Silicon lasers
Structure (20 points)·Written Report Grading Rubric (100 points): oAppropriate headings and subheadings (6 points) oReferences: Do they follow IEEE format? Are there at least 4 archived references from journals or books? (8 points) oIs the writing complete, yet concise (6 Content (60 points) oAbstract (10 points): Is the abstract of·points) appropriate length? Does it summarize the topic well? oIntroduction or Background (10 points): Is it appropriate length? Are there items missing? Does it provide breadth (bigger picture) and depth (where this specific topic fits in)? oTechnical Section (30 points): Is there sufficient detail and explanation to understand the topic? Is there appropriate use of figures? Does it provide clear explanations of the topic along with remaining challenges and future directions? Are both the positives (advantages) and negatives (disadvantages or limitations) of the technologies discussed? oConclusions (10 points): Is it of appropriate length? Does it summarize the major take-home messages of the paper?
Grammar (20 points): Is the grammar correct and does the paper read· well? Are there typos? Was professional writing used (no cliché’s abbreviations or contractions)? Presentation Grading Rubric (100 Timing (20 points) oWas there appropriate time on each·points): overhead for the audience to understand the material presented? oDid the full presentation run too long or too short by more than ±5 minutes? Content·oWas each team member given equal time during the presentation? (60 points) oTitle Slide (5 points): Was there a title slide that was appropriate? oPresentation Flow (15 points): Did the presentation flow smoothly from beginning to end? Did the presentation cover the main topics of the written report? Were take home messages shown where appropriate? Could the audience members understand the slide if the presenter did not say anything? Was too much animation used? Did the presentation end abruptly? oLayout (15 points): Were the slides readable? Was there too much text? Was there not enough text? Were the figures used clear and understandable? Were unnecessary figures used? Were headers or footers used to help the audience know where the speaker was in the number of slides and/or presentation outline topic? oMaterial Covered (15 points): Was the presentation informative? Was there good coverage of background material as well as depth into the topic? oQuestions (10 points): Was there time for questions? Did the Verbal (20 points): Were·presenters answer the questions appropriately? the presenters clear and understandable? Was there good use of the overheads to highlight difficult concepts, or hard to understand phrases? Did the presenters only read the overheads, or did they make eye contact with the audience?
Grammar (20 points): Is the grammar correct and does the paper read· well? Are there typos? Was professional writing used (no cliché’s abbreviations or contractions)? Presentation Grading Rubric (100 Timing (20 points) oWas there appropriate time on each·points): overhead for the audience to understand the material presented? oDid the full presentation run too long or too short by more than ±5 minutes? Content·oWas each team member given equal time during the presentation? (60 points) oTitle Slide (5 points): Was there a title slide that was appropriate? oPresentation Flow (15 points): Did the presentation flow smoothly from beginning to end? Did the presentation cover the main topics of the written report? Were take home messages shown where appropriate? Could the audience members understand the slide if the presenter did not say anything? Was too much animation used? Did the presentation end abruptly? oLayout (15 points): Were the slides readable? Was there too much text? Was there not enough text? Were the figures used clear and understandable? Were unnecessary figures used? Were headers or footers used to help the audience know where the speaker was in the number of slides and/or presentation outline topic? oMaterial Covered (15 points): Was the presentation informative? Was there good coverage of background material as well as depth into the topic? oQuestions (10 points): Was there time for questions? Did the Verbal (20 points): Were·presenters answer the questions appropriately? the presenters clear and understandable? Was there good use of the overheads to highlight difficult concepts, or hard to understand phrases? Did the presenters only read the overheads, or did they make eye contact with the audience?
