SOAN 349: Frontiers & Borders
MW 2:45-4:00, Alumni 108
Colgate University
 Spring 2005 Professor Thomas Hall
 NEW Office:  B3 Alumni, x7042, email:  tdhall@mail.colgate.edu
 OFFICE HOURS:  M 4-5, TU 2-3, W 11-12, & by appointment
Last Updated 3-28-05
Presenting A Case Study

PRESENTATIONS
You may take up to 25 minutes to present your material. I would suggest no more than 5 to10 minutes summarizing your description of the border or frontier, and about 10 minutes elaborating on your analysis:

• What are the factors shaping this frontier or border?
• How is it connected [or not] to global & historical processes?
• How do global and/or historical processes curtail or limit changes on this frontier or border?
• What does this case study of your specific border or frontiercontribute to the general understanding of frontiers and borders?
• What are the possible futures of this frontier or border [assuming it still exists]?
• What do you see as the most important processes or factors shaping this frontier or border?
• Finish with questions or problems YOU have in writing this case study. Use the discussion to help you.

Past experience shows me that if everyone works at this, then everyone's case study gets much better.

Why Present Early? Why Present at All?
Almost everyone wants to present later.  They usually say so they can have more time to do a good job, but in reality it is often just procrastination.  However, presenting early has some advantages.  First, you will have more time to make revisions.  Second, the presentation is NOT of a finished product, but midstream, to try it out.  Third, the process of cutting down your material to fit in the allotted time will force you to sharpen your argument, or show you where there problems. Fourth, this is a chance to ask questions, struggle with problems, expose unresolved issues, etc. when it cannot affect your grade.

Because the presentation is "midstream," if is perfectly permissible to say, "We're stuck on this," or "We need help with this idea," etc.  That is, USE your presentation to help you work on your case study.

So go early, get a jump on your final draft!

Send comments or questions to tdhall@mail.colgate.edu
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