TOK-PRES+PLAN+PARTH

= = //**Complete one form per student before you do your presentation**//. = =

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Presentation planning document
= = Submit to: **TOK teacher** Session: **May 2013** = = School number: **000357** = = School name: **DULWICH COLLEGE SHANGHAI** = =

= = Candidate name: Parth Kapur = = Candidate session number: 000357 _ _ _ _ = = Title of presentation: Funding for research = =

= = 1. What is the real life situation under consideration? UK budget 2010-11.

= = 2. What is the TOK knowledge issue that will be the focus of your presentation? (This must be expressed = = as a question.) Can we know purely through reason, whether spending vast amounts of resources in order to seek new knowledge is justified?

= = 3. Write a summary in note form (for example, a bullet point list), of the way you plan to deal with = = knowledge issues during your presentation). = =

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 * DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES: **

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 * IMPLICATIONS: **

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 * FORMAT: **

= = = = = = = **__Note to self__:** Stuff in red is the criteria, stuff in black is your planning. When a criterion is met there will be a smiley face at the end of the planning for tht criterion. = = = =__ **Criterion A: Identification of Knowledge Issues (5 marks)** __=
 * SUPPORTING MATERIALS: **

Have I got a clear title that asks a question using a TOK word such as ‘How justified is ...’ ‘How can we know that ...’ ‘What is the role of the scientific model of proof in establishing ...’ ‘How can we know whether something is art’?

__//Knowledge Issue//__ Can we know purely through reason, whether spending vast amounts of resources in order to seek new knowledge is justified?

point out tht you say purely, which means you will explore this KI using other ways of knowing like emotion.



Is my question clearly linked to a current affairs / real life issue? This doesn’t have to be something in the news but can be something from my personal life / school life that has happened (relatively) recently.

__//Real life situation//__ UK budget 2010-11.



Did I spend about 1 minute at the start introducing that real life issue and giving the audience some background information about it?

On the powerpoint presentation.



=__ **Criterion B: Treatment of Knowledge Issues (5 marks)** __=

Have I explicitly used TOK words in my presentation such as the BLURS, AOKS and WOKs or other TOK words such as believe, know, justified, certain, doubt?

The ways in which I think this topic can be explored

Reason

Emotion

The areas of knowledge

The human sciences

Economics

The natural sciences

The BLURS - ** Bias - Limitations - Uncertainty - Reliability - Subjectivity **

Have I explored these knowledge issues thoroughly and explained them in detail? So instead of just rattling off a list of words like ‘bias’, ‘limitations, ‘subjectivity’, etc have I made it clear exactly where that bias comes from and exactly why it is a problem? Have I considered a counterclaim that argues that, in fact, this bias isn’t really much of a problem at all and have I evaluated how successful / strong this counterclaim is and responded to it?

Do I support / prove my overall answer with a persuasive, sensible argument that is broken down into a series of clear and well argued steps?

=__ Criterion C: Knower’s Perspective ( 5 marks) __=

Have I included a specific slide (probably in the introduction) that explains why this is a significant issue and the different ways in which it could be significant?

In the intro I believe this is absolutely appalling.

Have I explained / made it clear why this issue is of personal importance / relevance to me?

=__ Criterion D: Connections (5 marks) __=

Have I got a clear exploration of how people from (at least two) different perspectives (e.g. different cultures, religions, socio-economic statuses) would view this issue? Have I examined the similarities and differences between these views and the way that those differences / similarities have been created by the backgrounds of the people in question?

Perspective A. Emotional, humanitarian perspective

Perspective B. Scientific perspective

Perspective C. Political perspective

Perspective D.

Have I been careful to avoid generalisation, e.g. saying things like all men / Samoans / obese people / scientists / animal rights activists / parents / homosexuals will feel this way?

Have I got an explicit slide that clearly states my own personal perspective on this issue and outlines the factors (e.g. age, gender, personality, social status) affecting my view? Have I been precise and explained exactly how, for example, being a girl has made me feel sympathy for Benazir Bhutto, the female prime minster of Pakistan assassinated in Dec 2007? It may be because, as a female, I like to see a strong woman in power and have therefore been deeply affected by her death.

Factors affecting my view:

Have I examined the similarities and differences between my views and the other different perspectives that I mentioned earlier?

Have I got an explicit slide, probably at the end, which explores the implications of my perspective on this issue perhaps by considering a different issue from the same point of view? For example, if I am against homosexuality because I think it is ‘unnatural’ then I must also be against aeroplanes and cars, Pepsi, clothes and iPods as these are unnatural too.

Is my presentation about 10 minutes long or 10 minutes per person in a group?