PSCI 4783, Global Issues: Comparative Regional Integration (Fall 2005)

 

Presentation Guidelines

 

Each student enrolled in PSCI 4783 will be asked to make a presentation on an assigned reading/topic according to the schedule determined by signups early in the semester.  The presentation is intended to give you practice in reading comprehension, analysis, and public speaking.  It involves three components.

 

1)      A maximum two-page written summary of each reading/topic.  This must be submitted electronically to the professor in advance of the class meeting for posting on the course webpage, and you must prepare twenty-five hard copies for distribution in class.  The key here is to provide your colleagues with a concise statement of the main arguments, evidence, and relevance of the assigned reading and a nice overview of the topic.  Be brief.  You should also include at least a few discussion questions at the end of your summary.  Added 9/21/2005: see the sample presentation handout that I have posted online.

2)      A maximum 15-minute presentation of the readings/topic as a whole (whether one or more than one).  The goal here is to provide a verbal introduction to the reading/topic, based on your written summary but not reading from it.

3)      On the basis of this summary, you should pose some discussion questions.  Class discussion, led by you, will continue for however long makes sense.

 

Your presentation will be assessed along the following dimensions:

1)      Accuracy.  Do your summary and presentation accurately capture what the reading is trying to convey?

2)      Clarity.  Do your summary and presentation clearly and concisely articulate your key claims?  Are things logically organized?

3)      Presentation Style.  How well are you communicating verbally?  Reading from notes, speaking down/at low volume/too quickly, disorganization, etc. all detract from your presentation.

4)      Analytic Strength.  You are required to do more than provide a standalone summary of the reading.  The real challenge is to develop the topic of the day and to integrate it into broader themes of interest to the class.  How well do you tie the reading into these themes, and/or draw out broader implications of the reading above and beyond the barebones summary?

Appendix I

Student Presentation: Instructor Evaluation Form

 

Name:                                                                          Date:                                                  

 

1. Written Summary

 
  • Concise & Organized (10)

 

 

 
  • Re: Arguments (10)

 

 

 
  • Re: Evidence (10)

 

 

 
  • Re: Relevance (10)

 

 

 
  • Questions (10)

 

 

 

2. Oral Presentation

 
  • Accuracy/Usefulness (10)

 

 

 
  • Clarity (organization, etc.) (10)

 

 

 
  • Style

 

·         Pacing (5)

 

 

·         Volume/Enunciation/Demeanor (5)

 

 
  • Analytic Strength (10)

 

 

 
  • Discussion (10)

 

 

 

Comments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix II.

Presentation Schedule

 

Wk

Mtg

Date

DOW

Topic

Presenter

4

10

20050914

W

Representing the People: European Parliament

Jana Rehemaa

4

11

20050916

F

Umpiring the System: European Court of Justice

Richie Benson

5

12

20050919

M

EU Policies

Jim Geiser

7

20

20051007

F

Regional Integration in Africa: Background

A.J. Anderson

8

21

20051010

M

Southern Africa

 

8

22

20051012

W

Eastern & Western (Francophone) Africa

Michael Chambers

9

24

20051017

M

African Union

Mike Lanphier

9

25

20051019

W

Africa: Prospects & Implications

Ageno Otii

9

26

20051021

F

Regional Integration in Asia: Background

Emily Gibson

10

27

20051024

M

APEC

Jake Sickich

10

28

20051026

W

ASEAN

Vega Vashtiary

10

29

20051028

F

Asia: Prospects & Implications

Adam Grimm

11

30

20051031

M

Regional Integration in the Americas: Background

Tim Thomas

11

31

20051102

W

NAFTA

Amy Hutmacher

11

32

20051104

F

MERCOSUR

Jeremy Paxton

12

33

20051107

M

Small States: the Caribbean & Central America

Amy Vreeland

12

34

20051109

W

Free Trade Area of the Americas

Camilo Quintero

12

35

20051111

F

The Americas: Prospects & Implications

Marcus Gonzales

13

36

20051114

M

Other: Middle East

Anthony Hull

13

37

20051116

W

Other: Failed and Historical European Cases

 

14

39

20051121

M

Regional Integration and Economic Development

Omid Bachari

14

40

20051123

W

Regional Integration, Social Policy and Culture

Audra Harbert

15

41

20051128

M

Regional Integration and Democratic Governance

Brendan Snow