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Universit\"at des Saarlandes Fachbereich Informatik
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Paper Report Form
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\begin{description}
\item Your name: \bx{4in}
\item The paper: \bx{4in}
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\section*{Instructions} 

{ \small For each student presentation a paper has to be read in advance.
  Complete a copy of this form and return it to the lecturer at the start
  of the presentation. Your goal is primarily to describe and classify the
  paper, and only secondarily to evaluate it. 

\section{Content of Research}
{\small What kind of contribution did the paper attempt to make?
Various possible kinds of contribution are listed below.  Tick
each of those that applies and justify your assessment. Use the
comments section for extended discussion.}
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\sbx 1. Describes a new technique.  \\
\sbx 2. Extends or improves an existing technique.  \\
\sbx 3. Establishes properties of a technique or relations between two
or more techniques either empirically or theoretically.  \\
\sbx 4. Describes a new application of a technique.  \\
\sbx 5. Tests the psychological validity of a technique.  \\
\sbx 6. Combines several techniques into a system.  \\
\sbx 7. Identifies and motivates a new problem.  \\
\sbx 8. Serves a tutorial role, {\em e.g.}~a survey.  \\
\sbx 9. Other (please specify).  \\
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Comments: \\
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\section{Correctness and Completeness of Paper}
{\small Assess the correctness and completeness of the paper by
ticking which of the following apply. Justify your answers in
the comments section.}
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\sbx 1. The methodology employed by the authors is not sensible.  \\
\sbx 2. There are major technical errors in the paper.  \\
\sbx 3. There are major omissions in the paper.  \\
\sbx 4. The reported research is not in a completed state.  \\
\sbx 5. Related research is not adequately compared.  \\
\sbx 6. The paper is deficient in some other way (please specify).  \\
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Comments: \\
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\section{Significance of Research}
Assess the significance of the reported research by answering the
following questions. Justify your answers.
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\item   What hypotheses are tested by the reported research? \\
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\item   What are the outcomes of this hypothesis testing? \\
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\item   Assess the importance of the reported research on a scale of 1
(trivial) to 5 (major breakthrough).  \\
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\section{Precis}
Describe the message of the paper in your own words. Use 100-200
words. \\
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\section{Presentation of Paper}
Assess how well the paper is presented by ticking the statements
that you agree with. Justify your answers.
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 \sbx 1. The paper is easy for the intended audience to read  \\
 \sbx 2. The paper is unambiguous and precise \\
 \sbx 3. The paper is well organised \\
 \sbx 4. It is clear what points are being made by the paper \\
 \sbx 5. The paper is self-contained \\
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 Comments: \\
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