Oral+Presentations

Oral Presentation Groups:

** PROJECT WORK AND ASSESSMENT TASK  ** · Historical and/ or background information on the icon · Why it is considered an icon · The role or function of the icon · The relevance and significance of the icon to their area of study or interest · The relevance or significance of the icon to society – both controversial and beneficial · Students will be placed in a ** group of 3 or 4 students ** with similar future study plans* or interests · Each group member researches and presents ideas to their group on different aspects of the impact of technology · The group reviews each member’s ideas · The group decides how to structure the presentation · The group members should assign group members’ roles and responsibilities in order to reach their goals · Map out key tasks which need to be completed in order to meet their deadlines · Conduct individual and group research (through libraries and the Internet) · Put together some form of visual representation to form the focus of their presentation (series of photographs, video, model, slides, realia, etc) · Each member has to present for a minimum of 5minutes each and no longer than 7 minutes. · Each member has to include a minimum of three research sources (online academic journal, a general website or a published material - newspaper, magazine, book, etc). · ** Each Group must present their list of resources to the teacher (at the beginning of their presentation), according to the Harvard Referencing System. ** · At the end of the entire group presentation, there will be a question and answer session for 5 minutes where either classmates/examiner will ask questions. · Project A replaces the speaking exam and students must score 70% to pass their individual speaking exam; however, it is worth ** 10% ** of the overall assessment of the course. · The group presentation is in ** Week 5. ** · It is a group presentation but students will be marked as an individual out of ** 20. ** However, how they perform within the group will form part of the mark as well. · Teachers will have to record their progress every week.
 * 1) Computer Sciences
 * 2) Engineering
 * 3) Business/Commerce
 * 4) Banking/Finance/Accounting
 * In this lesson students will  **
 *  Learn about the project requirements and the assessment of the project.
 * Rationale: Why are students doing this project? **
 *  This project is designed to reflect university’s requirements in that it involves independent research and group presentation with a visual element.
 *  Group presentations are common in most faculties and disciplines in universities and colleges in Australia.
 * Project Overview: What they have to do? **
 *  A group presentation the impact of technology on the group’s area of study or interest.
 *  The following information explains about the project task, what they will have to do to complete it and how it will be assessed.
 * Topic **
 *  An Icon
 *  A group presentation on an icon related to group’s area of study or interest.
 * Scope **
 * Key Tasks and Processes **
 * Assessment of the Project  **
 * The presentation will be marked on: (See marking outcome in week 5) **
 * __ Task Completion __ – Each member’s section should relate to the other members’ sections. Topic should be researched in detail. Reasons and examples should be given to support the presentation. Research resources should be incorporated (mentioned) during presentation.
 * __ Organisation & Structure __ – Presentations should have a logical order and clear sections: introduction, body, conclusions with clear headings and subheadings. Signal language should be used so that the audience gets a clear sense of presentation.
 * __ Delivery __ – Body language should be used to enhance understanding and interest. Notes can be used but not read out, rather used as prompts. Should show confidence while presenting. Intonation, pronunciation and stressing of key points should be used. Volume and speed should be appropriate. Visual aids are used.
 * __ Language __ – Language structures should be used to show connections in ideas. Appropriate tenses used. Appropriate related vocabulary should be used.