IT452 Group presentations

Groups will be 2 people, with maybe one group of 3. You may petition to be a group of 1 if you wish, but this may not be able to accomodated.

You can submit a preference for your group partner, but final assignments will be made by the instructor. Partners will not necessarily receive the same grade.

Topic and date assignments will be based on a lottery.

General requirements:

• Each group will be responsible for a single class period, to be assigned. You may choose to meet in the lecture room or the lab.
• You will be required to submit your plan to the instructor one week before your actual presentation. Feedback will be provided.
• References to textbook chapters are given for some topics, but you should consult many other sources for more detail and more up to date information.
• Strive to help the class learn a useful skill. This implies the ability to do something, not just background knowledge. Getting the class active with some kind of exercise(s) or activity is highly encouraged.
• You must provide the class with at least one handout. For instance, summary notes, partial notes, and/or exercises.
• Part of your grade will depend upon the class's assessment of your presentation, submitted via the oral presentation rubric.

Suggested topics

Only one group may do each topic, so you may not get your first choice. Final choices must be approved by the instructor.

• Syndication, podcasting (starting point: chapters 9, 14, 17)
• URI design and maintenance (see chapter 16)
• Rich client alternatives (see chapter 6)
• Microformats (see chapter 10)
• Ruby On Rails for web development. http://www.rubyonrails.org/
• Tools for remote collaboration. Video conferencing, shared documents, etc.
• Flash
• Servlets
• Semantic web (a particular aspect not covered in IT350)
• [a topic of your suggestion]

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