Scheduled with the last quiz planned for Friday, April 27. 425 Analysis of a current consumer issue presented in the media . The task is to become aware of current events and actions of government, business, education, or consumer advocates which have an impact on the consumer role . A pro-con debate is a type of presentation that, after identifying a consumer issue, gives detailed arguments in favor or in opposition to a proposed solution or to a specific problem statement. Through research, the team should be able to provide a number of arguments based on current data and cited references.
Arguments can be both rational and emotional with focus on economic impacts to consumers.
The research effort will result in an in-class presentation as a debate between the team's members. That is, this presentation is not simply a exhibition of information, but rather one that answers a question or addresses a problem statement . A written paper will not be required, however a detailed outline with integrated citations will be submitted approximately a week before presentations are scheduled. Choose a topic that can be covered in some depth during a 20 minute presentation time.