WilliamsCommentPPTLamprouAnna

Anna Lamprou Tuesday, April 21, 2009 10:05 AM Proposal Presentation Review Reviewer: Logan Williams 1034 - 1046 1046 - 1059 EMPIRICAL Intellectual merit slide; CONCEPTUAL Aims slide; research questions slide; intellectual merit slide METHODOLOGICAL Methodology slide PRACTICAL Broader significance slide OVERVIEW Yes; Important because the US and EU are spending a lot of money on nanotech research; definition of nano is being shaped now; differences in policies between US and EU causes industry money loss for US NEW KNOWLEDGE Yes when discussing aims/intellectual merit HOW Participant observation Policy analysis DATA TYPES yes Yes; discussed publications and book Yes; slide on importance yes; careful about talking to the screen Sometimes too many words on one slide Where is globalization (besides slide title and the brief discussion of how precautionary principle policy held by the EU will affect trade with the US)? Where is public sphere (besides slide title)? (building on Ned and Kim's comments)
 * 1. Did the presentation clearly describe the aims of the research – empirical, conceptual, methodological and practical?**
 * 2. Did the presentation provide an overview of what we already know about the research subject, and then explain how the proposed research will create new knowledge?**
 * 3. Did the presentation provide a robust sense of** //**how**// **the research will be carried out, and of the type of data that will be collected?**
 * 4. Did the research plan presented seem credible and feasible?**
 * 5. Did the presentation provide a tangible sense of the book and other outcomes of the research?**
 * 6. Did the presentation persuade you that the proposed research is important, in this historical moment in particular?**
 * 7. Was the speaking style clear, engaging and well timed?**
 * 8. Further comments and questions.**