Jim Whitney Economics 495

Round 4: Reserch presentation teams

Section 2: 1:30   Section 3: 3:00
Partition A   Partition A
Team 1   Team 1
  Laelena Brooks     Margaret Goddard
  Vince Karlen     Julia Lazear
  Aaron Mass     Lauren Shia
         
Team 2   Team 2
  Dickson Fai     Ashia Huffman
  Aaron Jacobs     Gabrielle McKay
  Christopher Pitcher     Kathryn Quilici
  Steven Simon     Michelle Tuberman
Team 3   Team 3
  Brian Crider     Andrew Carlin
  Tony Jhang     Juan Lugo
  Erica Nunez     Cesar Serrano
         
     
Partition B   Partition B
Team 1   Team 1
  Michael Kaiser-Nyman     James Gillan
  Joseph Lee     Rozell Hodges
  Gemayal McBride     Christopher Westman
Team 2   Team 2
  Alfonso Berumen     Elizabeth Guardado
  Thomas Pivnicny     David Hunt
  Elen Thompson     Erika Johnson
Team 3   Team 3
  Jonathan Dohring     Stuart Denton
  Robert Dohring     Tyler Phillips
  Kenneth Smutny     Arianna Sharei

 

Research Paper Presentation and Discussion
Senior Seminar in Law and Economics

Presentation to the class of the key results of your research paper aims to help you develop the oral communication skills included among the goals of Economics 495. Presentation and discussion of each paper will take place over the last four class days of the semester, beginning on Tuesday, November 20th. (Note: the first presentation day occurs before the paper due date of Tuesday, November 27th.)

The class will be divided into research presentation teams. Two teammates will serve as discussants of your paper when you present it to the class. I also encourage you to consult with your teammates about your research paper. (You are, of course, welcome to consult with other classmates as well.) In particular, I urge you to practice your presentation with your teammates.

Here are the presentation guidelines:

1. Presenters: Inform the class about the major points of your research paper. Don't try to cover your paper in its entirety. Instead, focus on a small number of key highlights: a few points with concrete details typically work better than a longer list of general conclusions. You may use notes, but avoid simply reading from your notes or your paper itself. You are allowed 5-7 minutes for your presentation.
2. Discussants: You will serve as a discussant for two teammate papers. At the time of the author's presentation, you should:
  2.1 Provide a brief oral response to the contents of the paper and presentation. You and your partner discussant are allowed a combined total of 3-4 minutes for your responses. Arrange your discussion sequences within your team so that each of you responds first for one paper and second for another.
  2.2 Submit a written evaluation up to 1 page (about 250 words) long in which you answer the following two questions:
   
  • Question 1: What were the major strengths of the paper?
  • Question 2: What suggestions do you have for improving it? In this regard, focus on suggestions for improving the economic analysis in the paper.
    Feel free to organize your written and oral comments in any manner that you feel would be most effective. You should provide two copies of your evaluation, one to turn in to me, and the other to give to the author.
3. Class questions and comments: After the discussants have finished, the the rest of the class is encouraged to ask questions and make additional comments. The class is allowed up to 4 minutes for this open discussion.