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PRESENTATION HINTS:
• PREPARE 5-TO-7 CHARTS, IN BRIEFING-CHART STYLE (LANDSCAPE/HORIZONTAL),FONT SIZE NO SMALLER THAN 20 POINT!
– (P.S. THIS IS ARIAL BOLD 20 POINT FONT)
• PLEASE PLACE YOUR PICTURE ON THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF EACH SLIDE
– AND POST YOUR CHARTS VIA DEN ASSIGNMENT MANAGER AHEAD OF TIME!
• IF CALLING IN AS A REMOTE STUDENT, PLEASE USE WEBEX… AND CALL IN AT BEGINNING OF THE CLASS!
– PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THERE MAY BE A TIME ZONE DIFFERENCE!
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PRESENTATION HINTS (CONTINUED):
• IF YOU'RE LOCAL, THEN PLEASE TRY TO PRESENT IN PERSON. URL OF THE USC SITE WITH ALL OF THE DRIVING DIRECTIONS AND MAPS: http://www.usc.edu/about/visit/upc/driving_directions/
• THE DEN STUDIO IS IN RONALD TUTOR HALL (RTH) ON THE WEST END OF THE CAMPUS (NEAR VERMONT BOULEVARD) IN ROOM 115
– PARKING IS $12.00 IN THE VERMONT AVENUE PARKING PLAZA "A" (PSA)
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PRESENTATION HINTS (CONTINUED):
• THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME SAMPLE TOPICS (PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU PROBABLY CAN'T ANSWER ALL OF THE FOLLOWING):
– WHAT IS YOUR SUBJECT?
– WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS SUBJECT?
– WHAT IS YOUR BACKGROUND (IF ANY) RELATIVE TO THIS SUBJECT?
– WHAT IS A "QUICK SKETCH" OF WHAT HAPPENED (OR IS HAPPENING) ON THIS SUBJECT?
– WHAT RESEARCH HAVE YOU PERFORMED TO DATE, AND WHAT HAVE YOU UNCOVERED?
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PRESENTATION HINTS (CONTINUED):
• SOME SAMPLE TOPICS… (CONTINUED)
– HOW MUCH BASIC RESEARCH VS. DEVELOPMENT VS. OPERATIONS MUST BE PERFORMED ON THIS SUBJECT? AND, HOW WAS IT "SOLD" OR PRESENTED TO PEOPLE?
– WHAT FACTS-OF-LIFE APPEAR TO BE RELEVANT TO THIS SUBJECT? WHAT KIND OF QUANTITATIVE DATA APPEAR TO BE AVAILABLE, AND WHAT KIND OF QUALITATIVE ANALYSES CAN BE MADE?
– WHO ARE SOME OF THE KEY PLAYERS IN THE POLITICAL ARENA?
– WHAT IS THE CONSTITUENCY THAT SUPPORTS OR OPPOSES THIS SUBJECT?
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PRESENTATION HINTS (CONTINUED):
• SOME SAMPLE TOPICS… (CONTINUED)
– WHO (IF ANYONE) IS CHALLENGING THE FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT, AND WHERE WOULD THEY PREFER TO RE-DIRECT THE FUNDING?
– WHAT ARE THE COSTS (HISTORY, NOW, NEXT YEAR, FUTURE) OF THIS PROJECT? WHAT WERE/ARE THE PROJECTED COSTS (THEN AND NOW)?
– ARE THERE ANY TECHNICAL PROBLEMS THAT ARE PERTURBING THE POLITICAL FORCES OR BALANCE?
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PRESENTATION HINTS (CONTINUED):
• SOME SAMPLE TOPICS… (CONTINUED)
– ARE THERE ANY POLITICAL "FACTS OF LIFE" THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PRESENTED IN CLASS, THAT YOU BELIEVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL DRIVERS FOR THIS PROJECT?
– WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED DURING THE COURSE OF YOUR RESEARCH THAT YOU FOUND TO BE SURPRISING OR DID NOT EXPECT?
– FOR THOSE WHO PERSONALLY WORKED (OR ARE WORKING) ON THIS SUBJECT-- IF YOU KNEW THEN WHAT YOU KNOW NOW, WHAT WOULD YOU DO DIFFERENTLY, AND WHAT WILL YOU DO IN THE FUTURE (ON THIS OR OTHER PROJECTS)?
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PRESENTATION HINTS (CONTINUED):
• SOME SAMPLE TOPICS… (CONTINUED)
– WHAT CHALLENGES DO YOU FACE IN COMPLETING YOUR PAPER? DO YOU FEEL A NEED FOR HELP? IF SO, WHERE?
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PRESENTATION NOTES:
• DO NOT EMAIL YOUR PRESENTATIONS TO THE DEN
– UPLOAD THEM ON THE DEN “ASSIGNMENT” FOR THE SCHEDULED DATE
• RECOMMEND THAT FILENAME BE IN THE FORMAT “LASTNAME.PPT”
• FILES MUST BE IN MICROSOFT POWER POINT
– CONVERT TO MICROSOFT IF USING OPENOFFICE
• FILES MUST BE UPLOADED BY MIDNIGHT ON THE DAY BEFORE THE PRESENTATION
• YOU CAN PRESENT VIDEOS IF YOU ATTEND IN PERSON– VIDEOS WON’T WORK OVER WEBEX
– YOU WILL NEED TO LOAD THEM ON A MEMORY STICK
– MOST VIDEOS ARE TOO BIG TO E-MAIL
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PRESENTATION NOTES (CONTINUED):
• WEBEX WILL BE USED FOR REMOTE PRESENTATIONS
• “PRESENTER” PRIVILEGES SHOULD FACILITATE EASIER MANIPULATION OF SLIDES
• LOGON TO WEBEX AROUND START OF CLASS SO THAT ANY DIFFICULTIES CAN BE SORTED OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
• PLEASE FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES IN THE WEBEX TUTORIAL (SEE DEN ANNOUNCEMENTS)
• PRESENTATIONS WILL BE FOR A TOTAL OF 20 MINUTES INCLUDING Q&A– PRESENT FOR 15 MINUTES– QUESTIONS & ANSWERS FOR 5 MINUTES
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ALL TIMES ARE PDT
(Pacific Daylight Time)
# STUDENT NAME START TIME
1 3:40 P.M.
2 4:00 P.M.
3 4:20 P.M.
4 4:40 P.M.
5 5:00 P.M.
6 5:20 P.M.
7 5:40 P.M.
PRESENTERS ON October 8th, 2015
Name in BLUE: Presentation not yet received, name in GREEN: Presentation received & posted
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ALL TIMES ARE PDT
(Pacific Daylight Time)
# STUDENT NAME START TIME
1 3:40 P.M.
2 4:00 P.M.
3 4:20 P.M.
4 4:40 P.M.
5 5:00 P.M.
6 5:20 P.M.
7 5:40 P.M.
PRESENTERS ON October 15th, 2015
Name in BLUE: Presentation not yet received, name in GREEN: Presentation received & posted
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STUDENTS THAT HAVE NOT YET RESERVED A PRESENTATION DATE/TIME:
• Castillo, Juan• Chao, Eric• Duong, Phuong• Gale, Jeffrey• Gomes, João Eduardo• Harms, Brian• Hofmeier, Ben
• Kelly, Eamonn• Kurowski, Michael• Molina, Veronica• Ordoukhanian, Edwin• Powers, Tom• Sparks, Mac• Ung, Peter
