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PRESENTATION HINTS: • PREPARE 5-TO-7 CHARTS, IN BRIEFING-CHART STYLE (LANDSCAPE/HORIZONTAL),FONT SIZE NO SMALLER THAN 20 POINT! • (P.S. THIS IS ARIAL BOLD 20 POINT FONT) • PLEASE PLACE YOUR PICTURE ON THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF EACH SLIDE • AND POST YOUR CHARTS VIA DEN ASSIGNMENT MANAGER AHEAD OF TIME! • IF CALLING IN AS A REMOTE STUDENT, PLEASE USE WEBEX… AND CALL IN AT BEGINNING OF THE CLASS! • PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THERE MAY BE A TIME ZONE DIFFERENCE!

PRESENTATION HINTS (CONTINUED): • IF YOU'RE LOCAL, THEN PLEASE TRY TO PRESENT IN PERSON. URL OF THE USC SITE WITH ALL OF THE DRIVING DIRECTIONS AND MAPS: http://www.usc.edu/about/visit/upc/driving_directions/ • THE DEN STUDIO IS IN RONALD TUTOR HALL (RTH) ON THE WEST END OF THE CAMPUS (NEAR VERMONT BOULEVARD) IN ROOM 115 • PARKING IS $12.00 IN THE VERMONT AVENUE PARKING PLAZA "A" (PSA)

PRESENTATION HINTS (CONTINUED): • THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME SAMPLE TOPICS (PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU PROBABLY CAN'T ANSWER ALL OF THE FOLLOWING): • WHAT IS YOUR SUBJECT? • WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS SUBJECT? • WHAT IS YOUR BACKGROUND (IF ANY) RELATIVE TO THIS SUBJECT? • WHAT IS A "QUICK SKETCH" OF WHAT HAPPENED (OR IS HAPPENING) ON THIS SUBJECT? • WHAT RESEARCH HAVE YOU PERFORMED TO DATE, AND WHAT HAVE YOU UNCOVERED?

PRESENTATION HINTS (CONTINUED): • SOME SAMPLE TOPICS… (CONTINUED) • HOW MUCH BASIC RESEARCH VS. DEVELOPMENT VS. OPERATIONS MUST BE PERFORMED ON THIS SUBJECT? AND, HOW WAS IT "SOLD" OR PRESENTED TO PEOPLE? • WHAT FACTS-OF-LIFE APPEAR TO BE RELEVANT TO THIS SUBJECT? WHAT KIND OF QUANTITATIVE DATA APPEAR TO BE AVAILABLE, AND WHAT KIND OF QUALITATIVE ANALYSES CAN BE MADE? • WHO ARE SOME OF THE KEY PLAYERS IN THE POLITICAL ARENA? • WHAT IS THE CONSTITUENCY THAT SUPPORTS OR OPPOSES THIS SUBJECT?

PRESENTATION HINTS (CONTINUED): • SOME SAMPLE TOPICS… (CONTINUED) • WHO (IF ANYONE) IS CHALLENGING THE FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT, AND WHERE WOULD THEY PREFER TO RE-DIRECT THE FUNDING? • WHAT ARE THE COSTS (HISTORY, NOW, NEXT YEAR, FUTURE) OF THIS PROJECT? WHAT WERE/ARE THE PROJECTED COSTS (THEN AND NOW)? • ARE THERE ANY TECHNICAL PROBLEMS THAT ARE PERTURBING THE POLITICAL FORCES OR BALANCE?

PRESENTATION HINTS (CONTINUED): • SOME SAMPLE TOPICS… (CONTINUED) • ARE THERE ANY POLITICAL "FACTS OF LIFE" THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PRESENTED IN CLASS, THAT YOU BELIEVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL DRIVERS FOR THIS PROJECT? • WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED DURING THE COURSE OF YOUR RESEARCH THAT YOU FOUND TO BE SURPRISING OR DID NOT EXPECT? • FOR THOSE WHO PERSONALLY WORKED (OR ARE WORKING) ON THIS SUBJECT-- IF YOU KNEW THEN WHAT YOU KNOW NOW, WHAT WOULD YOU DO DIFFERENTLY, AND WHAT WILL YOU DO IN THE FUTURE (ON THIS OR OTHER PROJECTS)?

PRESENTATION HINTS (CONTINUED): • SOME SAMPLE TOPICS… (CONTINUED) • WHAT CHALLENGES DO YOU FACE IN COMPLETING YOUR PAPER? DO YOU FEEL A NEED FOR HELP? IF SO, WHERE?

PRESENTATION NOTES: • DO NOT EMAIL YOUR PRESENTATIONS TO THE DEN • UPLOAD THEM ON THE DEN “ASSIGNMENT” FOR THE SCHEDULED DATE • RECOMMEND THAT FILENAME BE IN THE FORMAT “LASTNAME.PPT” • FILES MUST BE IN MICROSOFT POWER POINT • CONVERT TO MICROSOFT IF USING OPENOFFICE • FILES MUST BE UPLOADED BY MIDNIGHT ON THE DAY BEFORE THE PRESENTATION • YOU CAN PRESENT VIDEOS IF YOU ATTEND IN PERSON– VIDEOS WON’T WORK OVER WEBEX • YOU WILL NEED TO LOAD THEM ON A MEMORY STICK • MOST VIDEOS ARE TOO BIG TO E-MAIL

PRESENTATION NOTES (CONTINUED): • WEBEX WILL BE USED FOR REMOTE PRESENTATIONS • “PRESENTER” PRIVILEGES SHOULD FACILITATE EASIER MANIPULATION OF SLIDES • LOGON TO WEBEX AROUND START OF CLASS SO THAT ANY DIFFICULTIES CAN BE SORTED OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE • PLEASE FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES IN THE WEBEX TUTORIAL (SEE DEN ANNOUNCEMENTS) • PRESENTATIONS WILL BE FOR A TOTAL OF 25 MINUTES INCLUDING Q&A • PRESENT FOR 20 MINUTES • QUESTIONS & ANSWERS FOR 5 MINUTES

ALL TIMES ARE PST (Pacific Standard Time) PRESENTERS ON March 7th, 2016 Name in BLUE: Presentation not yet received, name in GREEN: Presentation received & posted

ALL TIMES ARE PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) PRESENTERS ON March 21th, 2016 Name in BLUE: Presentation not yet received, name in GREEN: Presentation received & posted

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