Here's the presentation order for the first weekend (MARS 2009 Day and selected members of FIRST 2009 Evening)
Saturday, May 12
10:00 Ebert/Griffin Questions
Ingrid Wick
Christina Hahnekamp Break
Romana Degen
Andrea Hanus Lunch
Kristina Paumann
Maren Werning Break
Anita Putschögl
Tamara Preatoni
Sunday, May 13
10:00
Christine Schütz
Julia Steiner
Sandra Bacher Break
Hannes Steger
Cornelia Petz Lunch
Michael Alexa
Anita Pailer Break
Thomas Bilek
Matthias Steiner
This order is on the basis of the e-mail receipt times. As I stated in class, you are welcome to trade presentation order amongst yourselves as long as (a) I'm not involved and there's no emotional catastrophes and (b) the final order is posted on here no later than Wednesday, 6 p.m.Bearbeitet von: GerhardFenkart am: 5/7/07 19:08
Re: Questions Concerning Oral Exam/PresentationPresentation Practice: Those of you that (1) are anxious to strongly improve your grade or (2) are worried about their presentation skills are welcome to give a preview of their presentation for feedback either tomorrow or on Wednesday instead of the class. I'd recommend meeting at my office (address is in the signature of every one of my mails - please DON'T post it here), ideally between 5 and 7 p.m. Whoever is interested, please mail me and then we'll schedule a time that works for everyone intereseted.
Re: Questions Concerning Oral Exam/Presentation
hi gerhard,
is it possible for you to make such a practise lesson next tuesday again (in your office)? because some of us haven't already finished their presentation. thanks a lot,
best,
babsi
Re: Questions Concerning Oral Exam/Presentation
Super, danke!!! da ist die präsentation sicher schon fertig ;-)
ich meld mich gleich mal fix an dafür ;-))
Re: PräsentationHere's the presentation order for the upcoming weekend (MARS 2009 Evening)
Saturday, May 19
10:00 Ebert/Griffin Questions
Karin Schaflechner
Christian Lang Break
Melanie Bukovski
Barbara Schmid Lunch
Michael Oladeinde
Sascha Strohmer Break
Martin Lang
Birgit Wagner Break
Yuri Vlasak
Dragica Gacic
Sunday, May 20
10:00
Andrea Reithner
Andreas Keller Break
Sandra Neumann
Fabian Stilke Break
Michael Rößl
Andreas Trnoska Lunch
Christian Schütz
Jürgen Vanicek Break
Melanie Urbanek
Anita Wimmer
This order is on the basis of the e-mail receipt times. As I stated in class, you are welcome to trade presentation order amongst yourselves as long as (a) I'm not involved and there's no emotional catastrophes and (b) the final order is posted on here no later than Friday, 1 p.m.Bearbeitet von: GerhardFenkart am: 5/16/07 14:37
Certainly! Let's start with the presentation order: (FIRST 2009 Day)
Thursday, June 7
9:00 Ebert/Griffin Questions for all
Georg Steinkellner
Andrea Pacha Break
Isabella Sakac
Karin Pribil Lunch
Cornelia Strassil
Michaela Zehentgruber Break
Florian Pölzl Feedbacks Day 1 Presenters
Friday, June 8
9:00
Doris Wolfesberger
Oliver Mavher Break
Martin Teizer
Ricarda Zeiler Break
Roman Rabak
Sandra Medvidovic Feedbacks Day 2 Presenters Lunch
This order is on the basis of the e-mail receipt times. As I stated in class, you are welcome to trade presentation order amongst yourselves as long as (a) I'm not involved and there's no emotional catastrophes and (b) the final order is posted on here no later than Wednedsay, 9 a.m.
> whether a remote control will be available to click through the powerpoint-presentation or not.
This is a very good question. In theory, a remote control WILL be available (the hotel provides them). However, last year, it ended up not working with the FH equipment. Due to this, I would recommend (a) bringing your own remote control (I unfortunately don't have one) or (b) preparing to present without one.
> We heard that the other group should be in Zeillern on Wednesday at 8 p.m. It’s the same for us, isn’t it?
