Guidelines for ORAL PRESENTATION-
Presentation must be organized in the manner instructed in the guideline with at least six (five peer-reviewed) primary articles. The primary articles (at least six) you choose to describe in your presentation must be (1) the articles from scientific journals that report on original research, (2) recent articles from peer-reviewed scientific journals (no earlier than 2012), and (3) relevant to your presentation topic. Additional articles (above and beyond the seven required may be dated prior to 2012 for favorable grading. Secondary reference also can be used in the paper but neither credited nor penalized. No general knowledge source (e.g., general website information, Wikipedia, encyclopedia, newspaper, popular magazine, etc.) can be cited as reference.
Format for the Presentation
Each student will have 15 minutes for presentation plus 5 minutes for questions, answers and discussion. Here is a suggestion to prepare and deliver your presentation:
Outline & Timeline
1. Provide a brief historical context for the topic and whatever introductory information is necessary for the majority of the audience to understand it: 2-3 minutes.
2. Refer to each primary paper, while stating the question(s) that the researchers addressed and the hypothesis or hypotheses they were tested. You dont need to give each paper equal time in your discussion. However, you should describe experimental methods, summarize important individual results, discuss the implications of the results, and provide any necessary critique: 5-7 minutes.
3. Present a collective summary of the findings: 2-3 minutes.
4. Give your thoughts on the status of knowledge in the field, your feelings on how this knowledge affects us all, and your opinions on where research in this area should go in the future: 8-10 minutes.
Guideline
1. Distribute responsibility for the components of your team presentation evenly among team members.
2. Dont read your presentation directly from notes or slides.
3. Tell a story. Make your presentation into a narrative that is interesting and easy to follow.
4. Allow for an adequate transition between parts of your presentation and team members.
5. Speak clearly, audibly, maintain eye contact with the audience and use a laser pointer effectively.
6. Cite references as you refer to different studies; dont wait until the end of your talk .
7. Use audiovisual aids effectively; dont put too much information on a slide; choose items that add to the audiences understanding; use color effectively; be sure that what is on the screen can be read from all parts of the room (use large enough type!); dont speed through slides.
8. Following your presentation, you should have approximately 5-10 minutes to answer questions.
9. You should be prepared to generate discussion if the audience has no questions.
Presentation Evaluation Criteria
Your presentation will be graded according to the following criteria:
Description of research
1. Clearly stated the basis for choosing specific research articles and relationships between them.
2. Provided appropriate background to understand the research and its context.
3. Adequately explained the methodology employed by researchers.
4. Adequately explained research results, including figures and data analysis.
5. Clearly stated the conclusions of the research.
6. Provided a good critique of the research and the research report.
7. Adequately answered questions.
8. Showed a thorough knowledge and understanding of the topic.
Presentation skills
9. Organized presentation in a clear and logical manner.
10. Effectively used instructional methods (audiovisual aids) to support the presentation.
11. Had visuals effectively designed, not overly crowded, and easily readable for the audience.
12. Maintained eye contact with the audience.
13. Avoided excessive reading from notes.
14. Spoke clearly and was adequately heard.
15. Managed the available time well.
16. Did a good job of facilitating discussion following the presentation.
17. Utilized the allocated time effectively and properly.
