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@@ -17,28 +17,25 @@ Data Privacy* (AFDP) by Cynthia Dwork and Aaron Roth, available
 
 Grades will be assigned as follows:
 
-- **Paper presentations: 25%**
+- **Paper presentations: 20%**
-- **Homeworks: 15%**
+- **Presentation reports: 20%**
 - **Final project: 60%** (Milestones 1 and 2, and final writeup)
 
 These three components are detailed below.
 
 ### Paper presentations
 
-**Paper discussions** are one of the main components of this course. In groups
+In groups of two you will lead one lecture, presenting 1-2 related papers and
-of two (or very rarely three), you will present 1-2 papers on a related topic
+guiding the discussion. We will have presentations most Wednesdays and Fridays.
-and lead the discussion. We will have presentations most Wednesdays and Fridays,
 Each presentation should be about **60 minutes**, leaving the remainder of the
-time for a wrap-up discussion. Please sign up for a slot by **Monday, September
+time for a wrap-up discussion.  The presenters should meet with me instructor
-9**; see the [calendar](schedule/lectures.md) for the topic and suggested papers
+**one week before** their presentation to discuss an outline of what you will
-for each slot. While we will try to accommodate everyone's interests, we may
+be presenting.
-need to adjust the selections for better balance and coverage.
 
 Before every presentation, all students are expected to read the papers closely
 and understand their significance, including (a) the main problems, (b) the
 primary contributions, and (c) how the technical solution. Of course, you are
 also expected to attend discussions and actively participate in the discussion.
-
 We will be reading about topics from the recent research literature. Most
 research papers focus on a very narrow topic and are written for a very specific
 technical audience. It also doesn't help that researchers are generally not the
@@ -46,12 +43,27 @@ clearest writers, though there are certainly exceptions. These
 [notes](https://web.stanford.edu/class/ee384m/Handouts/HowtoReadPaper.pdf) by
 Srinivasan Keshav may help you get more out of reading papers.
 
-### Homeworks
+Please sign up for a presentation slot by **Monday, September 9**; see the
+[calendar](schedule/lectures.md) for the topic and suggested papers for each
+slot. While we will try to accommodate everyone's interests, we may need to
+adjust the selections for better balance and coverage.
 
-There will be three small homework assignments, one for each of the core
+### Presentation reports
-modules, where you will play with software implementations of the methods we
+
-cover in class. These assignments will be lightly graded; the goal is to give
+In groups of two you will write up a detailed summary of another group's
-you a chance to write some code and run some experiments.
+presentation. The summary should capture the main points in the presentation and
+summarize the in-class discussion, possibly filling in gaps or elaborating on
+unclear points. You may have to refer to the source papers to clear up some
+details, but the report should be primarily focused on what was presented: this
+will be both more and less than what was in the original papers.  Notes should
+be typed up neatly in LaTeX using these [templates](XYZ) and sent to me within
+**one week** of the presentation using [ShareLaTeX](sharelatex.com). I will then
+work with you to polish the notes and then upload them to Canvas---please submit
+something that you would be proud for your classmates to see!
+
+Please sign up for a report slot by **Monday, September 9**; see the
+[calendar](schedule/lectures.md) for the topic and suggested papers for each
+slot.
 
 ### Course Project