In terms of pure requirement, you're only expected ot be in Zeillern/our seminar room by 9 a.m. on Thursday morning. However, it's strongly recommendable to come the day before. Firstly, there's less stress (getting out to Zeillern/checking in, etc. takes a while) and it's good for community spirit/exam morale to hang out with your classmates the evening before the exam.
The 8 p.m. guideline Robert mentioned applies to checking in. Basically, the rooms will be available on Wednesday afternoon and check-in goes up until 8 p.m. If for any reason you're planning on arriving later, you have to clarify that with the reception so that they'll leave out a key for you/give your key to a classmate.
> How much does it cost?
I was asked this via mail. It wouldn't be discretionary to publish this sort of information on a public forum, but the answer to that is in the first handout Robert sent you months ago.
FIRST Evening, I'm going to make myself a cup of tea and then you're next!
Re: PräsentationFIRST Evening Schedule Saturday, June 9
9:00 Ebert/Griffin Questions for all
Simone Heinz
Günter Heimel Break
Alexandra Balik Lunch
Ugur Eroglu
Alexander Kittinger Break
Franz Doppler Feedbacks Day 1 Presenters
Sunday, June 10
9:00
Eduard Aellig
Barbara Fabian Break
Alexander Fuchs Feedbacks Day 2 Presenters Lunch
This order is on the basis of the e-mail receipt times. As I stated in class, you are welcome to trade presentation order amongst yourselves as long as (a) I'm not involved and there's no emotional catastrophes and (b) the final order is posted on here no later than Friday, 9 a.m.Bearbeitet von: GerhardFenkart am: 6/5/07 15:11
Re: PräsentationAll the arrival information I posted above for FIRST Day applies to FIRST Evening, as well. The only difference is obviously that your arrival date is Friday or early Saturday morning.
There's numerous possibilities for sports activities (e.g. tennis courts, soccer field, jogging, bowling in the Schlössl-basement), so if you're into any of that, make sure to bring appropriate gear.
Also, it might be fun to bring a few boardgames along for the late afternoon/evening. If anyone has a Risk board ("Risiko", mine has been on four continents and noone but me can read it anymore), please bring it and we can conquer the world again.
There's a small supermarket in Zeillern, but please bear in mind that it closes early and the snack opportunities in the hotel after 10 p.m. are limited. Therefore, it might be a good idea to bring some snacks along.
On the second day of your presentations, we'll close before lunch (at which point in time I'll give feedback to the day 2 presenters). At this point, you're free to eat lunch/ not eat lunch/ return to Vienna, etc. It's a good idea to check out early on on day 2 (i.e. before class begins) as the hotel usually requires the rooms to be vacated before our day 2 presentations are over. Because of this, students usually deposit their bags in the seminar rooms on day 2.
That's pretty much all that comes to mind at the moment. If any other questions pop up, please post them here. Otherwise, I look forward to a fun week out in Zeillern with y'all!
We are not sure: Should the discussion last 15 or 30 minutes?
In case it should last 30 minutes: How bad would it be, if it only lasts 20 minutes? We all fear that we aren’t able to lead a 30-minute-discussion.
There's nothing more boring for an audience (including the lector ) than a discussion where all the students have prepared statements/answers, etc. For that reason, there won't be a penalty if the discussion questions were prepared well but the discussion doesn't last the full 30 minutes.
HOWEVER: What we WILL be looking at is the quality of your discussion questions. A classic, for example, is for a student to finish their presentation and, as a discussion question, start off with the grandiose "So what do you think?" Unless you've just given a presentation encouraging the Austrian Government to triple the student fees, that's not a good idea. This sort of question only results in a discussion if the audience has a strong opinion about/emotional connection to the topic.
Instead, every student should think of about six potential questions that will actually interest the others in talking about them. I'll try to give you an example:
Let's say you're giving a presentation on "The Importance Of E-Commerce For The Textile Industry". This is not really the sort of topic that inspires passionate rhetoric, which is why I chose it.
