Paper Presentations

Paper Presentations

To earn all 5 supplemental reading points in the course, you must present one of the papers assigned as supplemental reading to the class.1 The paper are all listed on this page. This should be a 10 minute presentation, and should be completed with a partner. Your presentation should not assume that other students have read the paper, as there are many more options for supplemental reading than there are required responses and presentations!

Your presentation might cover the following:

  • What is the core idea of the paper?
  • How does paper relate to and extend what we have seen in class?
  • What are some main takeaways from the figures/tables in the paper?
  • How do the authors evaluate their work?

In 10 minutes, you will not be able to cover every detail in the paper, so it is important to be able to identify the most important ideas in the paper and how they relate to waht we’ve talked about!

The following is a recommended timeline for preparing your presentation:

  • At the start of the semester: fill out the preference form to indicate which papers you would be most interested in presenting.
  • 2 weeks before your presentation: read the background reading for your paper. This will typically be the textbook chapter that is related to your paper.
  • 1.5 weeks before your presentation: read the paper that you will be presenting.
  • 1 week before your presentation: have a draft of your slides ready.
  • A few days before your presentation: meet with me to present your draft. I might request revisions to your presentation.
    • Typically, if you are presenting on Tuesday, this will be the Friday before your presentation. If you are presenting on Thursday, it will be the Monday before your presentation.
    • Meeting with me before the presentation is required, but the timeline may be adjusted if necessary!

After the presentation, if your presentation is not satisfactory, you will be asked to discuss points of confusion with me and complete a write-up prior to receiving credit.

Footnotes

  1. You may not write a response for the same paper that you present.↩︎