Project Design Critique Workshop

CP4285 Modern Recommendation Systems — Week 07 QR code for the Week 07 slide deckScan for the slides
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CP4285 Instruction Team

29 Sep 2026

01 Workshop

Week 7: Project Design Critique Workshop

Learning outcomes

  • Defend recommendation-system designs.
  • Critique evaluation strategies.
  • Identify ethical risks early.

  • Refine project scope based on feedback.

02 Peer Critique

Project design review

TODO: add critique prompts, timing, and submission workflow. ## Ethics Thread: Scope and feasibility ::: {.callout-warning} TODO: connect design choices to bias and stakeholder risks. ::: —

Summary

🔑 A defensible project starts with a well-specified recommendation problem.

Next week: learning-to-rank.