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Demosthenes Practising Oratory(1870)
Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ(1842–1923)

Wikipedia


Your Presentation
+
=
Your ClassProject
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Charles Dickens, 1842, Francis Alexander.
   
     

AVISO

As far as the assignments go, the Presentation and the Term Paper are not repititions or duplications.

They are different ways to present the results of your research to different audiences for different purposes.

It is the goal of this pair of assignments combined to give you experience presenting (a) your information to (b) two different audiences for (c) two different purposes.

If you are one who thinks the Term Paper and the formal audience should be first, and the Presentation and the informal audience second, that is a legitimate point of view. But since both can not be first, the model used here is the real-life situation one where a student presents a paper (or poster or whatever) to a student session of a regional meeting of their major (the informal audience), gets feedback from their regional peers, and then develops the project into a formal print version submitted to the regional organization (the formal project to a formal audience).

If you happen to have a major that doesn't have a regional organiztion or a student section, or have not declared a major, then your idea of having the the Term Paper first and Presentation last makes a lot more sense. If that is the case, pretend you have a major-related student section of a regional organization.

Unfortunately, with a class this size, it is not feasible to offer you the option to switch the order of the two.

Your Presentation
Demosthenes

(1) Presentation

Audience:

Classmates

(draft)

 
Your Term Paper
Charles Dickens, 1842, Francis Alexander.

(2) Term Paper

Audience:

Student Colleagues in a Regional Professional Organization
(i.e., a student paper presented at a regional meeting)

(finished version)

Purpose:

To inform classmates what you have been working on and what you have found interesting, and possibly what you would like to find out more about in the future.
  Purpose:

To present the results of personal research to members in a professional forum.

(i.e., or, if you prefer, your audience can be the members of a task force of which you are a member, in a company or organization like you would like to work for in the future.)
Style:

Informal
  Style:

Formal, following the specific syle and content guidelines of the organization.


(The default guidelines are those commonly accepted for academic college-level term papers in the style format most commonly used by people in your major.)
For further information see your respective
Presentation and Term Paper WebPages.

 


One of the goals of the Presentation is to give you some practice informally presenting something you are interested in to a small group.  Think giving a brief presentation to a UMD student organization (e.g., MPIRG) or campus interest group (e.g., Donut Connoisseurs of Duluth), or to a community organization that you belong to (e.g.s, The Superior Hiking Trail Association, Duluth Community Garden Program), or something like a student presentation at a state/regional convention of your major (e.g., The Central Sates Anthropological Society), or something like that. 

Another e.g.: If you are thinking about something like a PowerPoint type of Presentation, consider doing the kind of presentation you would do for an organization you are a member of, for something like a "tabling" event at a fundraiser or at something like a recruitment fair.

The audience should be a group like your classmates.


Another goal of the Project, an hence the Presentation, is to give you practice taking something you have been working on and are interested in and presenting it to two different audiences, one informal (the Presentation) and one formal (the term  paper).
During Week 15 review 3-5 or more of your colleagues' Presentations, and be prepared to answer the following question which will be in the Final Exam Question pool:

Compare and Contrast your Presentation with the Presentations of three others in class.  If, in your opinion, your presentation was not the best in class, what would it take to make it the best?

As part of your discussion explain what units of analysis you and the others used, how they were used, and why you chose to use those exact ones you did.

You do not need to submit any information on your reviews of your classmates' Presentations, just review them before Final Exam week and be prepared to answer the above question if you receive it on your exam from the Final Exam pool of questions.


Is public speaking fear limiting your career?
-- Tim Smedley, BBCcapital (22 March 2017)


"Teamwork, plus her experience making presentations in class,
proved valuable for an internship this year at fashion designer Kate Spade."


  This is the real reason new graduates can't get hired
-- Ronald Alsop , BBC (19 November 2015)

Whether you are giving your presentation
in person, recording a voice-over, or making a video . . .

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 Informal Problem / Project Statement / Proposal 

 Promissor Abstract and Working Bibliography




 What Kind of Presentation Can I Give?

Pick ONE of the following:

 PowerPoint Presentations
  PowerPoint Presentations for On-line Students

 YouTube Straightforward Talk

 Video Presentation

 WebSite

 On-line Blog

 Prezi Presentation

 "Research Poster"

 A Game



 Basics #1

 Basics #2

 Presentation Due Date

 Presentation Length

 Presentation Citations Format Information

 Presentation Reviews


QUESTION: "When you put pictures in PowerPoint slides do you have cite them?"
  Answer


 Where Do I Begin?

