Published April 2005 as part of the Handbook for Economics Lecturers: Using the Web to Teach Economics
In the core first-year economics module at Glasgow Caledonian University students are assessed through classwork (presentations) an essay and an unseen exam. Under the general class heading of 'presentations' students investigate topics and present their findings resulting in class discussion and comments from the tutor. This allows a report to be written up which is subsequently marked. We use the first (common) presentation (which unlike the others does not involve a follow-up written report) as a method of encouraging group work introducing students to academic use of the Web and hopefully illustrating common pitfalls to avoid in their study.
