crafting a research paper/talk prasun dewan sn 150, sitterson, 11-12:15 962 1823 [email protected]
TRANSCRIPT
Paper/Talk• Paper: document
created• Talk
– Slides and/or Delivery
– Some talks do not have slides!
– Talk = LiveMeeting Recording
Crafting• In the small– Grammar, PPT Animations– Style, PPT Color Choices– Analogous to defining an object
• In the large– Composition of prose and slide
items– Analogous to design patterns
• Assume proficiency in design in the small
The passive voice should not be used!
Use light text on dark background !
Have an abstract, introduction, body , conclusions and future work
Have a title, outline, body, conclusions , and future work
Software Design Pattern
• Arguably good composition techniques
• Situational• Examples!• Practice
Write Metho
d
Notification
Read Metho
d
Model
Controller(Performs Input)
View(Performs Output)
Design pattern found in many applications
State of the art in Software engineering
• Arguably good composition techniques
• Situational• Examples!• Practice
Design pattern found in many applications
State of the art in Papers/Talks
• Arguably good composition techniques
• Situational• Examples!• Practice
Research (in Computer Science)• Novel concrete or abstract
CS-related artifact?• Argument made why
significant and interesting– Paper– Talk
• It is the argument that must be new, not necessarily the artifact– New artifact does help
increase significance• Research done in the
process of arguing it!• Most things we learn
should apply to any engineering field– Maybe not science
IPhone
Collaboration Toolkit
GPU-based Algorithm
Software
Algorithm
Asynchronous- Logic Chip
Measurement of Network Traffic
Hardware
Measurement
State of the art in Papers/Talks
• Arguably good composition techniques
• Situational• Examples!• Practice
No one seems to have looked for patterns!
Hypothesis: Such Patterns Exist
Each student seems to make the same kinds of mistakes!
Even if Hypothesis is False• Practice• Practice• Practice• Most of talk practice done offline
using LiveMeeting• In crafting and reviewing
talks/papers– Viewing a good talk can inspire and
teach– Easier to see others’ mistakes
Why Integration of Talk/Paper• Research done in the process
of arguing it!• At an abstract level,
argument in talk and paper not that different
• Abstract argument is most important
• Concrete recommendations may also be very similar
Have an abstract, introduction, body, conclusions and future work
Have a title, outline, body, conclusions , and future work
Difference?• Paper usually has more
details– More true for journal paper– Which details to omit an
important issue in giving talks• Talk an advertisement for
paper• Easy to lose concentration in
a talk– Can re-read paper
Which comes first: Paper?• Usually conference paper before
talk• Get the details first abstracting• Ready to answer detailed
questions
Which comes first: Talk?• Interview talk before thesis written• Get the abstraction/outline first
– Paper is an expanded version of the talk
• Easier to get reviewer of talk than paper– Quality of main argument better
evaluated• When integrating papers details
already there, so no advantage in going to paper first
• Can use figures of talk in paper
Which is harder: Paper?• More details– More things to go wrong
Which is harder: Talk?• Abstraction is harder
– “I am sorry I did not have time for a shorter letter”
– “Length is used to compensate for lack of depth”
• Once talk is made, paper is easy• So many good papers, so few good
talks• Will spend much more time on talks
– More of an in-class activity
Make 3 minute talk
Describe an area that excites you
Assignment: Analyze/Modify Talk Using Principles it Identifies
Study PPT Talks on Talks
Identify Principles and give before/after Examples from these talks or others such as lecture
Lecture, normally has less work than research talk!
Assignments: Identify Principles/ Patterns
Review Existing Talk Version 1
Present before and after video clips and principles/patterns in class
Review Existing Talk Version 2
Present principles/patterns and examples
Create Video Clips
Assignment: Research Description/Survey
Prepare and RecordResearch Description or Survey
PresentResearch Description or Survey
Assignment: Analyze/Modify Paper Using Principles it Identifies
Study Paper son Writing
Identify Principles and give before/after Examples from these papers
Assignments: Identify Principles/ Patterns
Review Existing Paper Version 1
Present before and after excerpts and principles/patterns in class
Review Existing Paper Version 2
Write principles/patterns and examples
Edit paper
Research Description/Survey
WriteResearch Description or Survey
Get Feedback on Document
Assignments: Exercise Principles/ Patterns
Review Advisor Talk Version 1
Present before and after video clips and principles/patterns in class
Create Video Clips
Components and Rationale• Initial talk/paper uncorrupted by
course!– Natural personality comes out– Many ways to give effective talks– Initial paper extends final talk
• Review existing talk/paper– See things from consumer’s point of view– Everyone review’s same thing – Class discussion – Comparison of alternative solutions
Initial paper/talk
Review paper/talk
Components and Rationale• Change previous talk– Easier than starting from scratch– A la changing OS or compiler code– Less emotional attachment to material– Can see things from audience point of view– Can compare alternative solutions
• See version 1 before version 2 so– More ideas emerge– Can better appreciate changes in version 2
• Talk/paper on how to compose talk/paper based on– Discussion of existing talks and class talks– Paper summarizes results of others’ talks also
Change previous paper/talk
Version 1 before Version 2
Talk /paper on talks/papers
Final Products• Talks– On patterns and
principles• Talks• Papers
– Research• Papers– On patterns and
principles• Talks• Papers
– Research
Present before and after video clips/slides and principles/patterns in class
Write paper on principles/patterns with examples
PresentResearch Description or Survey
WriteResearch Description or Survey