1. Prepare for Masterclass I
This week (March 18), the presenting teams will prepare a short presentation (5-10 mins max, 5 slides max) to the class about their Introduction and Related Work. The instructor will post a PDF of the presenting team's Overleaf paper to the #presentations channel by March 13. Teams who are not presenting should read the Introductions and Related Work sections of the presenting teams' papers, and be ready to critique the writeup and the presented argument during the discussion.
Specifically, each non-presenting team will be asked to share their answer to the following three questions during the discussion: (1) Is the argument compelling? Why or why not? (2) Is the proposed work actually novel? Why or why not? (3) Based on the argument presented, what results would you expect to see in order for you to be convinced about the paper's novelty and the significance of its contributions?
2. Complete "System / Study Design"
By Friday March 19, you will need to have completed the writeup for the System / Study Design section of your paper (just add the section(s) to paper.tex in Overleaf). If your project does involve a system, you need to add a "System Design" section to your paper, and describe the functionalities/interfaces that your system provides. For the "Study Design" section, you need to describe the methodology you are using, argue why this methodology is appropriate (use the rubrics as a guide!), outline the procedures that a participant will follow during the study, and describe your data collection instruments (survey questions, interview questions, behaviour log from the system, etc). Together, the System / Study Design sections should be minimum 3 pages long.
Think of your pilot study as a first stab at the problem. Try to design your study to test for things that are likely to yield surprises, or things you are curious to find out, or design options that you want to explore. The best possible outcome for the pilot study is a set of insights that helps you re-design your system and study for future investigations.
3. Develop your System and Pilot Study Materials
During the week of March 29-April 2, about 2 weeks from now, you will be pilot testing your system and/or study with your classmates. For this, you need to prepare your study materials by Friday March 26. This includes (a) a 1-page instruction for your participants to tell them what to do (Google Doc), (b) pre-study and post-study questionnaires (Google Spreadsheets), (c) a list of interview questions (Google Doc). The instructor will provide some quick feedback on March 26 on your pilot study materials, before you launch your pilot study the following week. Your prototype system, if any, will also need to functional and accessible by your classmates by March 29.
Due Friday March 19
● completed "System / Study Design" section on Overleaf (min 3 pages).