Here's a question of morals. Or maybe it's not morals; it's just a question. Either way it just is. I have a group presentation in one of my classes next week (it's about networking, just so you know). And the teacher tells us that we should have a question period in case anything we say isn't quite clear. He also says that there is no way we're going to cover everything that can possibly be covered and there will be questions. A thinly veiled way of saying that he's going to ask questions if no one in class can come up with one. And this has gotten the ladies in my group in a tizzy. So they came up with a quick solution. Plant a couple questions in the audience. Get a handful of people to ask questions before the teacher has a chance to. Now to me, this seems a bit off kilter. It's makes me unsettled. Rather than have the answers to the questions or admit that they don't know the answer, these people would rather withhold some information and then release it later. Personally I'd like to be an expert in the field. I'd like to know the answer to the question that they ask. I don't even think I'm a good enough actor to go through the motions of saying "Yes Jack?” "That's a good question", and "Networking means never having to say you're sorry". It is alright to not know the answer. Yes, we have been doing research on this for a month but we can't be expected to be experts about networking in that time. So your first question of the day is what should I do? Should I load a question to seem like i have an answer? To me this seems like one step above cheating. If you knew the answers before going into a test, that would be considered cheating. But on the other hand, this isn't a test. It's just a presentation. And what if i do know the answer to a question that wasn't prepared. I'd have a greater sense of myself than if I just told people what i already knew. So i pose the question to you. I have just under 2 weeks before the presentation and i'd like your help. Just do you know my stance I'll tell you right now that I'm against it but i can be swayed to the other side. Whadda ya say?
in english class in 12th grade we had to plant questions in the class and answer them and it wasn't considered cheating then. plus it makes you look for extra stuff. but it depends on you, risk someone asking a question you don't know the answer to and the teacher (maybe) docking you points... or plant a question you know the answer to and seem like you know what you're talking about. (I, personally, would plant questions)
ReplyDeleteplant the questions. the truth is, no one cares enough to ask questions about someone else's presentation, so get them to ask questions that people would ask if they did care.
ReplyDeletethe whole point of the presentation is to look like you know the answer, im not saying that the prof is going to TRY to trip you up, but why not make your life easier?
I once got docked marks on a presentation because i didn't answer questions that nobody asked. if i'd been thinking, i'd have planted questions