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The grade for your presentation and peer feedback will take place in Waypoint. Your grade will reflect the quality of your presentation, content, and the depth of your responses. This discussion forum will be assessed on a 20-point scale and is worth 20% of your final grade. The presentation is worth 18 points (including your initial discussion post with your presentation and Waypoint Submission) and replies to classmates are worth 2 points total. Refer to the Grading Rubric under the Week 6 - Discussion Forum 2 Submission page for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Biological Psychology Final Presentation [WLO: 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

As a reminder, your initial discussion post, with your presentation, and Waypoint submission is due on Day 5 (Saturday). You have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates.

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,

Review any resources you may have previously collected when choosing your topic.

Watch Recording Presentations with Zoom (Links to an external site.)

Watch Use Microsoft PowerPoint with Screencast-O-Matic (Links to an external site.)   

If necessary, review the Writing Center’s How to Make a PowerPoint Presentation (Links to an external site.) resource.

If you are not able to create a video presentation, please contact your instructor right away.

Introduction

The purpose of this discussion forum is for you to create, share, and discuss a video presentation for your classmates.

Step 1 is to create your presentation.

Step 2 is to create your main post and insert or attach your presentation.

Step 3 is to review classmate’s presentations and provide feedback to at least two classmates.

Instructions

To complete this discussion forum, follow these steps outlined in the tabs below:

Step 1Steps 2 and 3Folio SubmissionSubmission Instructions

Step 1

Create the Presentation

Technology Instructions

Use Microsoft PowerPoint or a presentation software of your choice to create the visuals for your presentation. For a 8–12-minute presentation, we suggest having 8–12 slides of content, not including the APA 7th edition formatted references slide.

Write a transcript using MS Word.

The transcript will be used for reference while you record your video and may be used as a transcript for accessibility purposes.

The transcript will also be checked for plagiarism.

You will turn in your transcript, along with your presentation.

Record the Presentation: Use Zoom, Screencast-O-Matic, or another video platform to record your video.

For help with Zoom, please review the Zoom Quick Reference Guide (Links to an external site.) . The Quick Reference Guide includes instructions for obtaining a sharable link to your video.

For help with Screencast-O-Matic, please review the Screencast-O-Matic Quick-Start (Links to an external site.)

Presentation Best Practices

Use visuals that will keep your audience engaged and interested.

Use language that is business appropriate.

You can review the following resources for tips on developing successful presentations:

Filming a Video That Demonstrates Professionalism (Links to an external site.)

How to Avoid Death by PowerPoint | David JP Phillips | TEDxStockholmSalon (Links to an external site.)

How to Present to Keep Your Audience’s Attention | Mark Robinson | TEDxEindhoven (Links to an external site.)

Be concise and dress appropriately for your chosen audience if you will be on camera.

Practice your presentation before you record.

For advice and information on webcam presentations, see Webcam Recording Do’s and Don’ts (Links to an external site.).

Presentation Content

The following example presentation outlines the content to include in each slide. Click the Resources link to download a copy of this template.