The “Breaking WEP” project, described below, will constitute another 15% of your grade and will be presented during Week 4 classes.
It is important that your team help each other with things like English spelling and grammar, and presentation.
There will be 4 different4-person teamsfor this class (one team may have only 4 persons, based on current enrollment). Only one team may work on any one project, and those teams MUST work separately. The best presentation will receive the best grade when two teams work on the same project. Project teams (groups) can choose from projects described below, on a “first-come, first-served” basis. In other words, whichever group asks first for a specific project, will be assigned that project. Substitutions of other projects proposed by a group may be possible, depending on specific interests and abilities of the group. Any substitution must be consistent with the subject matter of the course, and must be approved by Dr. Uhlig. Both the mid-term exam and the final exam may have several questions based on things presented only in the group presentations, so it important that you pay attention to the presentations, take notes, and ask questions.
Here are the ten factors that will beused in grading small group project presentations and written assignments. (See more details in the rubric at the end of this course outline).
Quality of the research that went into preparation
Demonstration of Original Thinking (don’t just quote the ideas of others)
Demonstrated understanding of the subject (do you understand what you are talking about or are you just quoting something you have read)
Thoroughness in citing sources and references (throughout and not just at the end)
Quality of organization (logical sequence, points not just thrown together)
Effectiveness of the presentation in generating class discussion (getting the class involved)
Thoroughness of the presentation (correct facts, good sources, credible sources, all important facts reported, no major gaps)
Right length of the presentation (not too short, not too long)
Quality of the presentation charts (visual quality, good use of English, spelling – run the spell checker)
Quality of the verbal presentation (evidence that you have rehearsed, good use of English, persuasive presentation, not just a recitation)