Presentation
Weighting: 20%
Length: Maximum
of 15 minutes per presentation. Broken up into 10 minutes presenting and 5
minutes to answer questions/facilitate discussion.
Requirements
Internal
students
Internal students will be required
to present a topic to their workshop groups. Presentations will be marked in
class but the results will not be released until after they are moderated by
the Unit Coordinator. Students will be required to work in small groups of two
to four members. Students should
consider two to three possible
topics and write a short synopsis between 50 – 100 words that briefly outline
what you will present in 10 minutes about your preferred topic. Each topic
must be accompanied by a short
synopsis. The local lecturer will consider and approve the topic. All groups
and their selected topics must be approved
by the local lecturer by the end of week 3. It is the responsibility of
each student to attend their workshop (or email to your lecturer if you are a
Distance student) to finalise the presentation topics. You will not be allowed
to present later in the Term if you do not attend in Week 3 to finalise your
topics.
Important: Presentations cannot be on or about the same topic as the
Assessment 3 (Report topic) or other
assessments for the current term. This is to avoid giving an unfair advantage
to some students.
Please note that students who are repeating the unit must NOT use
previous presentations or any topics closely resembling previous presentations.
There WILL be a penalty if presenters will breach these guidelines when they
present.
Please note that all group members
will be given the same mark unless there is a significant issue that is brought
to the attention of the Unit Coordinator and Local Lecturer. Each presentation
is to be a maximum of 10 minutes for the
presentation. Up to five minutes will be allocated after the presentation for a
question and answer session with the audience. This time frame will be strictly
enforced due to time constraints.
Your lecturer may terminate your presentation if your
delivery exceeds 15 minutes.
Marks will be allocated accordingly in that situation. Please plan
your presentation carefully to avoid losing marks in the delivery criterion for
exceeding the time limit.
A team charter template available
from the Assessment 1 page is useful for groups to plan their contributions and
minimise group conflict. Group members may consider outlining their
contributions and submitting an adapted version of this team charter as a part
of their presentation materials. This is strongly recommended for groups that
comprise of members who have not worked together previously.
The coversheet/title page for the
group presentations must outline the names and student IDs of all group
members. All group members must submit the same presentation file(s) on Moodle.
If all group members do
not submit the same presentation file(s), marks will not be allocated to any
member of the group.
Please note that the presentations
must proceed on the allocated day.
Groups must be ready to present on the allocated day even if one of their members
is absent. This will be taken into account when marking. If a student does not
present on the allotted day they will receive 0/20 unless they have an approved
extension (supported by evidence, for example, a doctor’s certificate) or there
is some other equally compelling reason for your absence. If an extension is
approved, the student with an extension may have to research and present a
different topic at a later date that must be mutually agreed with the local
lecturer/unit coordinator.
Distance
students
Distance students usually present as
individuals due to the difficulties when working in a group across large
distances. However, any distance students who wants to work together with other
Distance students should contact the Unit Coordinator by the end of week 3 with their topic choices. The Unit Coordinator
will liaise with each student/distance group to determine a suitable
presentation method and due date. For example, presentations could be conducted
live via Skype or Viber or Zoom, or record a video of your presentation and
upload into Moodle or a private channel on YouTube (the link would need to be
uploaded into Moodle). Students will have to do their presentation at a
mutually suitable time between weeks 5 and 9 of term.
Distance students who upload a
recording of their video presentation (as opposed to doing it live via a
videoconferencing platform) should demonstrate the facilitation of discussion
by making sure that the end of their presentation includes at least two
questions that could be posed by the audience. Answers should be provided for
these questions.
All
students
The main aim of these oral
presentations is to demonstrate your presentation skills. A secondary aim is to
help your fellow students by presenting a topic relevant to being a future ICT
professional. Many students enrolled in this Unit are in their first year of
study hence, they have not yet worked out where to find information or how to
do certain tasks as a student at CQUni. However, any such topics have to be
really useful for students – not the type of topics that may be known to those
students. All students must select a topic that will maintain interest of their
audience, and contribute to obtaining good grades in the assessment. Provide the
overall topic and a brief synopsis covering the scope of the presentation so
your lecturer can assess the suitability in an expedient manner.
All students must present the topic approved by the lecturer. Any
significant changes to the topic without permission from the lecturer may
result in 0 marks to the presentation.
Consider
topics that are interesting to your audience and not what you think as useful.
Note that the presentation need not
be technology topics only. They can be on any topic as long as your local
lecturer approves them as a suitable topic to be presented to your peers. If
you have a passionate interest in a topic that you think would interest your
colleagues feel free to discuss with your lecturer about presenting on that
topic. For example, one of the groups presented on ‘cash in hand for working’
where the presentation focused on why students should work within legal
requirements – this related to an actual experience of an international
student. Other students have successfully presented on various topics from new
technologies such as flying cars and drones to telepathy and business/social
topics.
Some other recent presentations
focused on Thanksgiving Day, Egyptian Pyramids, Valentine’s Day, Vertical
Farming, Astronomy, and Human Psychology. One of the very useful presentations
on diversity is available from the Week 10 study materials. Remember that some
of the marking criteria relate to your audience, so tailor your presentation
accordingly.
It is important to engage with the
audience during your presentation. Presentations are a form of storytelling so
the topic selection is very important – will your audience be interested in the
story you will tell them? Ensure that you tell an interesting story about your
topic and/or use innovative methods to convey your key messages.