 
Organizational Strategies

 Helpful Resources for Putting together your Presentation

 Information on Grading

 Writers' Workshop

 Handy Assignment Calculator from the UMD Library

 Important Notices

  Technical Help For Your Presentation
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Basics #1

All presentations and writings
—except, perhaps, free verse "poetry" and "tweets"—
should have . . .

  1. a defined Audience

  2. a clear Purpose

  3. an intended Style (aka "Tone")

  4. focused Content

Your Presentation is an informal [style] preliminary report [purpose] to your classmates [audience] onwhat you have found(and found to be interesting)in your research on your Projectthis semester [content].

Audience

Your Presentationis apreliminary reportof yourTerm Paper,
to a different audience (your classmates), and with a different style (informal)
.

(By contrast, your Term Paper will be a "formal style" document.)

  • Classmates (not the professor)

  • Think of your presentation as a TED talk for your classmates, if you are familiar with TED talks, without having to pay the $3,500-$15,000 fee to give your talk at aTED conference.

    • (If you are not familiar with TED talks, you should check on them. Have a look at the TED TalksTopics.)

  • Or something like a "brown bag" luncheon presentation at your library to a mixed-group of curious individuals who normally attend more informal public lectures

  • Or students at the Student Presentations sections of the Central States Anthropological Society Annual Convention, or the annual regional convention of your major(s) [for example, Sociologists of Minnesota, Central States Anthropological Society]


Purpose

  • One of the main reasons for your Presentation, apart from sharing your findings, is to give you experience at presenting to a small groupa skill that is increasingly necessary in "the real world".

  • To let your audience know what you were working on, and what you found out that was interesting and important, and what might be interesting to look at in the future

  • To get feedback on your Presentation that might be useful in preparing your final Term Paper

  • NOTE: This is a presentation of a work in progress

Style

  • for the Presentation, it may be informal

  • for the Paper, formal academic

Content

  • Your research findings

  • The topic is the same topic as your Term Paper
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Basics #2

All presentations and writings
should have . . .

  1. a Beginning

  2. a Middle

  3. and an End
    (generally a Summary and Conclusion)


And your "Middle" shoud beorganized in some way.

(See Organizational Strategies below.)

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Presentation Due Date

f2024 Wk 13 Your Presentation is due on-line in Canvas by Sunday, 24 November 2024 (up to 99 points)

AVISO: Late Presentations will not be accepted unless (1) arrangements for an alternate date have been arranged in advance, or (2) medical emergencies or similar extraordinary unexpected circumstances make it unfeasible to turn in the assignment by the announced due date. Why?

 All Main Due Dates

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Length of Presentation

(for YouTube, PowerPoint types of presentations)

A YouTube or slide deck type Presentation should basicaly be the eqivalent of a 12-15 minute preliminary report
on your Semester Research Project
,
with about 3-5 minutes of the time devoted to questions and answers.
(If you are not having live questions and answers, then your Presentation should be about ten minutes.)

Video presentations should be about the same length.

A Web Site should be such that it can be explored in about 15-20 minutes.

On-line Blogs will vary in length, by their very nature.

With some real-life poster presentations the creator of the poster is present and gives a short "elevator speech" to viewers. The "elevator speech" should be no longer than 30-60 seconds, and it should cover the main points you are trying to make with your poster presentation.

In other real-life poster presentations the basic contents of the "elevator speech" are included on the poster itself, and the creator of the poster may not be present.

You may do either a version which includes a (taped) "elevator speech", or a version where you include that information on the poster itself.

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What Kind of Presentation Can I Give?

Presentations can be in the form of . . .



a Straightforward Talk
on YouTube

OWL
Visual Rhetoric Tips

Visual Rhetoric: Overview
Visual Rhetoric: Text Elements
Visual Rhetoric: Color
Visual Rhetoric: Images

For an excellent example of a straightforward talk, without PowerPoint or props or other visual aids, have a look at the YouTube Presentation of

 Joel Salatin, at the 3rd Annual Community Wellness Day April 28th 2012 at UMD


(Remember Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm from the videos and the text?)


Whether you are giving your presentation
in person, recording a voice-over, or making a video . . .

