Student presentations
For presentations with the ComNets department, you are required to follow some formal steps that include the use of the right template, preserving a proper form, and adhering to slide and time limits. In the following, you will find the requirements for your type of presentation.
Before any presentation with the ComNets department, you are supposed to send the presentation slides to your supervisor. Usually, we will provide an HDMI cable or similar, so that you can connect your personal laptop to the projector. We will however not provide any adapters for your computers, so make sure that you are able to plug an HDMI cable into your laptop. If you do not have a personal laptop, contact your supervisor in advance. If you wish to use a pointer or similar, you need to bring that. You are supposed to come a few minutes before the scheduled start of your presentation to set up everything. The setup time is not included in your presentation time. If you have a final presentation, you are welcome to invite your peers, friends, or family. Usually, a dedicated room in the NW1 building will be booked for this time slot.
Requirements for different types of presentations
| Presentation Type | No. of Slides | Time for Presentation | Time for Q&A |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kick-off / Intermediate * | 12 | 15-20 min. | open |
| Final * | 15 | 15-20 min. | open |
| Simulation project | 15 | 20-25 min. | 10 min. |
| Final seminar presentation | 12 | 15-20 min. | 5 min. |
* For bachelor/master project/thesis
Backup Slides
Most likely not all of the information that you have can be added to your main set of slides. For the Q&A part or the discussion afterwards it is therefore recommended to prepare additional backup slides with further information like graphs, experiments, additional literature, explanations etc. .
Format
- Use the template provided by the department
- Include a title slide with your name, matriculation no., date and topic.
- Make sure that you have slide numbers visible.
- Stick to the number of slides and the time limit of your type of presentation.
- Include a slide with the references you've used.
Template
- We provide a template for PowerPoint, which you can also use with other presentation software like Open Office or Google Slides. You can find the template and information on how to use it here: Template and Instructions