EC201 Video Coursework: LT 2023
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EC201 Video Coursework: LT 2023
Purpose of the assignment:
The video components of EC201 are designed to capture engagement with the course content, as well as offer an opportunity for students to develop digital and presentation skills that are valued by employers. The videos can also be showcased and discussed in the context of a job interview, or masters’ application. The LT 2023 video counts for 25% of your coursework score and therefore for 2.5% of your overall score in EC201.
The Task:
You are required to produce a video of no more than ten minutes in length on the following theme:
How do models of adverse selection help us understand how the market for restaurants work? Do online restaurant reviews solve any problem in this market?
Slides can help you structure your ideas and organise the presentation. However, you may prefer something other than slides in your video – images, animation…anything audio-visual that you feel will enhance your video presentation is fine!
Criteria of assessment:
Your video will be marked on the basis of:
(i) Clarity of argument
(ii) Use of relevant theory
(iii) Reference to relevant related literature
You can draw on course reading and conduct your own literature search (i.e. through Google Scholar). There is a section on the form to cite your sources.
Top Tip: get the correct citation of a source by clicking on the quotation mark underneath the listing on Google Scholar. Any referencing style is fine as long as you are consistent. The question is broad so feel free to narrow your focus if you wish.
Filming your coursework video:
For recording your videos, we recommend Loom for Education. This is a screen capture service that is very easy to use. You can seamlessly create videos of your screen, with your voice commenting over it. The videos are hosted on the Loom platform, where only people with a link can access them.
To register visit https://www.loom.com/education. If you register with your LSE email account, you will automatically be granted free access. Download the app on your machine, and you are ready to go. You can launch it from the Start Menu on Windows, or from the Application list on a Mac. Don’t leave registration to Loom to the last minute as it might take a while to verify your education account on the basis of your LSE email address.
Through Loom for Education you can easily share your video by sharing the link provided by Loom on their platform, or you can download the video and store it somewhere else (Dropbox, One Drive etc.). If you delete the video from Loom, then the Loom link will no longer work – so be careful. If you share from another platform, ensure access is password free, so the markers can freely access the video.
You can film slides or other visual content with audio narration, or you can film yourself presenting. A feature that makes Loom especially nice to use is that you can (if you wish) embed a little video of yourself speaking in a circle within the presentation. This makes the recording more personal and engaging. Note, the circle can be moved to wherever you want, though top right or bottom right tends to cover less content.
For the purposes of the EC201 Coursework please share via a link. Only those with the link can see the recording. You may want to disable/enable comments and Emoji reactions. That is up to you. If they are disabled, then people can watch the video but not comment on it.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Loom has an iPad app, which when tested at the start of the year appeared to have several buggy features. We do not recommend using Loom directly on an iPad. If you want to use the iPad to record a video, we recommend that you mirror it on your MacBook/laptop, or that you use an alternative screen capturing app for the iPad.
You can also film using your LSE Zoom account via lse.zoom.us if you wish. Zoom recordings are
deleted from the server after 90 days, however, so if you choose to use Zoom, please retain a copy by downloading your video from Zoom and storing it on a separate drive.
Coursework submission:
There is a dedicated Moodle portal for you to submit your coursework. Note, you are required to provide a link to each video in the provided video submission form (not upload the video itself). The form can be found on Moodle along with the Moodle submission portal.
We hope you enjoy creating the video!
2023-08-29