Group Projects (25%) Each person will receive
an individual grade for these presentations
I. Components
- Day
of Presentation—Hand in a short synopsis detailing your views,
contributions to the presentation, your position on the topics
being discussed (approx. 500 words)
- Actual
Participation in your group’s presentation
II. Grading Criteria:
These should be well-researched,
informed, and creative! I am not going to pre-determine how your
group should make its presentation as I’ve learned that these work
better when students have more choices and opportunities to
determine what will work best for them. I am available for
suggestions, guidance, advice.
One main thing I will be looking for is that your group
presents a variety of perspectives on your topic even if the group
members do not hold that perspective. This will make the
presentations more interesting and informative for the class. Be
sure to include philosophical concepts and articles where relevant
to your topic. Even though this is not a course on public speaking,
the better presentations will be those where the participants (all
of them) are engaged with the topic, excited and can speak openly
about your topic.
You can make up for what you don’t get to
say in your synopsis you’re writing up ahead of time (these should
have a bibliography and be typed, double-spaced). That’s one
reason I include that individual component as part of these
presentations.
See my webpage for a checklist to use for
the writing portion of this assignment (Checklist for Writing
Assignments)
III. Some possible things to incorporate
into your presentation:
- Debate
among group members
- Video
clipping of your group, use video to introduce topics
- Panel
discussion on a topic
- Poster
boards illustrating key points
- Skits
on a topic
- Role-playing
I will not be running these presentations.
It is up to your group to take over the class for these. This time
is yours to shine!
Please check links on our Logic
homepage and my other courses for links to web resources.
I look forward to seeing what each
group comes up with!
Notes
for Group Presentations In-Class Meeting
1)
Try to get as much done today as possible! Be sure to do the
following:
2)
Exchange email/phone numbers for your group
3)
Distribute tasks—Divide up work within the group—You can
then exchange notes/research via email or in class
4)
Discuss format of your presentation—how would you like to
run your group presentation (see ideas above and feel free to come
up with your own!)
5)
Possible viewpoints that could be taken on your chosen topic
6)
Try to make your presentation as specific as possible to
appeal to your group members, or if you are going to be more general
be sure you make your tasks manageable
7)
Remember you don’t have to say everything that could
possibly be said on a topic, narrow it down where you can
8)
Where do the ethical theories we’ve discussed fit into your
topic?
9)
Do you find fallacies in some arguments concerning your topic
that you read in the media, hear on the news?
10)
Where will you look for other resources (check out our class
website, internet, ask the reference librarian at Campbell for
assistance)?
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