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an Illustrated Talk

i.e., a Slide Deck (PowerPoint) type presentation

On-line Slide Deck (PowerPoint) Presentations

Sometimes when you go to a convention, or a meeting, or a job fair, or a sports show or something like that and you see a display or two that are set up with programs running on their own. Those can be short Slide Decks or videos that are looped to continually run on their own.

The messages can be written out, with the text included as part of the program, or the messages can be added with audio as a "voice-over".

  • with a "voice-over" the narration is not accompanied by the image of the speaker; the message is in the background explaining what the viewer is seeing on the screen

  • with "textual" only, all of the information is provided by the words on the screen (along with the images); there is no one in the background explaining what the viewer is seeing on the screen.

  • by contrast, with a YouTube or other "video" presentation, the speaker is, commonly in front of the camera speaking directly to the viewer(s)

You may do any of these types for your class Presentation.

See more on slide deck (PowerPoint) presentations below.

 

If you have had Prof. David Syring's or Prof. Emad's courses or workshops on media production this is an excellent place to demonstrate your skills.

See additional information on Slide Deck (PowerPoint) presentations below.


5 Tips for Photographing Food on Your Phone -- National Geographic (11 February 2016) 



Whether you are giving your presentation
in person, recording a voice-over, or making a video . . .

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a Video Presentation

or a presentation augmented with YouTube
(or Google Photos "Movie" app on Android systems
)

Technical Help

Choosing a Video Tool at UMN


Whether you are giving your presentation
in person, recording a voice-over, or making a video . . .

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a WebSite

. . . created featuring a presentation and explanation your Project





an On-line Blog

16 Rules of Blog Writing and Layout -- Successful Bloggins,

 How to Start a Blog --  WebsiteSetup, Nick Schäferhoff (17 January 2020)

 
How to start a blog: 11 pro tips -- Craig Stewart, Creative Bloq (14 March 2019)

 
How to Create A Blog with Blogger.Com -- Helen Mongan-Rallis and Bruce Reeves, UMD

Example:





a Prezi Presentation

Prezi


presentations are allowed, but discouraged





"Research Poster"

If you were to attend a regional or national conference in a professional organization related to your major, or if you attend a conference or exposition related to something like an Undergraduate Research Opportunites Program (UROP) project, you would most likely see that there is a "Poster Session" as part of that conference or exposition.

So another option for your class presentation would be to create a professional poster presentation explaining your project to others interested in the topic.

UROP, for example, lists UROP Presentation Opportunities on their web site, and they go on to offer Guidelines for creating a professional poster.

If you choose to do a poster it should be a poster like you would present at a Student exhibition at UMD at the end of the semester.  And it should be available for others in the class to see; which means you need to upload the link to the Canvas Week 13 File titled "PRESENTATIONS DROPBOX [SUBMIT AND REVIEW PRESENTATIONS HERE] (Project Part 3)".

With some real-life poster presentations the creator of the poster is present and gives a short "elevator speech" to viewers. The "elevator speech" should be no longer than 30-60 seconds, and it should cover the main points you are trying to make with your poster presentation.

In other real-life poster presentations the basic contents of the "elevator speech" are included on the poster itself, and the creator of the poster may not be present.

You may do either a version which includes a (taped) "elevator speech", or a version where you include that information on the poster itself.

EXAMPLE:

Kelsey A. Gruntorad and Chrissina C. Burke of Northern Arizona University provide a good example of a straightforward well-presented poster on the topic of "Re-creating and Rethinking Pot Polish: The Taphonomic Implications of Cooking Fauna" (n.d.) -- basically the archaeology of stewed food. (background information on the project)


Further information on research posters is available at . . .

 
 Research Poster Overview

 
Research Poster Content & Context 
Formatting Considerations
 Ordering Information
 Using Images
 Supplementary Handouts

* * *

  How to Create a Research Poster
-- NYU Libraries


  Poster Presentation
-- Michigan State University, Undergraduate Research

  YouTubeHow to Present an Academic Research Poster
-- Syracuse University iSchool


  Presenting Your Poster at a Conference: Tips and Tricks
-- Sharlene Fernandes, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 17 June 2021

  Creating a Poster
-- Washington University in St. Louis, Library Services for Undergraduate Research


Poster Pointers

  • pay careful attention to white space

  • proofread




a game

Certain topics might even work for the creation of resource-allocation or city-building types of board games.





a game

Certain topics might even work for the creation of resource-allocation or city-building types of board games.




a short one-act play

Depending on your target audience, a short one-act play could be appropriate.



