I seem to have mislaid the original mailing about this subject, but
in case it's relevant you may be interested to know that we have run
a course here at Leeds since 1994. In modern modulespeak it is a
one-semester 10-credit level 2 course (where the year as a whole is
120 credits), and it's basically a Capital vol.1 reading course.
The course outline etc. is attached as a Word file <marx98im.doc>.
We are still trying to find the best way of organising the course so
as to maintain the students' interest and participation. The present
format has 2 teams preparing presentations (which we have
dubbed '5-a-side Marx') and it works pretty well. Both teams write
up an A4 page of notes in advance, which are circulated in the class.
The 2 teams take turns to present sections, each of which amounts on
average to 5-6 pages in length (well, roughly a fifth of the weekly
helping); I act as scribe, writing up notes on the whiteboard
from the presentation; the team not presenting then adds comments and
criticisms, and then there is general discussion. The system works
well in that the students feel they can cope with a brief
presentation. However, attendance still falls off as the semester
goes on. Of the present 36 students taking the course, there's a
core of 20-25 regulars, and the rest are more intermittent.
Comments welcome!
Hugo Radice
Hugo Radice
Division of Industrial and Labour Studies,
Leeds University Business School,
University of Leeds,
Leeds LS2 9JT, UK.
tel: 44-113-233-4507; fax 44-113-233-2640
email: [log in to unmask]
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