Drug Analysis Narrated Powerpoint Presentation

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Introduction

Does not give information about what to expect or why this is an important issue.

Some information was given, but significance of the issue/topic wasn’t clear.

Gives too much or too little information making the topic unclear.

Presents a concise lead-in to the presentation.

Scientific quality (x2)

Arguments were made with little or no scientific data.

The scientific data presented lacked details and supporting evidence.

Scientific data was thorough, but presenter lacked a clear understanding of the topic.

Scientific data was thorough and presented with clarity and a depth of understanding.

Accuracy

There are more than 4 pieces of information that are inaccurate and/or false.

There are 3-4 pieces of information that are inaccurate and/or false.

There are 1-2 pieces of information that are inaccurate and/or false.

There are no factual errors.

Content

Presentation provides a discussion of some of the required components. They are not linked.

Presentation provides a discussion of some of the required components. They are somewhat linked

Presentation provides a discussion of all the required components. They are somewhat linked.

Presentation provides a thorough but concise discussion of all the required components. They are presented in a way that illustrates how they are linked.

Presentation

Showed little evidence of thoughtful research. Presentation does not effectively communicate research findings. Presentation is completely ineffective and confusing.

Showed evidence of thoughtful research, but presentation was not clear; too broad a topic/issue of debate for the time frame. Content is confusing and slides are unorganized. Graphics are absent or difficult to read/interpret.

Effectively communicated the results of research to the audience, but presentation lacked overall quality. Slides are somewhat disorganized or too busy; Graphics/fonts used are difficult to read/interpret.

Effectively communicated the results of research to the audience; Slides are well-organized; transitions are logical; information is clear and understandable; graphics contribute to the understanding of the content; displayed creativity and originality.

Preparedness

Simply reads each word off of slide; content did not appear to be thoughtfully developed.

Shows little knowledge of subject; presentation was clearly unrehearsed;

Shows some knowledge of subject; presentation was “choppy” at times; appeared uncertain about what was next

Shows general knowledge of subject; presentation generally flowed well; content is thoughtfully developed

Quality of Supporting Resources

There were fewer than 3 resources for each side of the topic and none of them were scholarly.

There were fewer than 3 resources for one side of the topic and some of them were scholarly.

There were 3 or more resources for each side, and some from a scholarly source.

There were 3 or more resources for each side and were from scholarly sources.

Spelling and Grammar

Grammatical and spelling errors distract from the presentation.

Presentation has more than 5-6 grammatical or spelling errors.

Presentation has 3-4 spelling or grammatical errors.

Presentation has 1-2 spelling or grammatical errors.