Section Twenty-one: Giving Interesting Assignments

• Part One: Give Students an Opportunity to Do Well on Assignments

1. Give a brief early assignment (Number 173)
2. Require frequent short assignments (Number 174)
3. Replicate assignments covering basic concepts (Number 175)
4. Give students options in selecting assignments (Number 176)
5. Give students a choice of substituting a paper (Number 177)
6. Schedule individual appointments with students (Number 178)
7. Use a structured process to help students (Number 179)

• Part Two: Challenge Students With Stimulating Activities

1. Set up student panels (Number 180)
2. Use classroom debates (Number 181)
3. Create opportunities for role playing (Number 182)
4. Ask students to give oral presentations (Number 183)
5. Use case studies and simulation techniques (Number 184)

• Part Three: Challenge Students With Stimulating Assignments

1. Give provocative assignments (Number 185)
2. Do assignments for "real world" clients (Number 186)
3. Give students field experience assignments (Number 187)
4. Give assignments typical of the field (Number 188)
5. Assign independent research projects (Number 189)
6. Assign analysis of an essay or article (Number 190)
7. Give role-playing assignments (Number 191)
8. Give exercises for problem visualization and approximation (Number 192)