Grading

Grading Rubric

• Presentations: 50%

• Participation in discussions: 20%

• Final blog post: 30%

Grading Criteria for the Presentation

The presenters should assume that everyone has already read the paper before the class. At the beginning of the discussion, they should prepare a short presentation to remind the audience what this paper is about, and how this paper fits into the broader field.

• Understanding of the topic (20 points)

  • Do presenters demonstrate thorough understanding of the paper and explains key points clearly and confidently?

• Quality of the presentation (10 points)

  • Is the presentation well-organized and engaging?

• Depth of the analysis (20 points)

  • Do presenters provide insights beyond the paper?

  • Do presenters connect the paper to related work or broader field?

• Facilitation of discussion (25 points)

  • Do presenters actively facilitate a balanced, engaging discussion from all students?

• Quality of questions and prompts (25 points)

  • Do presenters provide insightful and thought-provoking questions?

For each presentation, we give the presenter and the discussion moderator the same grade. Teamwork is important!

Grading Criteria for Participations

• The instructor team will keep track of the participation for each lecture.

• The presentation team will pick 5 MVP audience who get one bonus point for participation.

Grading Criteria for the Blog Post

• Motivating the research topic (20 points)

  • Is the topic well-motivated?

  • Is the relevance of the topic clearly explained?

• Depth of the content (50 points)

  • Does the blog post provide valuable insights for experts? Does it demonstrate the author's deep understanding of the topic?

• Engagement and clarity (20 points)

  • Does the blog post explain ideas in a way that general audiences can understand? Is the content engaging?

• Writing (10 points)

  • Is the blog post well-written? Does the author cite and integrate quality sources?

• Bonus point (20 points)

  • Forward-thinking: Does the blog post offer new insights or creative perspectives on the topic? We encourage you to think wild about the future of programming interfaces on your chosen topic.