PLAN 597

PREPARATION FOR PRESENTATIONS

16th January 2008

1. Presentations will be made in pairs and they will have a 90 minute session beginning February 27th. By the Wednesday class at least three weeks before you are scheduled to present, you post on WebCT a one page outline of how you propose to approach your topic and provide me with links to or a copy of the proposed readings for me to review. I will give you feedback and suggestions.
   
   Two weeks before, you meet with me after class on the Wednesday to discuss an initial outline for guiding the session and to finalize the proposed readings.
   
   I encourage you to begin discussing with me your ideas for presentations as early as possible in the term.
   
   
2. On the Tuesday in the week before your presentation you post on WebCT an introductory statement including links to readings in preparation for your session. This will enable you to speak to it in the class before you present and give any additional guidance on preparation that you would recommend.
   
   
3. Each member of the pair will make a presentation. They should be a maximum of 10 minutes each and it can be distributed through the 90 minutes. The presentation should put forward an argument and questions based on the readings, and lay a foundation for the discussion to follow. You are responsible for leading the discussion and should have a clear idea of where you want the discussion to come out. You should have an agenda to hand out at the beginning of the session which you will post to WebCT.
   
   
4. You are to place your topic and consideration of it in the context of the analytical framework that we are developing in the first part of the course. You should also design the session to include consideration of how your topic and related case examples relate to IWRM. The discussion during your session can contribute towards developing ideas for your third assignment.
   
   
5. Your readings should be selected so as to provide members of the class with two types of information:

   • a basic framework for thinking about the topic (e.g. water supply planning and management).
   • a case study example of how the framework applies to a particular situation (e.g. the Gulf Islands).

   
   
6. The grade for your presentation will be based on the preparation and design of your topic (40%) and performance in presenting (30%) and leading the discussion (30%).
   
7. At the end of each presentation session we will reserve five minutes for members of the class to provide feedback to the presenters on the strengths of the session and lessons for the future.