Grouping

• 1. Assessment Rubrics for Class Participation

• 2. Assessment Rubrics for Mid-term/Final tests
• 3. Assessment Rubrics for Group Assignments
• 4. How to make teamwork work?
• 5. A self-introduction of everyone
• 6. Grouping
 How to Make Teamwork Work?
• Set a common goal
– Learning by doing
– Delivering effective presentation and project

• Everybody has something

– Perspectives, Skills, Resources…
– Help each other, help yourself

• Elect a good group leader

– Initiation, Organization, Coordination, Reflection…

• Prevent free-riders and reward contributors

– Email me if there is a free-rider in your group
– Email me if there is a key contributor in your group
 Self-Introduction
• What is your name and background?
– in a unique way to impress your class

• Why do you decide to choose this course?

– in an interesting way to inspire your class

• How do you plan to contribute to team work?

– in an informative way to match your group
 Self-Introduction: Me
• What is your name and background?
– Chinese name 吴桂英
– 桂英 means crown of laurel leafs in English; which
is the name origin of Laura.
– “Laura is pretty and kind with a sweet disposition
and rarely loses her temper. She has traditional
value. ”--I’m on the way to achieve this!
– BA in economics, Fudan University, China;
– PhD in economics, University of Oxford, UK.
 Self-Introduction: Me
• Why do you decide to choose this course?
– Life is about a sequence of choices--economics;
– The most important choices come from the trade-
offs between today and tomorrow; and between
risk and return--finance;
– Teaching and research in corporate finance
satisfies my intellectual needs and shapes my view
of the world.
 Self-Introduction: Me
• How do I contribute to teaching and learning?
• 2015: Nanyang Education Award (School)
• 2016: Nanyang Education Award (College) and
conferred as Fellow of the Teaching Excellence
Academy of NTU
• 2019: The Commendation Medal on the
National Day Awards 2019
• 2020: Best Instructor Award, MSc Applied
Economic Programme
 Self-Introduction: Me
• How do I contribute to teaching and learning?
 Self-Introduction: Me
• How do I contribute to teaching and learning?
 Self-Introduction: Me
• How do I contribute to teaching and learning?
 Self-Introduction: Me
• How do I contribute to teaching and learning?
 It’s your turn on 12 March!
• What is your name and background?
– in a unique way to impress your class

• Why do you decide to choose this course?

– in an interesting way to inspire your class

• How do you plan to contribute to teamwork?

– in an informative way to match your group

• Fill in this Google sheet before 12 Mar.

• Laura to set a one-minute Timer Watcher on 12 Mar.
 We will then Group.
• Students will be randomly allocated into 4 groups.
• Names will be published on NTULearn.
• Keep contact with each other.
• Group leader please send me an email for notification.
• I look forward to your first presentation on 19 Mar.