POL 4190:  SENIOR SEMINAR:
THE FUTURE OF THE UNITED STATES
Spring 2004

Personal Presentation

You will make two presentations in class during the semester, the first being a presentation of a text you have selected, the second being a presentation of your own work.  This web page describes the second of these — the "personal presentation".

This presentation will be fifty minutes, divided between your own presentation and general discussion.  You are responsible for the following:

1. Preparing beforehand any materials necessary for me and the class to understand and respond well to your presentation.  Such materials might be handouts or materials on reserve.  In either case, they must be available to the class at least one week before your presentation (not including holidays).  How much you hand out or require is up to you;  just remember that it should be no more than what is appropriate for 1/2 of a class day.
2. Outlining and then presenting your talk to the class.  The talk should follow the lines of your term paper.
3. Leading a general discussion afterwards about the problem(s) you are seeing and the remedy(ies) you are proposing.

I will be grading you on all these facets:  the appropriateness and amount of the background materials (40%), the presentation itself (40%), and how you lead the subsequent discussion (20%).

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