NOTHING, Spring 2005
Group presentation guidelines:
BRAINSTORMING DESCRIPTION: DUE 4pm, Friday March 11
by email sent to larry@astro.umn.edu with cc to other group members,
containing:
1) List of possible topics for inclusion (6-10)
2) List of two or more possible references in each of the
following categories: a. Books; b. Magazine/journal
articles;
c. Web
DETAILED preliminary outline due 2 weeks before presentation,
- Handed in at class time (2 weeks prior)
- Initialed by all group members
- Detailed outline of presentation (e.g., 5-6 topics with 2-3
subtopics
each)
- Mode of presentation (powerpoint? whiteboard? what A/V needed?,
handouts?)
- Short description of class participation (discussion questions?
exercise?
etc)
- References (at least two in each of categories above)
- Pre-class reading assignment (either clean printed copy with citation
or
web reference).
PRESENTATION
Length: 40 minutes including questions/discussion (groups of 3)
30 minutes
including
questions/discussion (groups of 2)
Pre-reading: 1 short pre-reading (approx 1/2-3/4 hour) for the
class
must be submitted 2
weeks
before the presentation (either
web page or
clean copy
[with citation] given to Doc R.
for reserve)
Presentation should include audio and visual materials (power point
fine, etc.) as appropriate, and include both direct presentation
and
prepared/structured class discussion.
At least half the material presented should be from sources other than
the web - magazine/journal articles, books, etc.