The aim is to get the students to work independently on defining and building up insight into an area which they develop in collaboration with a group. We initiated this activity partly because we found that the students were exposed to too much teacher-centred learning, partly because we wanted to ensure that they would begin with the exam assignments during the course of the semester, rather than waiting until the course was finished.
Selection of material/theory and project preparation, communication of work in progress, cooperation, the ability to respond critically.
I present them with a programme which includes as its subsidiary goals:
I manage the session with the synopsis presentation.
They receive guidance before and after the presentations and instruction on what a synopsis is etc.