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PowerPoint Presentations

Caveats:

Saying "I don't like PowerPoint lectures" is like saying
"I don't like chalkboard lectures," or
"I don't like overhead projector lectures," or
"I don't like 8 mm movies".

It misses the point.

Likewise to assume that your lecture is good just because it uses PowerPoint
also misses the point.


As with any presentation, it is good to have a beginning, middle, and an end. Usually the beginning contains what in writing they call a "thesis statement."

  • For an e.g. have a look (or another look) at the Meet Your Professor slides . . .


  • PowerPoint projects for this course should be well-crafted and professional, and about 25-30 slides & * in length, with narration or narrative text as part of the program itself (and not simply presented, for e.g., as presenter's notes in a powerpoint presentation).

  • *Note: The "10-20-30 rule" works well, but only for some kinds of presentations. Choose an approach that best fits your presentation goals.

    Ref.: The 10 20 30 rule of PowerPoint -- presentation magazine

    • Your narration can be voice-over or textual

    • You should have captions where appropriate

    • The "narration" can be pretty straightforward.  It is the "story" that links the slides together 

      • If you look at any of the slide sets from the first part of the semester, there is a set of word slides linking together the various images

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Presentation Citations Format Information

If you give an illustrated Presentation you will likely need to cite sources for your illustrations and other materials.

If you give a PowerPoint Presentation, for e.g.,
your citations can go on your last slide(s), in smaller font type (if you like).
See details below.

If you need to include citations (and you need to if you use anyone's ideas or images or the like), use conventional citations.


Use any standard format and / or style guide. The main ones include . . .

When it comes time to work on your Term Paper, have a look at the APA Sample Papers (if you are using the APA style) . . .



When it comes time to work on your Term Paper, have a look at the MLA Sample Papers (if you are using the MLA style) . . .



 

Chicago Manual of Style 16th Edition --OWL Online Writing Lab -- Purdue University

for the "Chicago / Turabian" style . . .



    QUESTION: "When you put pictures in PowerPoint slides do you have cite them?"

    The basic rule is that one needs to cite everything used that is not of their own creation.  There are different ways to do that.

    For a presentation you can list the sources of the images on one or more slide (if you are using slides) at the end; that is, all of the references can be at the end; they do not necessarily have to be with each picture (that is, in a Presentation; in the Term Paper, each image must be identified, and the source given).

    If you are doing a web site, it is acceptable to link the picture to its source (which is the system I use on most of the images for the class web pages).

    • You can also add a link an image in a PowerPoint slide, but, in the end, that can be very confusing when a viewer or presenter clicks on an image accidentally and is taken away from the Presentation to the web site (or other source) of the picture.
 

Have a look at the information below, and if you have any questions, please let me know.

images The use of images is one of the great strengths of using WebPages.  Images help explain your point, and they allow you to present information quickly, clearly and concisely.  And they generally make your work look more interesting.

Identify your images with concise headings.

When you include an image, place it as close as possible to the part of the text that it illustrates.  Place images in the most appropriate locations; do not simply add them at the beginning or the end of your paper.

At the bottom of each image, include the source of information and any other relevant notes.  Make sure each image has an accurate title.

   
images In your Presentation make sure each image has an accurate title.  And at the bottom of each image, include the source of information and any other relevant notes, but do that part in tiny fonts. 
   
images Images help explain your point, and they allow you to present information quickly, clearly and concisely.  And they generally make your work look more interesting.  Number your images and include concise headings.  And you must have at least one reference to each illustration . . . in the text.

When you include an image in your Term Paper, place it as close as possible to the part of the text that it illustrates.  Place images in the most appropriate locations; do not simply add them at the beginning or the end of your paper.  If your image is bigger or longer than fits on the page where it should ideally go, indicate its position with instructions set off by lines above and below and place each image on a separate page immediately following the inserted instructions as with the following example.

                                                                                       


Insert Image 1 about here

                                                                                      

At the bottom of each image, include the source of information and any other relevant notes.  Do not number these notes in the same series as the content notes.  Make sure each image has an accurate title.

Number your images consecutively, in the order mentioned in the text.  Number figures, diagrams, and illustrations similarly, but separately.

