•  To provide good ground for the discussion, participants must :
  
• post  (at least 3) questions on each assigned reading to Connect , by 8pm of the day before the class in the forum corresponding to the paper. Clarification questions are welcome, but  participants should also try to ask questions that address weaknesses in the presented research, that relate the research to general issues in the field or that make connections/comparisons with topics covered in class.
• hand in a brief summary of each reading in class (max 1 page). The paper summary should address the following points.
  
• Beside improving  participation to the discussion, the objective of this activity is to help participants learn how to read papers with a critical eye, as a reviewer for a conference or journal would do. For more info on how to read a research paper, make sure you *carefully* read this detailed instructions.
• In addition to the quality of the summary/questions, punctuality in emailing them will be taken into account for marking.

When the paper is assigned to you
You are required to present the paper in class and to lead the discussion. We'll have 40min for each paper, 20 min. for the presentation  and 20 min. for discussion (the two can mix) In the presentation you have to:

•  summarize the paper
  

•  structure and propose answers to the  questions posed by the rest of the class.

NOTE: You should also read the other paper for that class, but you do not have to post questions and write the brief summary.

If you want to use slides and you do not have your own laptop, just send me your presentation at least 45min before class.