Narrated PowerPoint Discussion Presentation’s Rubric and Scoring

Create a presentation that is largely based on research-based information, but include interesting aspects of the research along with other engaging information that may be in popular form (media such as songs, comic strips, movies, literature, etc.) or may be applied versions of the research (how research about the concept is used in business, media, counseling, the church, etc.). Remember, you are teaching the rest of us as well as trying to draw us in and keep us engaged about your topic, which is on the topic of PREJUDICE (Stereotypes, & Discrimination).

Criteria for presentations

Presentation slides (70% total - 40% content & quality of slides, 30% content & quality of narration) – Your presentation should have between 10-15 slides of content. Also include a reference slide and a title slide which are not counted in the 10-15. In other words, you will have between 12 and 17 slides total, 10-15 of which will be content slides.

The content of the slides is up to you, though the main ideas of the presentation as a whole should be primarily research based. The articles I provide are to get you headed in the right direction, but much more information is available through library databases. Begin your search for information early so you allow yourself enough time to review a large amount of information and enough time to choose good, interesting content from among that large amount of information.

Please recognize PowerPoint in this form is a visual aid for an oral presentation. Slides should be informative, but not the exact information you narrate – don’t simply read your slides for your narration. Information from the slide can be results from a study which you then describe more fully, a picture or photo that represents something you will discuss in your narration, an example or examples of what you will be talking about in your narration, but definitely not reading the slides.

Also, don’t cram too much information on a single slide such as a long paragraph of text only. Use bullet points instead to get across the main points or some other information besides text to convey the points you want to make. Your presentation should have a conclusion. Your presentation as a whole should convey a message or set of messages and your conclusion should follow logically from the presented material.

Slides must be narrated. Quality of speech and logical presentation of material is important so you may want to practice before recording and/or have notes ready when you are recording.

 

I will need a separate document with narrated notes for me to read the notes and record my voice in order to demonstrate and narrate each slide. Please include the documents with notes.

 

Christian integration (15%) – Why does your construct matter to us as Christians? This should not be a major portion of your presentation, but somewhere you should mention a connection with Christianity. Remember, this is a course on social psychology so the emphasis should be on what the research tells us and how it has been used. A minor aspect of the presentation might address one/some of the questions below if you cannot think of a good connection between your concept and Christianity.

How does the material you present inform us concerning a Christian view of human nature?

What does a Christian view of human nature say about your topic (Prejudice)?

Is there a difference from a Christian perspective on what we usually do and what we should do concerning your topic?

How might Christianity inform the direction of research in this area?

Are there different views on this topic depending on one’s Christian faith tradition?

References (15%) - 5 references, 3 academic (journals or other academic sources), this is a minimum. Your book can be used as a source, but does not count toward your five sources. Don’t use only the materials I send you. Find other interesting information to present to us and engage us. The more interesting information you present the more we will learn and the better your grade will likely be. It is not uncommon for someone to end up with 10 or 12 references because they find small interesting ideas from several sources rather than a single source that provides information for a large section of the presentation. Include a reference slide at the end of your presentation. References should be in APA format.