In the text, refer to images, tables, figures, illustrations ... by their number.  For example:

"Image 1 illustrates the relationship between the femur and its attached muscles.@

". . . these correlations support the hypothesis (see Figure 1)."

   
credits    Somewhere in your paper you should include an identification of and credits for your cover image.  You can do this on the “Works Cites” or “References” page.  This information is usually not included on the cover page.
   

Helpful Resources

Organizational Strategies


Journalist's Questions

 
  • Who
 
(descriptive--ethnography)
 
 
  • What
 
(descriptive--ethnography)
 
 
  • When
 
(descriptive--ethnography)
 
 
  • Where
 
(descriptive--ethnography)
 
     
 
  • How
 
(analytic--ethnology)
 
 
  • Why
 
(analytic--ethnology)
 
 


And you can do this for more than one subtopic




Time Sequence

T1 ---> T2 ---> T3 ---> T4 ---> . . .

(In this case T1, etc., can equal scenes in a video, for example)



Space Sequence

S1 ---> S2 ---> S3 ---> S4 ---> . . .

(In this case S1, etc., could equal the spacial scenes in the video)

(In other cases -- but not so easy to do with the information provided in this film -- with S1, etc., you could describe situations East to West, for example)



N number of items

"Ten itms define the importance of. . . .

First, . . . .

Second, . . . .

Third, . . . .

Finally, . . . .



Most Important ---> Least Important:

"The most important partition of . . . between Kypseli men and women is. . . ."

"Next in importantance to the men is . . . while women. . . ."

"The least importantant to the men in Kypseli is . . . while women. . . ."



Comparison / Contrast

Note how things are the same and how they are different. For e.g.  . . .

 
Women
 
Men
       
Item # 1
similar
different
 
similar
different
           
Item # 2
similar
different
 
similar
different
           
Item # 3
similar
different
 
similar
different
           
Item # 4
similar
different
 
similar
different
           
Item # N
similar
different
 
similar
different



Points of View

And don't forget that there can be basically two points of view . . .

emic

  • viewing a culture from the inside
  • the term "emic" comes from linguistics: phonemics
  • the study of basic sounds

 

etic

  • viewing a culture from the outside
  • the term "etic" comes from from linguistics: phonetics
  • the study of sound units

 

 

Where do I begin?

Begin thinking about your Project early in the semester

Talk / communicate with others about what they are doing, and share your ideas

Focus first on planning your term paper

See Term Paper WebSite for information on selecting a topic

Focus on that first, but keep in mind that at the end of the semester you will need to do a Presentation on your research

As mentioned above
(in Basics #1 and Basics #2)
whenever you write or present anything you should consider . . .

audience

purpose

your personal style

focused content


And basically, your presentation should . . .

    • have a beginnng, a middle and an end

    • be organized

    • if appropriate, be illustrated
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Presentation "Reviews"

"Presentation Reviews" are your reviews of other's Presentations

You should review 3-5 of your classmates' presentations in preparation for the Final Exam.

(You do not need to submit anything specific pertaining to your reviews before the Final Exam, but it might help if you take a few notes--in the even that you get the following question from the Final Exam question pool.) 

The following will be the question about class presentations reviews that will be in the Final Exam Pool:

"Compare and Contrast your Presentation with the Presentations of three others in class.  If, in your opinion, your presentation was not the best in class, what would it take to make it the best?"

"As part of your discussion explain what units of analysis you and the others used, how they were used, and why you chose to use those exact ones you did."




Every student will write and submit their own term paper.

If appropriate, you may collaborate with others for your presentations.

Grading
     
  criteria for grading written works
     
  "The Strike Zone"
     
  "The Curve"
     
  UMD Grading Policies


Paper and Presentation Due to Assignment Area
 

Student Academic Integrity
-- UMD Office of Academic Affairs (Effective: November 22, 2011)

Use of AI-content generators for assignments in this class

When I taught Advanced Writing for the Social Sciences here at UMD, for over twenty-five years, my rule of thumb advice to students was to plan to spend 60% or more of their time and effort revising drafts (for academic type writing).

In 2001 Wikipedia appeared on the scene and very quickly became a useful tool as a starting point for many academic projects even though as an open-source resource the Wikipedia entries are not checked and verified in the same manner as other traditional reference materials.

Spelling and grammar checkers arrived on the general scene and helped with spelling and grammar checking, but, as you no doubt have discovered, they continue to require human editing.

And, of course, before that we had a selection of excellent Encyclopedia offering good starting points for many projects, the most popular being The Encyclopedia Brittanica.

