I have a presentation + final research paper: Presentation is needed in 4-5 days max
Final research paper which is 15 pages is needed by Dec 6
Presentation Details (Teacher’s notes) 10 minutes talking:
You must present a logic chain of evidence that convinces your audience of the validity of your argument for a specific policy. You must do so succinctly; get to the point without providing lengthy background. Some context may be necessary but prioritize your central evidence and main argument. Once your audience is convinced, they can ask you for more background if they need it.
This assignment is an opportunity for you to practice your briefing skills. Briefing is an important but neglected art; master it and you will go far. One diplomat who has occupied high-ranking positions in the US State Department and the UN calls it “a potential high-speed escalator for junior personnel who know how to do it.” He emphasizes the centrality of the logic chain and urges you to “understand that the logic chain points you make, if effective, will be carried out of the room by those who hear you and are impressed, so that you will be making policy through your oral briefing.” A Homeland Security expert who has briefed the president on a daily basis says that briefing is a vital and important skill that is all too rare. In his experience, good briefers stand out from their peers.
Your paper does not need to be in its final form for you to present your work. Your research should be advanced enough that you can articulate your working argument and show the evidence on which it is built, but at this stage you may find that the experience of saying your argument out loud and replying to questions about your work results in changes to your project.
For the purposes of this class, the key elements of your briefing are (10 minutes talking):
Introduction (1-2 minutes)
1) Lay out the question(s) you hope to answer.
2) Summarize what other scholars and practitioners have said about the subject.
3) Describe the evidence you used and the way you used it.
4) Clearly articulate your argument, which will, ideally, be an answer to your earlier questions.
Body (8-10 minutes)
5) Present your evidence in the form of a logic chain. This section should make up the bulk of your presentation.
Conclusion (1-2 minutes)
6) Briefly repeat your argument and show how it is based on the evidence you’ve presented. You may also find it helpful to note problems you’re having with your research and ask for feedback.
My notes: I need a script for the presentation (so if you could include notes for each slide to guide me)
Final Policy Paper Guidelines
In 15 pages, offer a policy-oriented analysis (that is, a report making policy recommendations) based on your research on a current issue in South Asian affairs. You must explore a different topic than you examined in your first paper. You must submit an electronic copy via Canvas by 11:59pm on Dec 7. The 15 page length does not include the bibliography. Use Times 12-point font with 1.25-inch left and right margins and 1-inch top and bottom margins.
You must state your argument—the specific policy you recommend—clearly in the first paragraph. Keep in mind the dictum that in Washington, D.C., decision-makers are too busy to turn to the second page; you need to convey your message up front. Your research should draw on at least ten peer-reviewed scholarly sources, in addition to any practitioner (e.g. reports from the Council on Foreign Relations) or journalistic (e.g. Economist articles) material you wish to use. Do not use Wikipedia. You must use proper citation (either footnotes or parenthetic citation) and provide a bibliography. Top-notch papers will also consider potential objections to your proposal.
A paper with these characteristics . . . . . . will fall into this range
Clear, thoughtful, analytical argument, stated at beginning A
Explanation of significance
Acknowledgement and analysis of alternative arguments
Excellent analysis
Robust foundation of peer-reviewed books/articles (at least 5-10)
Excellent grammar and style
Complete, properly formatted citations
Clear argument; may lean towards description B
Adequate analysis; may lean towards description
Adequate foundation of peer-reviewed books/articles (3-5)
Good grammar and style
Minor problems with citations
Lack of clear argument C
Lack of adequate analysis
Minimal foundation of peer-reviewed books/articles (1-2)
Problems with grammar and style
Significant problems with citations
Problems with sources
No argument D
Major problems with grammar and style
Major problems with sources
Lack of any identifiable organization F
Citation Guidelines
Citation
Use either parenthetic citation or footnotes (rather than endnotes). Citation is crucial because it provides the DNA of scholarship, showing where you got your information. Include a bibliography of all the works you consulted, rather than a “works cited” page.
Book (Footnote Format): Salman Rushdie, The Ground beneath Her Feet (New York: Henry Holt, 1999): 83.
Book (Parenthetic Citation Format): (Rushdie 1999, 83)
Book (Bibliography Format): Rushdie, Salman. The Ground beneath Her Feet. New York: Henry Holt, 1999. [pages normally not cited in bibliography]
Article (Footnote Format): Judith Lewis, “‘‘Tis a Misfortune to Be a Great Ladie’: Maternal Mortality in the British Aristocracy, 1558-1959,” Journal of British Studies 37 (1998): 45.
Article (Parenthetic Citation Format): (Lewis 1998, 45)
Article (Bibliography Format): Lewis, Judith. “‘‘Tis a Misfortune to Be a Great Ladie’: Maternal Mortality in the British Aristocracy, 1558-1959.” Journal of British Studies 37 (1998): 26-53.
Public Document Online (Footnote Format): U.S. Census Bureau, “Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, 1987 to 1999,” Health Insurance Historical Table 1, 2000, http://www.census.gov/hhes/hlthins/historic/hihist… (accessed June 29, 2003).
Public Document Online (Parenthetic Citation Format): (U.S. Census Bureau 2000)
Public Document Online (Bibliography Format): U.S. Census Bureau. “Health Insurance Coverage Status and Type of Coverage by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, 1987 to 1999.” Health Insurance Historical Table 1, 2000. http://www.census.gov/hhes/hlthins/historic/hihist… (accessed June 29, 2003).
Cite all secondary accounts in addition to primary sources.
Do not cite class lectures as secondary accounts (because they’re not peer-reviewed).
Divide your bibliography into primary sources and secondary accounts (if applicable).
For more information on citation format, see The Chicago Manual of Style.
Quotation Basics
If your quote is over four lines, indent and single-space to form a block quote. Do not use quotation marks for block quotes.
There’s no need for ellipses at the beginning or end of a quote.
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