Roles and Responsibilities

In each session, one student presents while another student acts as ``scribe''. The remaining students listen to the presentation and participate in the discussion. We envision the following roles and responsibilities for the participants in the seminar:  

• Professor: Provides experienced perspective on topics.
  Responsibilities:
  • Coordinates student registration.
  • Approves final topics list.
  • Helps recommend relevant papers/books for each topic.
  • Participates in, but does not lead, discussions.
  • Assists student presenter in creating session writeup.
  • Assigns grades (P/F).

• Student Presenter: Presents topic and leads discussion.
  Responsibilities:
  • Reads recommended papers and surveys literature.
  • Distributes final reading list to class.
  • Prepares tutorial.
  • Leads discussion.
  • Writes up notes.
    • Creates an accessible summary of topics by end of course.
    • Tutorial-style. Include general ideas, models, insights, and a few references.
    • Along with presentation, only deliverable for class.

• Student Scribe: Takes notes during presentation and discussion.
  Responsibilities:
  • Capture important discussion points to assist student presenter with session writeup.
  • Discuss material and notes with student presenter.

• Remaining Students: Contribute to discussions.
  Responsibilities:
  • Preview reading list for each session.
  • Attend sessions.
  • Participate in discussions.