Midterm:
25% of overall grade.
Due: Friday, March 5th, 2010, 11:59 PM (EMAIL your PDF to TA).
The papers chosen for the midterm should be papers not part of the class readings or used in your assignment 2
Please use 12 point Times Roman, double space, 1" top and bottom margins, 1.5" left and right margins. Don't forget a reference list at the end.
Deductions:
-5
- Paper is too long
-10
- For each day paper is late
General requirement: ONLY include your first and last name at the top right of the first page; no need for a cover page.
Undergrad requirement: Page 5: References
Grad requirement: Page 6: References
References should be in a standard format (like MLA)
Undergraduate: Read two research papers in HCI that are not related. Write an integrated paper that combines the two ideas. Total length: 4 pages.
Page 1: Identify a problem you believe the two papers, in combination, could help address.
Page 2: Summarize the two papers
Pages 3-4: Write a compelling argument on how to
integrate the results from the two papers
Grading:
Paper Topic Identification (10 points)
· How important is the topic? (3 points)
· How well did the student identify the population being helped? (3 points)
· How well did the student argue that the benefits of addressing the topic? (4 points)
Summary (30 points)
· For each paper (15 points undergrad):
§ Citation accuracy [include hyperlink if possible] (3 points)
§ Summary accuracy (8 points)
§ How the paper fits into the topic being addressed (4 points)
Integration of Ideas (60 points)
· Overall idea: (30 points )
o Originality: (10 points)
o How well the approach addresses the identified issues: (10 points)
o How well the proposed approach would work: (10 points)
· Use of papers (20 points)
o (for each paper): Explaining how each paper was integrated (10 points)
· Conclusions (10 points)
o The impact of your proposed approach (10 points)
Graduate: Read three research papers in HCI that are not related. Write an integrated paper that combines the three ideas. Total length: 5 pages.
Page 1: Identify a problem you believe the papers, in combination, could help address.
Page 2: Summarize the papers.
Pages 3-4: Write a compelling argument on how to integrate the results from the papers. Hypothesize a prototype.
Pages 5: Explain how you would evaluate your prototype (citing study design, questionnaires, etc. in the literature that you derived this from).
Paper Topic Identification (10 points)
· How important is the topic? (3 points)
· How well did the student identify the population being helped? (3 points)
· How well did the student argue that the benefits of addressing the topic? (4 points)
Summary (30 points)
· For each paper (10 points grad):
§ Citation accuracy [include hyperlink if possible] (2 points)
§ Summary accuracy (5 points)
§ How the paper fits into the topic being addressed (3 points)
Integration of Ideas (30 points)
· Prototype idea: (15 points )
o Originality: (5 points)
o How well the approach addresses the identified issues: (5 points)
o How well the proposed approach would work: (5 points)
· Use of papers (15 points)
o (for each paper): Explaining how each paper was integrated (5 points)
Evaluation (20 points)
· Study Design (10 points)
· Study Metrics (7 points)
· Study Population (3 points)
Conclusions (10 points)
· The impact of your proposed approach (10 points)