Third World and

Beyond: The PoSc

116 Debate
Participating Countries
9:00 – 10:30 10:30 -12:00 1:30 – 3:00
Afghanistan Cambodia Argentina
Bosnia Chile Malaysia
Brazil Cuba Somalia
Colombia Haiti South Africa
India Liberia Vietnam
Indonesia Papua New Guinea Yemen
Mexico Venezuela ***
Myanmar *** ***
Thailand *** ***
 Sequence and Schedules
9:00 – 10:30 10:30 -12:00 1:30 – 3:00
February 16
Colombia VS Mexico Haiti VS Cuba ***
February 18
India VS Afghanistan Liberia VS Cambodia Argentina VS Vietnam
February 23
Myanmar VS Indonesia Chile VS Venezuela Malaysia VS Yemen
March 1
Bosnia VS Thailand *** South Africa VS Somalia
March 3
Brazil VS Papua New Guinea ***
Reminders and Schedules
February 16
Submission of Midterm Exam Essays
March 1
Submission of Midterm Project
March 8
Submission of Pre-Final Exam Output
March 8 and 10
Processing of Debate Inputs/Discussions
 Motions and Schedules
9:00 – 10:30 10:30 -12:00 1:30 – 3:00

February 16
THBT civil and political rights
are key to the enjoyment of
all other rights
 Motions and Schedules
9:00 – 10:30 10:30 -12:00 1:30 – 3:00

February 18
THBT Poverty Reduction Strategy
Papers (PRSP) Approach is enough
to constitutionalize a particular
form of governance for developing
countries
 Motions and Schedules
9:00 – 10:30 10:30 -12:00 1:30 – 3:00

February 23
THBT increasing the salaries
of civil servants and
politicians can help combat
corruption
Motions and Schedules
9:00 – 10:30 10:30 -12:00 1:30 – 3:00

March 1
THBT anti-globalization
social movements are the
key to moving beyond the
Third World
Motions and Schedules
9:00 – 10:30 10:30 -12:00 1:30 – 3:00

March 3
THBT second generation of
governance support is a
requisite for achieving
development
 The Mechanics
• Format: Modified Oxford Oregon
1
• Speakers: Necessity, Beneficiality,
2 Practicability, Rebuttal

• Duration: five minutes constructive

speech for first three speakers + six
minutes rebuttal speech + twelve minutes
3 interpellation with adversary group + ten
minutes interpellation with the audience
 The Mechanics
• Attire: Business Casual / Formal
1

• Time Management: Start on time; buzz =

1 minute left + prolonged buzz = end of
2 speech

• Penalty: tardiness of majority of the

team members = automatic 5.0
3
grade for the pre-final examination
 The Mechanics
• Print-Outs: Performance Evaluation Scorecard
(to be submitted anytime after the debate and to
be included in the compendium; to be
4 accomplished individually by each member)

• Post Debate Pre-Final Exam

Deliverable: Compendium of
researched materials + 300-word
5 reflection paper for each member
 Criteria for Rating
Content and Organization = 50 pts

Presentation and Delivery = 10 pts

Teamwork and Consistency = 20 pts

Clarity and Responsiveness = 20 pts

TOTAL: 100 pts

 Performance Evaluation Scorecard
Proactive Deportment
Team Play and Camaraderie
Efficiency and Consistency
Goal-Oriented Disposition
Skills and Abilities
Ethical Demeanor

RUBRICS
 The Computation
• Debate: 80% of the pre-final
examination grade
• Post-Debate Deliverable: 20% of
the pre-final examination grade
• Performance Evaluation
Scorecard: oral recitation grade
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