You will work in groups of 4-5 students (depending on the number of students in the course), for a total of 5 teams. You may choose your own teams. Note that this is a requirement!

Deadlines:

• Review of your presentation material is due by the Friday of Week 14 (Nov 29).

• Your final documentation is due BEFORE presentations, which means BEFORE Wednesday of Week 15 (last day of classes).

  No documentation will be accepted afer 10am on Wednesday, Dec 4.

  Note: your documentation may include more that can be presented within the allotted time, so focus on the essential areas during your presentations.

• Presentations are given on the last day of classes, Wednesday of Week 15.

Details:

Each team will investigate and present one of the folloing 8 topics, which will be assigned in class:

Exceptions (Java) Formatted printing (C/C++ and Java) Thread Pools (Java) Files and Streams (Java versus C/C++) Functional Programming and Lambda Expressions (C++, Java, Python)

STL versus Collections (C++ and comparison to Java) Value Semantics (C++) Multidimensional Arrays (Java) The Garbage Collector (Java) Pointers with Arrays, Classes, and struct (C/C++) C struct versus C++ Classes (C/C++)

Evaluation

1. Presentation 50%

   25% will be for the group, 25% will be individual

   Specific areas of evaluation include:

   • Presentation is within the stated timeframe.
   • Visual aids are clear and readable.
   • Each member of the group contributes.
   • Smooth transitions.
   • Interesting presentation.
   • Good, appropriate use of the whiteboard.
   • Good responses during Q&A.

   • The speaker can be heard.
   • The speaker can be understood.
   • The speaker gives clear and accurate explanations.
   • When questioned, the speaker gives clear and accurate answers.
   • The speaker demonstrates understanding of the topic.
   • The speaker engages the audience.

2. Technical Content 50%

   Specific areas of evaluation for both the presentation and documentation include:

   • Documentation is well written and organized.
   • Understandable technical explanations.
   • No technical errors.
   • Technical coverage is at the appropriate level.
   • Good, clear explanations of usefulness/relevance.
   • Good, clear, and targeted code examples/snippets.

   Your presentation material must be reviewed by the Writing Lab or by making an appoint directly with Lucy-Anna, Jessica, or Jenny during Week 14.

   Note: Each member of the group must be present for this review.

Resources:

1. Your instructor
2. Your TAs
3. Your textbook
4. The online Java API Documentation
5. The online Java Tutorials

Note: The Internet is not listed - do NOT do undirected Google searches. Your Instructor and TAs will help you properly scope your investigation and presentation topics.