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Tutorial of Basics

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Share your knowledge in turbomachinery and give a tutorial of basics contributing to the advancement of the Turbo Expo community.

Tutorial of Basics Schedule

Note that all deadlines expire at 11:59 pm ET

November 24, 2023: Tutorial Abstract and Handout Submission Deadline
December 15, 2023: Tutorial Abstract Acceptance Notification and next steps to be shared via email
March 1, 2024: Draft Tutorial Submission
April 12, 2024: Tutorial Final Handout and Speaker Release Form
April 19, 2024: Tutorial Acceptance

  • View more details on the Tutorial submission process here.

Final Tutorial Submission

The final submission for your tutorial is due Friday, April 12th. You need to submit the information on the tutorial title and presenters, as well as your final handout and speaker release form here. You do not need to submit your final tutorial slides here.

Please note that due to space limitations and the increased number of tutorials proposed this year, tutorials can be no longer than 1.5 hours.

Find the handout template here.
Find the Speaker Release Form here.


Submission of Draft Tutorial

For each accepted Tutorial of Basics abstract, a draft of the tutorial slides and the handout shall be submitted here. The template for the handout is provided further down this page.

Please note that due to space limitations and the increased number of tutorials proposed this year, tutorials can be no longer than 1.5 hours.


Submission of Tutorial Abstracts

For each proposed Tutorial of Basics, an abstract shall be submitted here. The abstract shall contain the following:

  • Title of the tutorial
  • List of authors/speakers
  • Subject Description
  • Key learning objectives
  • Expected size of audience
  • Tutorials must be no longer than 1.5 hours

Review and Selection

The Committee Chairs review the tutorial abstracts, give comments to the tutorial initiators, and select suitable tutorials that have been submitted according to this guideline. The Committee Chairs are supported by the Tutorial of Basics Chair (ToB Chair) who is designated by the Turbo Expo Conference Chair. The role of the ToB Chair is to ensure a well-balanced overall tutorial program and high-quality tutorials.


Guidelines for the preparation of the Syllabus-Handout

You should prepare a Handout for your presentation that highlights the major points of the presentation following the Handout Template appended at the end of this document. Tutorial authors retain copyrights for the presentation Handout document, however, are required to permit ASME to include the Handout online. This Handout will be included with the online conference papers that are available to conference attendees before and during the conference. Note, we do not recommend including graphics from your presentation in your handouts.


Quality

Unlike the typical paper presentation at Turbo Expo, it is important to prepare the topic such that an engineer with a general background can follow the presentation. This may require building the presentation on general principles. The presentation shall be structured around the why, what, and how of the chosen topic. Concepts and expressions that are specific to a given specialty shall be avoided unless they are properly explained.

The presentation must be free of commercialism. The key learning objectives shall be clearly specified. These shall be included in the Tutorial abstract such that attendees can plan the attendance of tutorials accordingly. The material presented does not have to meet the originality standards set forth by IGTI for Turbo Expo papers. It rather summarizes and uses existing knowledge to clarify a topic to other engineers who are not experts in the field.

The presentation should include a set of initial slides on the principles and fundamentals of the topic covered, to allow the attendees with limited background to get familiar with the scope of the tutorial and with the related terminology. A "Nomenclature" slide is suggested if appropriate, including the main acronyms used during the presentation.

Furthermore, a "Reference" slide is suggested, providing opportunities to the audience for individual studies.

At the end of the tutorial, the key points shall be summarized, and a few self-assessment questions shall be included.


Recommendations for the preparation of Presentation Slides

Slide legibility is critical to a successful presentation.

  • The minimum size of lettering should be 21-point type when all capital letters are used and 32-point type when a mixture of capitals and lower-case letters are used. Using smaller fonts creates a significant risk that the text will not be readable. Note: Some slides will be exempt from the minimum letter height criteria expressed above. Slides that fall into this category are those which are intended to show an area or a concept. The readability of the slides is increased by using appropriate contrast, i.e. light letters on a dark background or dark letters on white background. Light letters on a light background on the other hand does not provide good readability.
  • The fonts used for slides should be fonts with no serifs. Examples of these are Arial, Helvetica, and Universal.
  • Graphs should be made as large as possible on the slides. Axes, data labels, legends, etc. must be made large enough to read if the audience is required to see these. Gridlines should be light or removed. If the data source does not provide good slide readability, it is recommended to transfer the data to Excel or similar and to edit for proper readability.
  • Short summary texts should be provided on slides. Slides with limited text and images are the easiest to read and this keeps the audience's attention on the speaker rather than on reading the slides. Remember, you are guiding the audience through the presentation; the audience is not there to read your slides.
  • All numeric values should be expressed in SI units.

Things You Should Avoid

  • Use font size too small.
  • Write full sentences on the slides. This practice makes the slides hard to read and promotes the use of smaller, unreadable text. It also causes the audience to "read" the slide and not listen to the speaker. The slides are a guideline to the audience, however, their main attention should be on the speaker.
  • Present graphs as-is from Excel or other sources. Font, data labels, titles, legends, and other components of graphs from Excel or similar are typically too small for presentations. The font size must be increased to be readable at the conference.
  • Cram too much information on one slide. Slides with a graphs, images, and lots of text are busy and distracting. Slides are overviews and should not require the audience to "study them". Split information to additional slides to avoid too much information on a single slide.

Questions may be sent to igtiprogram@asme.org