12  Final Presentations

12.1 Complete course evaluations

The graduate programs asked that professors reserve time at the start of class for students to fill out their course evaluations. I will give everyone 10 minutes (5 minute check-in) to fill out the course evaluation.

12.2 Final presentations

The goal of this final is to develop and deliver a clear, concise, and engaging presentation on a topic of your choice within a strict 5-minute time limit, but your target audience will be randomized. This exercise will help you improve your research, organization, and public speaking skills.

The presentation topic can be anything you learned in this course. It can be on something you wrote, in class discussion, contents in the book or other materials you read/watched, as long as it relates back to security, privacy, ethics, and equity.

12.2.1 Target audience and presentation topic

Student Last Name Target Audience Presentation Topic
TBD TBD TBD

* == indicates students swapped target audience.

12.2.2 Evaluation of the presentation

TThe following is how I will evaluate your presentations. Each part will be scored from 1 to 6, as detailed below.

  1. Content and audience (6 points)

    • 6: Clear purpose and content that addresses the target audience.
    • 3: Moderate clarity and relevance to the target audience.
    • 1: Unclear purpose and irrelevant to the target audience.

  2. Organization and structure (6 points)

    • 6: Well-organized with a clear and strong flow (introduction, middle, and conclusion).
    • 3: Moderately organized with adequate flow.
    • 1: Poorly organized, missing key structural elements.

  3. Delivery and timing (6 points)

    • 6: Enthusiastic and engaging, with good pacing, within 30 seconds of the time limit.
    • 3: Some enthusiasm and minor pacing issues, within 30 seconds to 1 minute of the time limit.
    • 1: Lacks enthusiasm, poor pacing, over 1 minute off the time limit.

  4. Quality of slides or other visual aids (6 points)

    • 6: Enhances the presentation.
    • 3: Somewhat contributes to the presentation.
    • 1: Does not contribute to the presentation.

  5. Overall quality (6 points)

    • 6: Highly effective in achieving the goal.
    • 3: Somewhat effective in achieving the goal.
    • 1: Ineffective in achieving the goal.

12.2.3 Presentation order

TBD

12.2.4 Schedule

Time (EDT) Student Order

TBD

* == indicates students swapped time.

** == indicates moved student sooner to avoid conflict (all other students have been shifted).

12.2.5 Vote for your favorite presentation

Each year, I ask students to vote for their favorite presentation. The person with the most votes will receive a gift card to a local café or restaurant of their choice (or whatever business as long as is locally owned), paid for by me. You cannot vote for yourself.

After all the presentations are complete, please submit your vote here.