Monday, March 22, 2010

Katie, Xin, Pat, and Josh are looking into...

...the reasons that students choose specific food-service stations at LaFollette. They contend that students who are in a hurry will select different options than students who have more time to relax over their meal.
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18 comments:

  1. M GuardMarch 23, 2010 at 3:09 PM

    1. The thesis was all about convenience, most people will eat downstairs at out of bounds or courtside if they are in a hurry. People have more time on their hands eat at the buffet.
    2. They did a good job by breaking it up into observations, surveys, interviews, etc. It was easy to follow.
    3. They built their argument by talking about their observations and how more people eat downstairs if they are in a hurry.
    4. They all talked loud enough but I noticed some people rushed and talked really fast.
    5. They used Pecha Kucha because they had 20 slides at 20 seconds each.
    6. The group did very well with incorporating quotes and statistics. I liked how they had a picture with a quote on it.

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  2. mhickey2March 23, 2010 at 3:14 PM

    This group talked about details of the Lafollette food court. Each speaker talked about a different subject such as the restaraunts in LA, observations, interviews, and a summary. They were very well organized and I liked how it was broken down into different aspects. They seemed to follow their thesis very well. The sentences flowed very well and they did not use slang or fragments. The words seemed to be timed very well with the slides and shows that they practiced. They researched the types of foods in each different place.

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  3. kassieleannMarch 23, 2010 at 6:35 PM

    1. They were trying to argue the connivence of each eating establishment and why students choose each one. I think that this seemed to be a valid thesis based on all their research because all of their research answered the question stated in the thesis.
    2. Their presentation was very easy to follow. Their Power Point was very well organized and because it was well organized it was easy to follow.
    3. The group interviewed students to see which establishment they prefer. I think the only thing missing was more evidence on why people choose to eat where they do.
    4. I could hear each speaker very clearly. They spoke loud enough and and enunciated everything very well. I think their choice of vocabulary was good. The only thing I noticed on their pictures was that one slide was talking about Courtside and the picture was of Out of Bounds. The tried and connected to the audience very well.
    6. The group incorporated quotes very well. It had a picture of the person who said the quote and then the quote next to the picture. They could have used more statistics but it still wasn't a bad presentation. I did not notice any misspelled words and the pictures were all of good quality.

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  4. ValMarch 25, 2010 at 7:57 AM

    This group's PowerPoint was well-organized and informative, two important points when giving a presentation. Some of the presenters spoke much too fast, but their voices were audible and clear. I would have liked to see more pictures of Courtside and the Buffet, but the pictures they already had were of good quality. The group carried their thesis well throughout their presentation, but it could have been more developed and a wider range of people studied.

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  5. AnonymousMarch 25, 2010 at 6:46 PM

    This group did a good job presenting the information that had. Their thesis was well thought out and was understandable through out the presentation. Pictures were on good quality. Some of the speakers were rushed and not all of the slides matched up to what was being described, this was counfusing. Overall everyone used appropriate vocabulary and everyone was easy to hear.

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  6. geegeeMarch 26, 2010 at 1:10 PM

    Your group did not directly state its thesis (that students chose different dining options based on the amount of time that they have to eat), but your question did become apparent as the presentation unfolded. The powerpoint and presentation were well organized and included pictures that were of a good quality.

    Group members spoke clearly and their vocies were easily audible. Verbage seemed to be chosen appropriately, and i did not hear any instances of difficulty with word enuciation. There was no indication that any of the speakers had trouble staying focused or lacked enough information to speak effectively. This made the presentation easy to understand and follow. I noted no misspelling on the power- point slides. One individual in the group did have trouble maintaining eye contact with the audience, but this did not seem to be too much of a distraction.

    I was most impressed with Xin's delivery of information. I don't believe that I have ever heard her speak so confidently, and at a level that I could hear everything she had to say. She seemed especially well prepared for the assignment.

    My only suggestion would be that the thesis should have been more clearly stated at the beginning of the presentation.

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  7. Cody CushmanMarch 26, 2010 at 7:11 PM

    I thought the only problem with this presentation was that the group never said really what their thesis was during their presentation. Other than that they spoke very well and had a lot of information that they used very well. The slides that they used were very helpful and easy to follow which made the presentation a lot better.

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  8. Garrett SmithMarch 29, 2010 at 12:40 PM

    I believe this presentation was the best, they were very well organized. They also presented a lot of extra information and statistics. They did this all while incorporating their field work. The only minor problem is that his timing was off a little, but they recovered. It was easy to follow and they stayed on topic.

