There are reasons why you have to do things in this class

This chart was in the Daily Tarheel today.

Do you notice anything amiss?

If the endowment in 2009 is really $1.78 billion, why is the bar depicting something like $2.2 billion?

Things like this really reflect poorly on the organization. But is it the Daily Tarheel, or is it the UNC Management Company?

A: It is both. The management company shouldn't have released this erroneous chart and the Daily Tarheel should have checked it before publishing.

An alternate presentation tool: Prezi

For those looking for a unique way of presenting information, I have a neat suggestion: Prezi.com. This website offers a 'free' presentation tool which uses a map layout and zooming to show contextual relationships. By doing this, it addresses some of the shortcomings of PowerPoint, and works great if you want to give an 'artsy' feel to your presentation. I recently used it for my New Product Development class to present not only our idea but also our marketing strategy interwoven with it. It is fairly easy to use and create a presentation, and is web-based which allows for easy access (no flash drive necessary). Note: By using the free software, you are allowing anyone to see the presentation (you do not have control of this). A premium version is available at a cost, which supposedly gives more freedom in customization and also gives you full control of the access.