your course project.
Requirements:
Project proposal
Describe the project, relevant
background. Topic ideas will be discussed in class prior to the
project
proposal draft due date.
Requirements:
discuss the topic with the instructor before writing the proposal Length: 3 pages + 1 page for references
contains at least 6 references - no acknowledgements
- Describe the project, relevant background.
- Administratively, chart out
project schedule and milestones, as well as assignment of tasks to
distribute work evenly across team members. Your group's PT account and
subsequently generated reports should reflect these milestones and task
assignments and expand upon them.
The draft will be evaluated primarily on written expression, coherence
of argument, and originality of research topic. Feedback will be given
both on writing and content.
Progress report
The progress report is a revision and extension of the proposal.
It should take into account all comments given on the proposal. Expect
it to require significant rewriting, as opposed to just editing of the
proposal. In addition, it should include an update on progress to date. Requirements:
It will be graded primarily on written expression and coherence of
argument and evidence of progress in implementation and execution. Feedback will be given both on writing and content.
Project paper
The final report builds on the progress report and presents the project
results and conclusions Requirements:
The grade will be based on the final product (program, corpus, etc) and the written report. Rubric - The scoring rubric we will use is as follows: 25 Structure & Writing 5 Formatting & Length & PT generated Report10 Spelling/Grammar 10 Clarity of exposition 15 Literature Review 5 References (at least 10 from non-UT Austin authors) 10 Situating project in context of prior work 40 Content 5 Creativity 10 Methodology 10 Evaluation rigor 10 Analysis/Interpretation of findings 5 Brought to completion 20 Overall quality“If you can not measure it, you can not improve it.” ~ Lord Kelvin
Presentation
Each team will give a presentation on their project in the last week of class. Requirements:
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