Select a topic where you could be
creative and satisfy the marking criteria to a high level. However, while you
can get ideas from the Internet or other sources, you must not use
presentations available on the Internet in a manner that breaches the university’s
academic misconduct procedures or referencing guidelines. It has been noted
that some groups have overly relied on the Internet, resulting in plagiarism.
Please note that copying
of materials from other websites or previous presentations without proper
acknowledgement will result in academic misconduct charges. This will apply to all members of the group if you are in
a group, not just to those students who copied from other sources.
All materials selected must be
correctly referenced, and presentation slides must be developed by the students
themselves and comply with referencing and paraphrasing requirements. To ensure that the presentation file(s) are free of any plagiarism you may choose to
upload your assessment early and check the Turnitin Similarity Report.
Innovative presentations are welcome
though students should discuss their ideas with the local lecturer at least one
week before the presentation to find about the facilities available including
the compatibility of technology.
There is no recommended number of
slides however you are required to comply with the 10 minute timeframe. A
suggested structure for the slides in the presentation is outlined below:
·
Title (should include title of
presentation and names and student IDs of all group members)
·
Presentation Purpose
·
Presentation outline
·
Introduction of the topic
·
Slides outlining the key points of
your presentation with supporting evidence cited as required.
·
Conclusion
·
References
·
Questions and answers
During the presentation, each group
member should speak for approximately the same amount of time, that is, if
there are four presenters you should each speak for about 2 – 2.5 minutes. The
presentation can reflect the diversity of viewpoints of the presenters. At the
start of the presentation, one team member must introduce the presentation and
the rest of the team too. You are free to decide how you want to sequence the
speaking responsibilities. However, it is strongly suggested that the team completes
a SWOT analysis of the team members’ presentation skills (first by the
individuals and then as a group) so you can identify the best formation for the
delivery. Towards the end of the presentation, it is vital that the last
presenter summarises the presentation at its conclusion and invites the
audience to ask questions. This will be followed by the Question and answer
session.
General Assessment Criteria
Assessments provide the opportunity
for students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills to achieve the required
standard. To do this, assessment responses need to be both clear and easy to
understand. If not, the University cannot determine that students have
demonstrated their knowledge and skills. Assessments will, therefore, be marked
accordingly including the potential for 0
(zero) marks where relevant.
You must ensure that the submitted
file(s) are the final and correct
version of your presentation. It is the responsibility of the students to
submit the correct final versions of their assessment items. Students should provide a copy of their presentation files to their lecturer
before their presentation. You should
provide a print out or an electronic copy of the file before the beginning of
the presentation. Distance students will get the requirements from the Unit
Coordinator depending on the format of the presentation.
Marking criteria
The
marking scheme and notes about the criteria are provided on the following
pages.
All students must familiarise
yourselves with the marking criteria to ensure you have addressed the criteria
when preparing and presenting your presentation. The presentation will be
assessed according to the degree to which you demonstrate your capability in:
Speaker appearance and other first impressions; Presentation structure;
Referencing and paraphrasing; Coping with questions/facilitating the
discussion;
Delivery; Visual aids, activities
and handouts; and Target and audience including your role as an audience member
in other presentations. See marking scheme at the end of this document for more
information.
It is expected that some material
for the presentation be supported by appropriate sources (including images and
graphics). Thus, any information gathered through research must be referenced using the
CQU
APA referencing style. See the American Psychological Association
(APA) abridged guide available
from: https://www.cqu.edu.au/student-life/services-and-facilities/referencing/cquniversity-referencing-guides.
Distance
students should
demonstrate facilitation of discussion/questions by making sure at the end of their presentation that there are at
least two questions that are designed to facilitate discussion. Your submission
should also include a summary of your responses to those questions.
IMPORTANT:
1. Students must create the
presentation materials themselves. You may be asked to prove that you have
written the presentation yourself or in a team. You should keep copies of early
drafts of your presentation.
2.
Students must not present topics,
PowerPoint files or other materials they used in previous presentations in this
unit or for other Units. This is also academic misconduct (see definitions for
self-plagiarism in the CQU Academic Misconduct Procedures). If you are re-using
any part from a previous assessment, please inform your lecturer and comply
with referencing requirements. It is best not to re-use previous materials
where possible.
3. ALL students in each group
MUST upload a copy of their presentation and/or any handouts to Moodle BEFORE
their presentation. Submission by all
students in the group (if a group submission) must be completed by 8am on the day of the
presentation or as advised by the local lecturer. This rule applies to any
distance students who are planning a live online presentation.
4.
Failure to submit the PPT before the
beginning of the workshop may result in 0 marks for Sections 2 and 3, and also
Section 6 in the marking criteria (see presentation marking scheme). Submitted
files cannot be changed after the presentation.
5.
Though presentations will be marked
during the class the results will NOT be released to the students until they
have been moderated by the Unit Coordinator.
6.
If it comes to the attention of the
Unit Coordinator that a student has NOT worked with their group they will be
removed from the group and awarded 0/20 for their presentation.
ALL assignments will be
checked for plagiarism (includes material copied from other students and/or
material copied from other sources and self-plagiarism) using TurnItIn. If your
submission is found to have plagiarised material or if you have used someone
else’s words without appropriate referencing, you and the entire group (in
group presentations) will be penalised for plagiarism which could result in
zero marks for the whole assignment. In some circumstances a more severe
penalty such as an academic misconduct charge may result.
Useful information about academic integrity (avoiding
plagiarism) can be found in the ALC resources on the Moodle Unit website and
at:
https://www.cqu.edu.au/student-life/services-and-facilities/referencing/cquniversity-referencing-guides
Self-referencing
guidelines are available on the COIT20249 Moodle Unit website.
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