Discuss an article from a trade journal (e.g., Software Development) or a professional publication (e.g., IEEE Software).

Discuss a software risk. (Project failure, defect, unreliability, or security hole).

A short intro or demo of a software tool (Obtain permission in advance; up to 4 minutes allowed by request).

Discuss how your team dealt with some management, coordination, or communication problem.

Introduce a current event or issue in the software industry and discuss its significance or implications from a software engineering perspective..

Give a "motivational" talk that explains the benefits of any software engineering method or technique, from "design by contract" to "risk management" to "regression testing" to "formal technical reviews."

In addition, the instructor will on occassion ask for a volunteer to lookup the answer to some short question for the class, such as "Which language has the most programmers currently developing software applications?" You can report how you researched the answer and what you found.