Section outline
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General Guidelines:
1. All students are mandatorily required to participate in the presentation session which is of 8 marks.
2. Being a law student, one of the key visions should be how to become a good orator. The course teacher has full discretions to take presentations at any time of the semester based on their individual plan of achieving the objectives of the course.
3. Generally, presentations are taken before the final examination. The art of articulating arguments in front of an informed audience and camera will be tested.
4. The course teacher may set the title of the presentations or even ask students to find out their own topics from any particular area of the course which has contemporary significance.
5. Students will either submit video recording of the presentation using BLC or present in front of all using Google Meet or Zoom.
Assessment Plan:
1. The assessment activity should primarily look at whether students are able to present with confidence.
2. Enhancing the lawyering skill of the students is the key component of the assessment strategy.
3. Students should be able to present their arguments within the stipulated time. Students should be properly directed on how they will effectively respond to the questions from their friends and the moderator.
Assessment Rubrics:
Every faculty may set criteria for the assessment. He or she may decide what criteria or essential elements must be present in the student’s work to ensure that it is high in quality. However, an effort is taken to present an example of the general rubric’s criteria for marking presentations.
Criteria
Excellent (A and A-)
Above Average (B+ and B)
Average (B- and C+)
Below Average (Other Grades)
Introducing Own Self
Clear Organization of the Presentation
Eye Contract and Overall Body Language
Arguments
Drawing Conclusions
Presentation Topics (Sample):
Students should be able find out their own topic from within one given particular contemporary area. However, a list of sample topics/questions could also be provided by the respective course instructor. It will be useful, if the topics are delivered 2/3 weeks before the deadline for presentation.
Dress Code: Formal
Submission:
Presentations could be conducted in any of the two methods:
1. The traditional method of presenting during the class using Google Meet while the video camera will remain on;
2. Submitting the video file using the BLC forum.
The duration should not exceed 10 minutes. Students should be allowed at least several days to submit presentation file after the date of announcement.
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As discussed in the class, you may submit your recorded presentation here. Duration should be within 3-5 minutes.
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