Presentation Suggestions

Aim for about a 10- to 15-minute presentation. Don't spend too much time on a descriptive "history" of the case (we will all have read it); instead, focus on key points of analytical interest. For example, you might want to touch on some of the questions listed below. Which ones you choose to focus on will depend on the nature of the particular case you have chosen as well as on what you find interesting.

(1) Who are the key stakeholders?

(2) How are these stakeholders engaged in the policy-making process?

(3) Are they adequately engaged?

(4) What are the available options in this case?

(5) Whose "turf" would each option infringe on?

(6) Are the proposals too ambitous, or not ambitious enough?

(7) Are there any other alternatives you can think of?

(8) What contextual factors are crucial to understanding the dynamics of this case?

(9) Is there any feature of this case that you found particularly interesting (or peculiar)?

(10) (If applicable) What would YOU choose to do in this case? Make sure you justify your decision (i.e., discuss the factors that would lead to your decision).

(11) Does this case lend itself to any any general lessons of public administration?

 

In plain language, the presentation is meant to, in about ten-fifteen minutes, tell the class, "Here is the situation, here is what is key about it, this is what I would do, and this is what we can learn from it."

Feel free to e-mail me for suggestions regarding your specific case.