Changes

2nd years and above attend 279s[[PHDBA279S (Fall 2010)| 279S]], the “student seminar,” on a weekly basis. This seminar is usually held early Thursday afternoons. The seminar consists of a weekly presentation by a BPP Ph.D. student (or sometimes by a student from another department or a visiting scholar). The schedule for presentations is decided at the first meeting of the semester. Both the presenter and the audience have obligations:

Both norms have become increasingly ignored in the last few years. Every BPP student should '''allocate at least an hour a week''' to prepare for 279S, and should '''actively help''' and challenge the presenter during the seminar. In previous years many students have provided '''written feedback''' in advance of the presentation; this is not required but is certainly welcome, and the demise of this informal norm is further evidence that too many of us are ignoring our 279s 279S responsibilities.