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=“I’ve Always Wanted To” Presentation Guide= Presentations will occur during the final two weeks of class, and will include the following elements, in the following order:

1 the goal (10% of grade)
 * State the goal you had, which should be clear, specific, and actionable.

2 Research (20% of grade)
 * Describe the research you did: what you learned and how you learned it.

3 Your Accomplishment (20% of grade)
 * Detail. How far did you get toward your goal?
 * Demonstrate. If you’ve made something, show it for the class. If you’ve read or written something, read a little of it aloud. If you’ve learned to do something, do it.

4 The Post Mortem (50% of grade)
 * In industry, the post mortem is a project review analysis that’s done after a project is completed, to see what went right and what went wrong, and how things can be better next time. Discuss the strategies you used to reach this large goal. How did you break the project into segments? Did you follow through? Get distracted by other concerns? Find that your goal was not well enough defined?

5 Presentations Must
 * 1) Be interesting.
 * 2) Follow the order explained above.
 * 3) Be less than 10 minutes long.
 * 4) Not disturb other classes (they shouldn’t be too loud, for instance).
 * 5) Observe those hazy rules we as a society call “good taste.” If you have questions about classroom appropriateness, please come talk to me. We can probably work it out if it's done in advance.