And long before that there were libraries--since at least the days of Alexandria in Egypt, in the third century B.C.

The bottom line . . .

Today the evolution of research resources and aids continues with the relatively rapid appearance of ChatGPT and other automated content generators.

As many folks have already found out, they can be very useful as starting points, much like their predecessors. But, from the academic point of view, they are still only starting points.

Professors nationwide are for the most part advised, and even encouraged, to experiment with the potentials of ChatGPT and similar apps.

In this class it is fine to experiment, with the caveat that all of your written academic work demonstrates that your personal efforts—including content development and revision—reflect your personal originality, exploration, analysis, explanation, integrating and synthesizing of ideas, organizational skills, evaluation, and overall learning and critical thinking efforts.

That is to say you may experiment with the AI tool to do tasks such as e.g, brainstorming, narrowing topics, writing first drafts, editing text, and the like. AI-generated works should in no case be more than that.

In the end you need to become familiar enough with the various subjects, peoples, and places discussed in this class to research a topic and problem-solve on your own, and carry on an intelligent conversation about them in modern-day society . . . a conversation that goes byond your voicing an unsupported opinion.

Please ask questions of and offer comments to
e-mail
troufs@d.umn.edu

USEFUL LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION:

For the record, what follows is the official UMD Academic Integrity Policy. Note that "unless otherwise noted by the faculty member" this is the default policy.

"UMD’s Academic Integrity policy covers any work done by automated content generators such as ChatGPT or other generative artificial intelligence tools unless otherwise noted by the faculty member. These tools present new challenges and opportunities."

"Within the confines of this class The use of AI-content generators is strictly prohibited for any stage of homework/assignment (e.g., draft or final product). The primary purposes of college are developing your thinking skills, being creative with ideas, and expanding your understanding on a wide variety of topics. Using these content generating AI tools thwarts the goal of homework/assignments to provide students opportunities to achieve these purposes. Please make the most of this time that you have committed to a college education and learn these skills now, so that you can employ them throughout your life." -- Jennifer Mencl, UMD Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, 10 May 2023

Current information from the UMN Senate Committee on Educational Policy Resources

<https://provost.umn.edu/chatgpt-syllabus-statements>

See Also Using Wikipedia and other Standard Reference Works
 

 



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To make an appointment, visit <d.umn.edu/writwork> or stop by the Workshop’s front desk; walk-ins are also welcome if a consultant is available. The Workshop is located in the Learning Commons on the second floor of the Kathryn A. Martin Library. Look for the wall covered with quotations about writing. 

Students in this class have permission to see a Writers’ Workshop consultant for all take-home exams.

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University of Minnesota Duluth Student Academic Integrity Policy
<http://d.umn.edu/academic-affairs/academic-policies/classroom-policies/student-academic-integrity>

UMD Office of Student and Community Standards
<http://www.d.umn.edu/conduct/>
.

Student Academic Integrity
-- UMD Office of Academic Affairs (Effective: November 22, 2011)

Use of AI-content generators for assignments in this class

When I taught Advanced Writing for the Social Sciences here at UMD, for over twenty-five years, my rule of thumb advice to students was to plan to spend 60% or more of their time and effort revising drafts (for academic type writing).

In 2001 Wikipedia appeared on the scene and very quickly became a useful tool as a starting point for many academic projects even though as an open-source resource the Wikipedia entries are not checked and verified in the same manner as other traditional reference materials.

Spelling and grammar checkers arrived on the general scene and helped with spelling and grammar checking, but, as you no doubt have discovered, they continue to require human editing.

And, of course, before that we had a selection of excellent Encyclopedia offering good starting points for many projects, the most popular being The Encyclopedia Brittanica.

And long before that there were libraries--since at least the days of Alexandria in Egypt, in the third century B.C.

The bottom line . . .

Today the evolution of research resources and aids continues with the relatively rapid appearance of ChatGPT and other automated content generators.

As many folks have already found out, they can be very useful as starting points, much like their predecessors. But, from the academic point of view, they are still only starting points.

Professors nationwide are for the most part advised, and even encouraged, to experiment with the potentials of ChatGPT and similar apps.

In this class it is fine to experiment, with the caveat that all of your written academic work demonstrates that your personal efforts—including content development and revision—reflect your personal originality, exploration, analysis, explanation, integrating and synthesizing of ideas, organizational skills, evaluation, and overall learning and critical thinking efforts.

