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MODIFIED Research Presentation Guidelines

In order to adapt to the cancellation of in-person class meetings, please note the following changes.

1. You will need to decide on one of the two options:

a.) Deliver your presentation to me in real-time (i.e., via either WebEx, Zoom, or Google Meet/Google Hangout). This will require you to meet with me virtually at a pre-determined time and day (that will be agreed on by the two of us). If you choose this option, the day and time for your presentation must be determined by April 2 and your presentation must take place between April 6 at 10 am and April 10 at 5 pm. After the presentation of your materials, I will ask you some follow-up questions that you will answer during our virtual meeting.

b.) Record your presentation on your own time and upload it (or make it

available for me to view). In order to accommodate as many students as I can, the deadline to submit your recorded presentation is April 9 at 5 pm. My follow-up questions will be emailed to you and you will have 48 hours (or two business days) to write your answers in a reply email. [For example, if you were to submit your video presentation on Tuesday of that week, I may not get around to watching it until Wednesday, depending on how many videos I receive at a given time. I might then email you my questions on 4 pm Wednesday which means, in this example, that you would need to provide your answers by 4 pm on Friday.] You can expect that your responses to my questions will be approximately 2 typewritten pages in length. Keep in mind that if you are sharing your video via Google Drive, the format must be in mp4, mov, or avi.

There some basic requirements for this assignment:

1. Your presentation should be 10-14 minutes. If you took video or interviewed anyone and wish to include those materials in your presentation, then your presentation should be 12-20 minutes. (You should practice your talk in advance to ensure that your presentation fits these guidelines.)

2. Create a slideshow presentation that includes (and pay particular attention to the guidelines regarding the number of slides for each of the following):

a.) a title slide b.) one slide for your research question(s) and 2-3 theoretical concepts you are

exploring in your presentation c.) one slide for your methodology and your rationale behind it (i.e., why are

the methods you selected the most suitable ones for answering your research question(s))

d.) one to three slides that address what you actually did (e.g., content analysis, participation/observation, number of interviews, etc.)

e.) the remainder of your slides should be dedicated to your findings and how those findings were related to your research question(s)

f.) NOTE that you should NOT include a literature review slide nor a bibliography slide. However, I may ask you in my follow up questions how your research relates to others’ scholarship.

Grading

You will be graded according to how successful you do the following:

● Managed time well ● Professional presentation of slides (e.g., polished appearance, free of typos, etc.) ● Presentation as a whole was clear, easy to follow, and showed a strong

integration of your oral presentation with the content of the slides ● Presentation demonstrated originality ● Presentation demonstrated empirical care and thoroughness ● Evidence of familiarity and understanding of the concepts and methods ● Effective responses to follow up questions