Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Active Listening, Social Skills

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 1020E
• Professor: Robert Jonasson

Document Summary

University seminars and tutorials take place under a broad range of circumstances, but all require students to participate. Contributing information relevant to the subject being discussed is one obviously necessary activity. This alone, however, will not sustain a productive seminar. In terms of content, a productive seminar is one in which a subject is defined, explicated and evaluated coherently and fully. In terms of process, a productive seminar is one in which all the participants take responsibility for each of these tasks. The following ideas offer you some hints on how to participate in an effective manner: do not miss classes, prepare yourself for each seminar by making short notes on your required readings for the week. These notes should be clear enough for you to be able to make use of them for essays and later review, but they should also be the basis of your personal agenda for the week"s discussion.