That is to say you may experiment with the AI tool to do tasks such as e.g, brainstorming, narrowing topics, writing first drafts, editing text, and the like. AI-generated works should in no case be more than that.

In the end you need to become familiar enough with the various subjects, peoples, and places discussed in this class to research a topic and problem-solve on your own, and carry on an intelligent conversation about them in modern-day society . . . a conversation that goes byond your voicing an unsupported opinion.

Please ask questions of and offer comments to
e-mail
troufs@d.umn.edu

USEFUL LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION:

For the record, what follows is the official UMD Academic Integrity Policy. Note that "unless otherwise noted by the faculty member" this is the default policy.

"UMD’s Academic Integrity policy covers any work done by automated content generators such as ChatGPT or other generative artificial intelligence tools unless otherwise noted by the faculty member. These tools present new challenges and opportunities."

"Within the confines of this class The use of AI-content generators is strictly prohibited for any stage of homework/assignment (e.g., draft or final product). The primary purposes of college are developing your thinking skills, being creative with ideas, and expanding your understanding on a wide variety of topics. Using these content generating AI tools thwarts the goal of homework/assignments to provide students opportunities to achieve these purposes. Please make the most of this time that you have committed to a college education and learn these skills now, so that you can employ them throughout your life." -- Jennifer Mencl, UMD Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, 10 May 2023

Current information from the UMN Senate Committee on Educational Policy Resources

<https://provost.umn.edu/chatgpt-syllabus-statements>

See Also Using Wikipedia and other Standard Reference Works
 

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"Academic dishonesty tarnishes UMD's reputation and discredits the accomplishments of students. UMD is committed to providing students every possible opportunity to grow in mind and spirit. This pledge can only be redeemed in an environment of trust, honesty, and fairness. As a result, academic dishonesty is regarded as a serious offense by all members of the academic community. In keeping with this ideal, this course will adhere to UMD's Student Academic Integrity Policy, which can be found at [http://www.d.umn.edu/conduct/integrity/Academic_Integrity_Policy.htm]. This policy sanctions students engaging in academic dishonesty with penalties up to and including expulsion from the university for repeat offenders." — UMD Educational Policy Committee, Jill Jensen, Chair (08/16/2007)

and the UMD Student Conduct Code
<http://www.d.umn.edu/conduct/code/>

and the

Student Conduct Code Statement (students' rights)
<http://www.d.umn.edu/conduct/conduct/conduct-statement.html>

The instructor will enforce and students are expected to follow the University's Student Conduct Code [http://www1.umn.edu/regents/policies/academic/Student_Conduct_Code.html]. Appropriate classroom conduct promotes an environment of academic achievement and integrity. Disruptive classroom behavior that substantially or repeatedly interrupts either the instructor's ability to teach, or student learning, is prohibited. Disruptive behavior includes inappropriate use of technology in the classroom. Examples include ringing cell phones, text-messaging, watching videos, playing computer games, doing email, or surfing the Internet on your computer instead of note-taking or other instructor-sanctioned activities." — UMD Educational Policy Committee, Jill Jensen, Chair (08/16/2007)

Instructor and Student Responsibilities Policy

AVISO!

A Note on Extra Credit Papers

Failure to comply with the above codes and standards when submitting an Extra Credit paper will result in a penalty commensurate with the lapse, up to and including an F final grade for the course, and, at a minimum, a reduction in total points no fewer than the points available for the Extra Credit project. The penalty will not simply be a zero for the project, and the incident will be reported to the UMD Academic Integrity Officer in the Office of Student and Community Standards.

 

A Note on "Cutting and Pasting" without the Use of Quotation Marks
(EVEN IF you have a citation to the source somewhere in your paper)

If you use others' words and/or works you MUST so indicate that with the use of quotation marks. Failure to use quotation marks to indicate that the materials are not of your authorship constitutes plagiarism—even if you have a citation to the source elsewhere in your paper/work.

Patterned failure to so indicate that the materials are not of your own authorship will result in an F grade for the course.

Other instances of improper attribution will result in a 0 (zero) for the assignment (or a reduction in points equal to the value of an Extra Credit paper), and a reduction of one grade in the final grade of the course.

All incidents will be reported to the UMD Academic Integrity Officer in the Office of Student and Community Standards as is required by University Policy.

 

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