Let's brainstorm and think of topics that are related to the topic, but that might lend themselves better to discussions. In terms of structure, we'll go from more closely related questions to more-and-more abstract ones. Off the top of my head, I've got:
1) What effects will e-commerce have on the global structure of the textile industry? Where do you see this going in 3, 10, and 20 years?
2) What advantages and disadvantages have arisen for the textile industry in developed countries? Have they benefited from the increased globalization? Have the lost customers to cheaper competitors? Who are the winners and losers in the textile industry of developed countries?
3) Is there a tendency for globalization to benefit industries in regions where the production costs are lowest? Is this true for the textile industry or not?
4) If so, do you think globalization promotes the longterm welfare of developing countries? Why or why not?
5) Assuming that the economic development of developing countries benefits through increased sales, does this mean international consumer groups are silly to complain about low wages/child labor in developing countries?
6) On the basis of the previous questions, how would you evaluate the overall effect of e-commerce on consumers, producers in developed countries, and producers in developing countries? What benefits/deficits related to e-commerce do you see?
From personal experience, I guarantee that these types of questions will get this type of audience group into discussions where you'll have to worry about LIMITING them to 30 minutes rather than getting all the way there. And that was five minutes of brainstorming and a half bottle of diet beer. Just imagine what you'll come up with in ten minutes and a bottle of Jack.
The short answer to your question:
So lange Rede, kurzer Sinn, the grading criteria for the discussion segment is simply this: If somebody has prepared a number of discussion questions that theoretically should inspire classmates to voice opinions, agree/disagree, gain new insights, etc., then it doesn't matter if the discussion is lots shorter than 30 minutes. The presenter will still get full points for it. At the same time, however, if somebody has prepared a bunch of questions that are realistically of no genuine interest to anyone, then they'll lose marks even if the class has choreographed enough answers to go on for 40 minutes.
In your particular case, "consumer rights" should lend itself quite easily to the discussion format. A good idea for something like that is to choose a few examples that fall under the category "grey area" (i.e. where it's not totally clear if increased consumer rights wouldn't put the overall market in a worse position rather than a better one) and ask your classmates for their opinions. Or: give examples for obscure consumer rights (e.g. that end up harming the producers so badly that they stop offering the product entirely) and ask "Is there a limit to consumer rights? If so, where do you draw the line?"
All in all, to get a good discussion going, make sure to include some questions that are provocative enough to inspire real interest (and a wish to voice one's own opinion) in the audience.
Re: PräsentationOne thing I didn't mention concerning the Zeillern framework is that while your meals are all covered on Thursday/Friday (Day Group) or Saturday/Sunday (Evening Group), there's no meal plan for the first evening of your arrival. We generally meet at a restaurant and order from the menu the first night.
Also, please consider that Thursday is a holiday and the shops will not be open in case you need something. There's a bar, a cafe, and a restaurant at the Schlosshotel, but stocking up on fruits/snacks/mineral water for the late evening might not be a bad idea.
Anybody have a Risk or Monopoly board they can bring along? I'll bring along Trivial Pursuit with Ebert/Griffin questions, so there's always that... ;-)
Finally, according to www.zeillern.gv.at/ , there will be a guitar and mandolin concert at the Schlosshotel on Friday night from 7-9 p.m. . So rock n' roll.
another question concerning the discussion
hey gerhard;
while reading the discussion topic i found another question which i want you to ask.
during the discussion, are you going to ask questions either, or only in case you suddenly find an interessting one (or do you ask anyway); or are we totally on our own there? because i am afraid that i won`t have 5 or 6 interessting questions which are good to discuss because normally students at our age havent had so much contact to insurance agents, groups etc yet. and i cannot really ask somebody of his/her insurance policy to discuss wether its good or not... you know what i mean?
best, roman
risiko
by the way, i actually have one version of risiko.
and i would like to play it and -of course - defeat everybody who wants to conquer my land...
) than a discussion where all the students have prepared statements/answers, etc. For that reason, there won't be a penalty if the discussion questions were prepared well but the discussion doesn't last the full 30 minutes.
another question concerning the discussion
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