What is Euthanasia.

The presentation was divided into four sections:

i. Law

ii. Social

iii. Medical and

iv. Religious contexts.

There was a problem in this set up because the religious context being researched by one member of the group, falls under the social aspect of our subject, which meant that much preparation as care had to be taken so a s to avoid repetition in the presentation. Eventually, however, this was achieved after much discussion.

The reason for dividing the presentation into four topics and giving each person their own, was to avoid confusion as to the roles of each member. It also made it easier for each member to plan their own work without worrying too much about repetition.

Working as a team was a vital aspect for the preparation. The way in which this was done, was firstly to help each other with research strategies. If there were any difficulties in obtaining particular information, he whole group would work together in finding it, whether it was a case or facts. We also read each other's work to ensure that not only the grammar was correct, but also that the information was relevant and correctly cited.

Overall, it was a case of using each member's strongest abilities to supersede the weaker ones. The main area of working as a team however, was the practical preparation where the presentation skills came into effect.

How we prepared for the presentation:

* One of the first things that was agreed upon within the group was keeping to the regular meetings to work on the presentation. This proved to be effective as it meant the group was always aware of each other's progression (or not!) and it made sure that everyone was generally putting in the same amount of effort.

* Another way of materialising the effort put in by each member, we put together a booklet. Another of its purposes was to contain a bibliography of the different sources used and citations from books and journals, etc. It was also intended to serve as visual aid for the audience throughout the presentation.

* The group endeavoured to use as many sources of information as possible, which included the intranet, books, journals, the Internet, & questionnaires.

THE MOST CHALLENGING AREAS

One of the hardest aspects in preparing for the presentation was finding information on the economical context of euthanasia. That was the reason for changing to the social context. It was also quite hard to remember to cite down all of the relevant references made, to then put into the bibliography. However, it was achieved successfully after a little practice.

It was also rather challenging deciding upon which notes would go onto the power point and which notes I would memorise.

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