WEEK 4 ASSIGNMENT PRESENTATION

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Week4CareerInterestPresentation.docx

Week 4 Career Interest Presentation

DUE: Mar 3, 2019 11:55 PM

Grade Details

Grade

N/A iRubric Link

Gradebook Comments

None

Assignment Details

Open Date

Feb 4, 2019 12:05 AM

Graded?

Yes

Points Possible

200.0

Resubmissions Allowed?

No

Attachments checked for originality?

Yes

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Assignment Instructions

Week 4 Presentation:

Please use resources from Weeks 1 – 3 for this assignment. From the list below, answer the following questions in your PowerPoint presentation. This presentation should beno less than ten – twelve slides, not including title and Reference slide. Your presentation should include graphics, as well as utilizing the Note portion of the PowerPoint template. There are several YouTube tutorials available to help guide you through this presentation, e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbc1HX8Jccw

 

Your presentation should include the following subsets of psychology:  Developmental, Personality, Learning/Memory and Psychopathology, BioPsychology and Perception Psychology.

The following questions should be substantively addressed and answered.

· What is your current interest in each of the above subfields of psychology covered thus far?

· How can one utilize a degree in each of these fields of psychology?

· What should your undergraduate degree plan be for the field that interests you the most?

· Will you need to go to Graduate School to pursue these careers?

· What surprised you the most about each of these fields?

· Thinking about the career field that interests you the most, what do you believe you will have to improve upon to meet or exceed expectations?

· The last two – four slides of your presentation should substantively summarize what you found most interesting while completing this assignment and at least one element you learned during this assignment of which you can benefit in knowing more.

Your presentation should include:

1. Title Slide

2. Body of slides, with Note portions (8-10 slides)

3. Conclusion/Summary (2-4 slides)

4. Reference Slide (at least three academic references)

IMPORTANT:  You  MUST  utilize the Note portion of the PowerPoint. Each slide should have at least one substantive paragraph, e.g. five- seven sentences regarding what you have highlighted on the slides. The Note portion is worth a significant amount of points for this assignment. 

Once you have completed the above assignment, please save as a .pptx file and upload to the assignment link for Week 4.

Supporting Materials

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Component

Excellent

Satisfactory

Needs Improvement

Unsatisfactory

Points Earned

PowerPoint

presentation: 10 – 12 slides, detailing and describing career areas from Weeks 1 – 3.

The Note portion of the presentation is substantively utilized.

100 Points Possible

Student clearly describes all six areas of psychology covered in Weeks 1 – 3, answering content requirements thoroughly and coherently, using Note portion of the presentation.

Highlights and graphics of slides are excellent.

Student provides a mostly accurate description of six areas of psychology covered in Weeks 1 – 3, answering content requirements.

Note portion is utilized.

Highlights and graphics on slides are adequate.

Student provides a marginal description of six areas of psychology covered in Weeks

1 – 3.

Sufficient details within note portion are lacking.

Highlights and graphics utilized on slides lacking in creativity and substance.

Does not clearly describe and define each of the areas of psychology from Weeks

1 – 3.

Note portion is not utilized.

Highlights and graphics subpar for presentation purposes.

Conclusion/

Summary

The Note portion of the presentation is substantively utilized.

80 Points Possible

Student provides a clear and substantive summary of what he or she found most interesting while completing assignment and at least one element of which he or she could benefit in knowing more.

The bulk of the information is written within Note portion.

Student provides some understanding and knowledge in summary of what he or she found most interesting while completing assignment and at least one element of which he or she could benefit in knowing more.

Note portion sufficiently utilized.

Student provides a marginal understanding and knowledge in summary. Sufficient details and supporting evidence are lacking.

Note portion is not sufficient.

Does not clearly apply knowledge or offer any supporting evidence.

Note portion not utilized.

Usage of Academic, Scholarly Sources

10 Points Possible

Student clearly paraphrases from at least three scholarly, academic sources and cites them according to APA Style on the References Slide.

