Merge branch 'master' into didymental/update-tutor

Author: didymusne

website/pages/coursework/seminar.mdx

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ You may find that an A1 project encompasses multiple innovations. It is up to yo
 
 ### Target Audience & Level of Technicality
 
-You can assume the target audience to be your fellow classmates, and the whole goal of this assignment is for you to convince your classmates that your idea is the coolest! A suitable level of technicality is allowed in the presentation. That is, you are allowed to use technical terms that you think your classmates will be able to understand, but please don't start going through the steps of Dijkstra's algorithm line-by-line during your presentation.
+You can assume the target audience to be your fellow classmates, and the whole goal of this assignment is for you to convince your classmates that your assigned idea is the coolest! A suitable level of technicality is allowed in the presentation. That is, you are allowed to use technical terms that you think your classmates will be able to understand, but please don't start going through the steps of Dijkstra's algorithm line-by-line during your presentation.
 
 ## Grading and Admin
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Perhaps it is impossible to cover all the suggested points above in 7 minutes? W
 
 You can present using PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides, or whatever tools you wish to use. Surprise us (in a good way) if you can. **BEFORE submitting**, please ensure that your slides auto-advance every 20 seconds. No cheating! 😜
 
-Following the presentation, there will be a short Q&A session opened to the rest of the class for a maximum of 3 minutes.
+Following the presentation, there will be a short Q&A session opened to the rest of the class for a maximum of 5 minutes.
 
 ## Innovation Critique
 
@@ -69,15 +69,15 @@ After listening to all the presentations, each student will be randomly assigned
 2. Was the presentation effective? Did the group show that they fully internalised the presentation techniques discussed in Lecture 3 (PUNCH->WIIFY->Plan)? **(6%)**
 3. What are your (original) thoughts? **(9%)**
 
-The fun part is that the assignment of the presentations each student has to write about will be done only AFTER all the presentations are over. This means that every student will have to pay attention to every presentation 😎. Those who like Russian Roulette are welcome to skip and sleep for some presentations.
+The fun part is that the assignment of the presentations each student has to write about will be done only AFTER all the presentations are over. This means that every student will have to pay attention to every presentation 😎. Those who like Russian Roulette are welcome to skip and zone out for some presentations.
 
 This is not a literature class, and you are not required to write in poetry. We only ask that you think carefully about what you heard and express your ideas clearly. Points will not be taken off for typos or grammatical errors as long as the ideas are expressed clearly and can be understood easily. There is no minimum length, but do have some mercy on your poor lecturer and try to keep each innovation critique within 300 words. What matters is not how much you write but the quality of your thoughts and ideas and how much you actually learnt from the process.
 
 You are, of course, also welcome to write about other aspects of the seminar and also about lessons learnt in addition to this assignment. The innovation critiques should be submitted on Coursemology by <FormattedDate date={assignments.seminar.innovation_critiques} /> (i.e. the next day).
 
 ## Response and Follow-up of Critique
 
-Once all the innovation critiques are submitted, a new forum will appear, and you will post your critiques there. You will read the critiques written by your coursemates on your presentation and have an online discussion. If your coursemates think that your team's innovation is not innovative, you should try to convince them otherwise.
+Once all the innovation critiques are submitted, a new forum will appear, and you will post your critiques there. You will read the critiques written by your coursemates on your presentation and have an online discussion. If your coursemates think that your team's given innovation is not innovative, you should try to convince them otherwise.
 
 Just bear in mind that the goal of CS3216 is to learn. You do not do better in this segment of the assignment by being nasty and running your coursemates down. Be civil. Remember to be polite and kind. If others post comments disagreeing with you, do not be too defensive. All these comments should be posted by <FormattedDate date={assignments.seminar.mutual_critiques} />.
 
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ You will also get points if your friends post stuff on your forum posts. The ide
 The following are the weightages for the two components:
 
 - 50% Group presentation
-- 40% Innovation critique x 2 (what you write in your posts)
-- 10% Response and follow-up of critiques (addressing critiques on your chosen innovation and responses to your posts)
+- 30% Innovation critique (what you write in your posts)
+- 20% Response and follow-up of critiques (addressing critiques on your chosen innovation and responses to your posts)
 
 Overall, the innovation seminar is worth 10% of your final grade.
 

website/utils/assignments.json

@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 {
   "product_design": {
     "issue": "2024-08-19",
-    "submission": "2024-09-02T23:59:00",
-    "show_updating_notice": true
+    "submission": "2024-09-02T11:59:00",
+    "show_updating_notice": false
   },
   "seminar": {
     "issue": "2024-08-19",
     "slides_submission": "2024-09-09T11:59:00",
     "presentation": "2024-09-09T18:30:00",
     "innovation_critiques": "2024-09-11T11:59:00",
     "mutual_critiques": "2024-09-13T23:59:00",
-    "show_updating_notice": true
+    "show_updating_notice": false
   },
   "artificial_intelligence": {
     "issue": "2024-08-26",
     "submission": "2024-09-27T23:59:00",
-    "show_updating_notice": true
+    "show_updating_notice": false
   },
   "project": {
     "issue": "2024-09-16",
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@
     "is_poster_session_date_tentative": true,
     "final_report_submission": "2024-11-20T23:59:00",
     "google_sheet": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets",
-    "show_updating_notice": true
+    "show_updating_notice": false
   }
 }