CS 552 Default Homework, Fall 2008
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The default homework assignment is to explain 3 main technical topics
of the paper, and 1 significant technical weakness. You should write
3-4 sentences on each, enough so that I know what you are talking about
(keeping in mind that I read the paper too) and why you consider it to
be a main technical point or weakness.
Do:
- Focus on what you consider to be the main technical points, not
technical details. Pretend you are recommending the paper to a
colleague -- why should he/she read the paper.
- Keep your explanation brief. Your colleague doesn't have all day
to listen to you ramble on about the paper.
- Limit yourself to 3 main technical points. If you think the
paper has 17, choose what you consider to be the top 3.
- Read the paper. Don't just summarize the abstract. In some cases
a main point might have been overlooked by the authors.
Don't:
- Outline or summarize the paper. I read it too. Just give me your
3 main technical points and 1 technical weakness.
- Give me more than 3 main technical points.
- Give me non-technical main points or weaknesses. We'll discuss
the paper's writing, organization, presentation, etc., in class.
- Give me inappropriate weaknesses, e.g. an OS written in the 60's
doesn't support 3-D graphics. Give me a weakness within the scope of
the work addressed by the paper.
Last updated 08/25/08
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