Student paraphrases from three scholarly, academic sources. Direct quotations may be used in place of paraphrasing or there may be citation/formatting errors.

Student paraphrases from less than three scholarly, academic sources. Many direct quotations are used or citation style is mostly inaccurate.

Student uses only sources from the popular web (e.g., Wikipedia, WebMD, etc.) does not include a References slide.

Overall Presentation of material (Flow, Clarity, Professional Appearance of Final Product, Use of Proper Grammar/Spelling to convey thoughts)

10 Points Possible

Submission is clear and coherent, flows well, and has a professional appearance. Few, if any, errors in grammar/spelling are made (for written entries) or in spoken English (for video entries).

Submission is understandable, but flow may be stilted or meaning unclear in spots. Some written or spoken grammatical errors are evident. Submission appears “amateurish” in spots.

Submission seems choppy or difficult to understand. Submission appears mostly amateurish or unprofessional. Many errors in grammar/spelling in evident.

Submission appears largely unprofessional, messy, and contains numerous grammar/spelling errors.

Summary Comments:

Total Points:

Week 4

Presentation Rubric.docx

Component

Excellent

Satisfactory

Needs Improvement

Unsatisfactory

Points Earned

PowerPoint

presentation: 10 – 12 slides, detailing and describing career areas from Weeks 1 – 3.

The Note portion of the presentation is substantively utilized.

100 Points Possible

Student clearly describes all six areas of psychology covered in Weeks 1 – 3, answering content requirements thoroughly and coherently, using Note portion of the presentation.

Highlights and graphics of slides are excellent.

Student provides a mostly accurate description of six areas of psychology covered in Weeks 1 – 3, answering content requirements.

Note portion is utilized.

Highlights and graphics on slides are adequate.

Student provides a marginal description of six areas of psychology covered in Weeks

1 – 3.

Sufficient details within note portion are lacking.

Highlights and graphics utilized on slides lacking in creativity and substance.

Does not clearly describe and define each of the areas of psychology from Weeks

1 – 3.

Note portion is not utilized.

Highlights and graphics subpar for presentation purposes.

Conclusion/

Summary

The Note portion of the presentation is substantively utilized.

80 Points Possible

Student provides a clear and substantive summary of what he or she found most interesting while completing assignment and at least one element of which he or she could benefit in knowing more.

The bulk of the information is written within Note portion.

Student provides some understanding and knowledge in summary of what he or she found most interesting while completing assignment and at least one element of which he or she could benefit in knowing more.

Note portion sufficiently utilized.

Student provides a marginal understanding and knowledge in summary. Sufficient details and supporting evidence are lacking.

Note portion is not sufficient.

Does not clearly apply knowledge or offer any supporting evidence.

Note portion not utilized.

Usage of Academic, Scholarly Sources

10 Points Possible

Student clearly paraphrases from at least three scholarly, academic sources and cites them according to APA Style on the References Slide.

Student paraphrases from three scholarly, academic sources. Direct quotations may be used in place of paraphrasing or there may be citation/formatting errors.

Student paraphrases from less than three scholarly, academic sources. Many direct quotations are used or citation style is mostly inaccurate.

Student uses only sources from the popular web (e.g., Wikipedia, WebMD, etc.) does not include a References slide.

Overall Presentation of material (Flow, Clarity, Professional Appearance of Final Product, Use of Proper Grammar/Spelling to convey thoughts)

10 Points Possible

Submission is clear and coherent, flows well, and has a professional appearance. Few, if any, errors in grammar/spelling are made (for written entries) or in spoken English (for video entries).

Submission is understandable, but flow may be stilted or meaning unclear in spots. Some written or spoken grammatical errors are evident. Submission appears “amateurish” in spots.

Submission seems choppy or difficult to understand. Submission appears mostly amateurish or unprofessional. Many errors in grammar/spelling in evident.

Submission appears largely unprofessional, messy, and contains numerous grammar/spelling errors.

Summary Comments:

Total Points: