Project Presentationa and Demo Guidelines

Organization Guidelines

The presentation has a title slide, followed by slides corresponding to the main sections of the report, and concluding with the demo slide, as follows:

  • Title (1 slide, 0.5 min)

    • Has the name of your AI system, authors, course name, course instructor, and date

  • AI System Overview (1 slide, 1 min)

    • Name the project type
    • Outline the specifics of the AI system (problem, dataset, etc.)
    • Highlight the sources that were indispensable to the development and evaluation of the system
    • Very briefly characterize the credibility of the sources.

  • Theoretical Background (1 slide, 2 min)

    • Identify and briefly describe the theoretical concepts and techniques that the development of the AI system is based on.

  • Development and Evaluation (2 slides, 3 min)

    • Follow the development and evaluation steps
    • Present and explain the system components,
      • how they work
      • what results you got, and
      • how you interpret the results.

  • Demo (1 slide, 3 min)

    • Slide has only the title: Demonstration of the AI system.
    • This is when the team gives a demo of the system.

  • Project management (2 slides, 2 min)

    • Describe how the team managed the project activities
      • who did what and when, and
      • what the outcomes were.

  • Q&A (no slide, 3 min)

    • Team members answer instructor’s questions clearly and to the point

There is a total of 7 slides. The presentation, including the Q&A, should take 15 min.

Content Knowledge Guidelines

  • Team members take turns in presenting each slide.
  • Each team member
    • Demonstrates understanding of what’s being presented
    • Answers questions clearly, directly, and knowledgeably.

Written and Presentation Skills Guidelines

  • Slides follow the required organization

  • Slide content is presented effectively

    • Use itemized items
    • Do NOT use paragraphs or long text
    • Do NOT use visuals other than figures/tables/charts that are also included in the Appendix of the report
      • No Microsoft or other stock images to “beautify” your presentation
    • Black on white or white on black text and background

  • The presentation has 7 slides

    • 1-2 more slides are OK, if justified.

Oral Presentation Skills Guidelines

Team members take turns when presenting each slide.

  • Speak clearly and loudly
  • Use appropriate vocabulary
  • Presentation duration is 15 minutes
    • 13 - 16 minutes-range is acceptable.

Evaluation Criteria

Each project presentation and demonstration requirement is evaluated on the following 3 criteria:

  • Meets requirement
  • Needs improvement
  • Does not meet the requirement