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In-class Presentations – History of Economic Development

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to allow students to explore a topic within economic history in a more in-depth manner than we can in class. This can be a topic that you thought we should’ve given more attention to, or an area, time period, or subject that you have always found interesting. Expectations: Students will present a 10-15 minute presentation in the format of their choosing. The material presented should be well organized, and contain information not yet presented in class. Sample topics:

-History of development of a specific country (not covered, or covered very little in class), for example Mexico, Brazil, Korea, or Australia. -Choose a historical event, law, or policy change, and explain how it affected the development and/or economics of a region. -Any topic that we discussed in class (ie a theory of development, rise/fall of manorialism, the black plague, religion, technology, institutions) investigated in greater detail -Any published paper relating to economic history (several will be posted on Carmen) -Check the sign up sheet for more inspiration. Some really cool ideas have already been proposed!

Grading criteria:

Excellent Good Fair Needs Improvement

Content (60 pts)

Content is interesting, accurate, and new to the class. (60)

Content is generally interesting and accurate, but may include an inaccuracy or two, or some redundant points. (50)

Presentation contains many inaccuracies, or the presenter doesn’t include anything (30)

Content is inaccurate, or regurgitated from previous classes. (0-10)

Organization (20 pts)

Well organized and easy to follow. Student presented material in a way that captured the audience’s attention. (20)

Generally organized, but may include some spots where the presentation is difficult to follow. (15)

Generally disorganized and hard to follow. (10)

People viewing the presentation have serious difficulty following the presentation. (0-5)

Presentation (20 pts)

Student spoke loudly and clearly. Visuals were clean and added to the presentation. (20)

Student could have spoken more clearly, or visuals were not set up in a compelling manner. (15)

Student did not speak clearly, visuals were messy and took away from the presentation. (10)

Thought was not put in to presentation. (0-5)