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  9. Dan CousineauMarch 29, 2010 at 3:39 PM

    The Lafollate Food Court presentation was not clear about stating the thesis at the beginning of the presentation but i believe that there was a good amount of facts that support their topic. I think that the group stated the thesis in the middle of the presentation where they talked about who ate at the Lafollate Food Court and why they ate there. The presentation was easy to follow most of the time. Each group member presented an idea with good facts and had a well thought out conclusion to help present their ideas. Everybody spoke clearly and loud enough for the class to hear

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  10. StephanieMarch 29, 2010 at 4:02 PM

    This group did the Lafollete Food Court. I'm still not sure what the thesis was but there was a lot of information on the types of food places in Lafollete. Katie and Xin worked together while Pat and Josh worked together. I liked how Katie made a quote coming out of the picture of the person she interviewed. The pictures were good, and the power point was easy to follow. Each member talked about their ideas and findings. Everyone spoke clearly and didn't rush or stumble on their thoughts.

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  11. ADW2013March 29, 2010 at 5:51 PM

    The group that did their presentation over the dining in Lafollette did a very good job sorting out and putting their information together. I really liked the way the interview and some quotes were included in their presentation. The thesis at first seemed to be unclear but towards the end of their presentation, everything was cleared up.

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  12. RoysebsuMarch 29, 2010 at 6:59 PM

    This group chose to research why people chose certain food services offered in Lafollette. I thought that they did a nice job on the presentation. The only thing that could've been improved on in my eyes would be the survey aspect of it and also the smiley faces in the power point. The smiley faces are more of a personal thing though. They followed the format and did a great job presenting though. Very nice job.

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  13. Q GURUMarch 29, 2010 at 9:04 PM

    This group did their presentation on the food places in Lafollette. They clearly used good quotes and statistics. I like how they had picks of people eating and i thought that was really entertaining. They compared out of bounds to the buffet and courtside. They had great development on this presentation and i thought it made great sense and it was really organized.

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  14. JakeatbsuMarch 29, 2010 at 9:41 PM

    This was the second group to go on day one. Their thesis was about why students at laffolette eat where they do. Overall I think they did very well. Everyone spoke clearly and loud enough so that the class could hear. The power point was organized fairly well and looked good enough for its purpose. I did want to see more eye contact but this is not a speech class. Two things I liked a lot were their statistics and the smooth transitions between topics. The conclusion they came up with was that the majority of people at for convenience.

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  15. Chandler GableMarch 30, 2010 at 10:11 AM

    This group argued that people choose to eat downstairs instead of the buffet because of convenience. Gave examples of why it was easier to go downstairs. Pictures matched with the person talking. The interviews and survey confirmed the observation the group made.

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  16. Yoshiblue000March 30, 2010 at 11:02 AM

    This group started with background information of Lafollette's dining system. They informed us about the buffet, Courtside, and Out of Bounds. The conveniences of Lafollette are the Ball Sate website for ordering food and the short distance from where they live. They also explained how the meal plans work. While conducting their observations, they noticed many people were looking for a place to sit. They also noticed that many people are very friendly. They think that the same group of friends sit together, and the same race sit together, similar to our group's thoughts.

    This group thought that by interviewing their friends, they would get more information and better honesty. Their interviews aided them to know what to ask in their survey. They all stated their personal observations, too. They lacked quotes, however. According to their survey, 100% who eat at Lafollette are freshman.

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  17. Sara WengerMarch 30, 2010 at 1:38 PM

    This group had the interesting topic of Lafollette dining. The thesis wasn't clearly stated, but it was easy to figure out what they were trying to find out. They had a lot of information about the three different dining options in Lafollette. They used some good quotes and statistics. It was pretty easy to follow, but it seemed a little bit repetitive at times to me.

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  18. Alisha GardnerApril 1, 2010 at 8:08 PM

    1. I thought that their thesis was that people go to out of bounds or courtside for their convenience. They asked the questions: which one was used more? Fast food service or a sit down meal?
    2. They had a very organized presentation that look well put together.
    3. They used their research and surveys to develop their argument to support/build on their thesis.
    4. They were all very clear in their speech.
    5. Xin talked about everyone's observations, Katie talked about their surveys, Josh talked about the different places, and Pat talked about their thesis.
    6. They incorporated their statistics and quotes very well. There powerpoint was very polished.

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