Instructor | Jan Wiebe |
Office Hours | After class or by appointment |
Office | 5409 Sennott Square |
Phone | (412) 624-9590 |
jmw106@pitt.edu |
Day | Time | Place |
Tuesday & Thursday | 4:00-5:15pm | 5313 Sennott Square |
Course Project | 40% (proposal: 8%, presentation: 8%, report: 24%) |
Commentaries on Readings: due by 2pm the day before |
25% |
Class Presentations of Papers: leading 2 classes 20%, presenting 2 optional papers 10% | 30% |
Class participation (including exercises, for which there may be preparation) | 5% |
Feel free to meet with me before your presentation. Bring a sketch of your presentation. I can answer background questions you may have, and help you figure out what to focus on in your presentation.
The objective overview of the paper should describe the following. You cannot include all the details that are in the paper; you will need to abstract away from some details.