•Assignment
1: LASA # 2: PowerPoint Presentation
•Utilizing
the information you compiled for your literature review paper, and the feedback
you received from your instructor about the literature review, prepare a 10-15
minute Power Point presentation on your topic, summarizing the key points and
conclusions. Be sure to direct this presentation to an audience in the
community. For example, if your paper pertained to a topic in developmental
psychology, direct your presentation toward parents, or a parentingcenter. If your topic
pertained to substance abuse, direct it toward a community service agency which
may use this information for educating teens or parents about preventing drug
use, or current clients about treatments and facilities available. Please state
in your presentation the specific audience toward whom your presentation is
aimed. Include a reference page in APA format, as well as speaker notes and an
audio file with your presentation.
•Your
slides should provide answers to the following questions:
•What
was your topic?
•What
question did you hope to answer by completing this literature review paper?
Explain the practical implications of the conclusions of the literature review
and the audience to which they are directed.
•Given
the results of your literature review, what is/are the prevailing argument(s)?
In other words, which of those is supported by the existing evidence? Be sure
to include full coverage of the arguments, including strengths and weaknesses
of each of them, supported by your findings from reviewing the relevant
articles.
•Did
the researchers consider multicultural factors in their studies? If not, what
factors may be involved? What multicultural factors should future studies
include?
•What
ethical issues are related to your topic and/or discussed in the studies you
reviewed?
•How
do the conclusions of your literature review relate to the various
specialization areas in psychology? Tie them to as many as apply from the
following areas: biological, cognitive, developmental, social, personality
theory, psychopathology, and applied psychology.
•How
can the conclusions of your literature review inform the population towards
whom your presentation is directed? How can they apply this information to
their daily lives? What advice or ‘take home message’ can you provide to your
audience based on the research you reviewed?
•What
research question could you ask in order to further develop this area of study?
•Why
is your research question important and relevant to the current work being done
on your topic?
•Your
presentation should also follow these guidelines:
•It
should be approximately be 10 minutes in length.
•It
should be clear, concise, and professional. Writing should be free of
spelling and grammatical errors; it should conform to current APA style
(including any in-text citations).
•It
should include graphs, tables, figures, or images illustrating your ideas.
•There
should be a final slide listing references in current APA style.
•The
bulk of the text should be placed in the Notes pages of each slide. Keep the
amount of text on the slide, itself, to a minimum.
•You
should record an audio file of your oral presentation. You should also type the
text of the speech you would give while showing these slides to an audience
should be typed into the Notes area. If you are unable to use the audio
feature, the Notes text will suffice.
•You
can refer to the Power Point tips document provided in the Doc Sharing section
of the course.
• by
Wed,
March 22, 2017.
•Assignment 1 GradingCriteriaMaximum
Points
•Describes
topic and explains the practical implications of the conclusions of the
literature review with clarity and detail.
•Describes
the audience to which the presentation is directed.20
•Revises
the literature review based on feedback from the instructor.
•Presentation
of information is clearly focused on the specific audience.
•Explains
the prevailing argument(s), including their strengths and weaknesses, supported
by findings from relevant articles.
•Synthesizes
key points established in and through the literature review.40
•Elaborates
on multicultural factors relevant to the topic and to the studies reviewed.
•Discusses
how the findings can be extended to a more diverse population or additional
multicultural factors that should be included in future studies.40
•Discusses
relevant ethical issues related to the topic and to the studies reviewed.
•Describes
how they were or could be addressed in the research.20
•Relates the conclusions of the literature review to at least
two specialization areas in psychology.40
•Applies the conclusions from the literature review to
specific populations or issues.
•40
•Provides well-reasoned conclusions, and pointed towards areas
for future research.
•Provides suggestions for future work that are appropriate and
have an applied focus.36
•Introduction
has an opening, provides come background information, and states the topic.
•Transitions
between slides are present.
•16
•Design
of presentation (i.e. background, pictures, text etc.) is clear, appropriate
for the assignment, balanced and compliments both the writing and speaking
throughout the presentation.
•16
•Any written portion (including writing on the slides and in
notes) follows conventions of spelling and grammar throughout. Errors are
infrequent and do not interfere with comprehension.24
•Using
APA format, accurately paraphrased, quoted, and cited in many spots throughout
when appropriate or called for. Errors present are somewhat minor.8
•Total:300
