COIT20249 Assessment Details Assessment item 2—Presentation Due date: Internal students - During class time Weeks 5-8 Distance students - Discuss with Unit Coordinator ASSESSMENT Weighting: 20% 2 Length: Maximum of 15 minutes per presentation. Broken up into 10 minutes presenting and 5 minutes to answer questions/facilitate discussion. Objectives This assignment is designed to encourage you to successfully deliver an oral presentation on a practical aspect related to the Unit content. Please refer to the Unit Profile to see how this assessment item relates to the Unit Learning Outcomes. These objectives will be measured by the ‘closeness of fit’ to meeting the assessment requirements and marking criteria. Requirements Internal students Internal students will be required to present a topic to their workshop groups. Presentations will be marked in class. Students will be required to work in small groups of two to four members. A list of suggested topics is provided below or students may suggest their own topics to the local lecturer who has the final say on the suitability of the topic. All groups and their selected topic must be approved by the local lecturer by the end of week 3. Please note that all group members will be given the same mark unless there is a significant issue that is brought to the attention of the Unit Coordinator and Local Lecturer. Each presentation is to be a maximum of 10 minutes for the presentation and up to five minutes will be allocated after the presentation for other students to ask questions of the presenters and/or for the presenters to facilitate a discussion with the audience. This time frame will be strictly enforced due to time constraints. A team charter template available from the Assessment 2 page is useful for groups to plan their contributions and minimise group conflict. Group members may consider outlining their contributions and submitting an adapted version of this team charter as a part of their presentation materials. This is strongly recommended for groups that comprise of members who have not worked together previously. Please note that the presentations must proceed on the allocated day. If a student does not present on the allotted day they will receive 0/20 unless they have an approved extension (supported by evidence, for example, doctor’s certificate) or there is some other equally compelling reason for your absence. Distance students Distance students present as individuals because of the difficulties when working in a group across large distances. Students should contact the Unit Coordinator by the end of week 3 with their topic choice. The Unit Coordinator will liaise with each student to determine a suitable presentation method and due date. For example, presentations could be conducted live via Skype or Viber or Blackboard Collaborate, or record a video of your presentation and upload into Moodle or a private channel on YouTube (the link would need to be uploaded into Moodle). Students will have to do their presentation at a mutually suitable time between weeks 5 and 8 of term. Distance students who upload a recording of their video presentation (as opposed to doing it live via a videoconferencing platform) should demonstrate the facilitation of discussion by making sure that the end of their presentation includes at least two questions that could be posed by the audience. Answers should be provided for these questions. All students The main aim of these oral presentations is to demonstrate your presentation skills. A secondary aim is to help your fellow students by presenting a topic relevant to being a future ICT professional. Many students enrolled in this Unit are in their first year of study hence, they have not yet worked out where to find information or how to do certain tasks as a student at CQUni. Therefore, topics that would be useful for new students could also be considered. All students must select a topic that will maintain interest of their audience. Suggested topics include: • Adapting to a new country as an international student (would be useful for continuing students if there are many new students in your class. Otherwise, this may not be relevant to the audience); • Seeking and applying for jobs; • Your own cultural background (students are advised to consider if this will be of interest to the audience (i.e. may not be interesting or add value if the majority of students are from the same culture as yourself); • New technologies introduced in the last two years; • Challenges to new inventions such as self-driving cars; or • Any other topic that does not breach any legal or ethical issues. Note that the presentation need not be technology topics only. They can be on any topic as long as your local lecturer approves them as a suitable topic to be presented to your peers. If you have a passionate interest in a topic that you think would interest your colleagues feel free to discuss with your lecturer about presenting on that topic. For example, internal students at Rockhampton have presented on topics as diverse as “Using Indian spices for cooking and medicine” and “What to do in an emergency”. For the latter topic the students had only just arrived in Rockhampton when a major flood emergency was declared. Sydney campus students have successfully presented on various topics from new technologies such as flying cars and drones to telepathy and business/social topics. One of the very useful presentations on diversity is available from the Week 10 study materials. Remember that some of the marking criteria relate to your audience, so tailor your presentation accordingly. Select a topic where you could be creative and satisfy the marking criteria to a high level. It is important that you engage with the audience. Presentations are a form of storytelling so the topic selection is very important. Ensure that you tell an interesting story about your topic or use innovative methods to convey your key message about the topic. Innovative presentations will be welcomed though it is suggested that you discuss the format for the presentation with the local lecturer at least one week before you deliver your presentation. General Assessment Criteria Assessments provide the opportunity for students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills to achieve the required standard. To do this, assessment responses need to be both clear and easy to understand. If not, the University cannot determine that students have demonstrated their knowledge and skills. Assessments will, therefore, be marked accordingly including the potential for 0 (zero) marks where relevant. You must ensure that the submitted file(s) are the final and correct version of your presentation. It is the responsibility of the students to submit the correct final versions of their assessment items. Internal students should provide a copy of their presentation files to their lecturer before their presentation. You should provide a print out at the beginning of the class or an electronic copy of the file the day before the class. Marking criteria The marking scheme and notes about the criteria are provided on the following pages. Students need to familiarise themselves with the criteria to ensure that they have addressed them when preparing and presenting this assessment item. It is expected that some material for the presentation be supported by appropriate sources (including images and graphics). Thus, any information gathered through research must be referenced using the CQU APA referencing style. See the American Psychological Association (APA) abridged guide updated Term 2 2016 available from: https://www.cqu.edu.au/student-life/services-and-facilities/referencing/cquniversity-referencing-guides. FLEX (Distance) students should demonstrate facilitation of discussion by making sure that their presentation has at least two questions at the end that are designed to facilitate discussion. Your submission should also include a summary of your responses to those questions. Notes: 1. ALL students in each group need to upload a copy of their presentation and/or any handouts into Moodle by close of business (5:00 PM) on the day of their presentation. Failure to do so may result in a mark of 0/20 for EVERY member of the group. 2. Though presentations will be marked during the class the results will NOT be released to the students until they have been moderated by the Unit Coordinator. 3. If it comes to the attention of the Unit Coordinator that a student has NOT worked with their group they will be removed from the group and awarded 0/20 for their presentation. ALL assignments will be checked for plagiarism (includes material copied from other students and/or material copied from other sources and self-plagiarism) using TurnItIn. If your submission is found to have plagiarised material or if you have used someone else’s words without appropriate referencing, you will be penalised for plagiarism which could result in zero marks for the whole assignment. In some circumstances a more severe penalty may be imposed. The University’s Academic Misconduct Procedure is available in the policy portal https://www.cqu.edu.au/policy. Useful information about academic integrity (avoiding plagiarism) can be found in the ALC resources on the Moodle Unit website and at: https://www.cqu.edu.au/student-life/services-and-facilities/referencing https://www.cqu.edu.au/student-life/services-and-facilities/referencing/cquniversity-referencing-guides Guidelines with respect to self-referencing are available on the COIT20249 Moodle Unit website.   Assessment item 2 – Presentation marking scheme Group Members (student name and number): Date: / / [This marking guide was adapted from examples given in “Assessing learning in universities”, 1996, compiled by P. Nightingale, I. Wiata, S. Toohey, G. Ryan, C. Hughes, D. Magin] Criteria No Yes Excellent Your Mark 1. Speaker appearance and other first impressions:  Appropriate standard of dress for the occasion (tidy and free of distracting features)  First impression was one of confidence and poise  Speakers attracted audience’s attention from the outset  Little or no fidgeting and few distracting mannerisms (2 Marks) 2. Presentation structure - Introduction,  Title/topic made clear/introduce the team (team presentations)  Purpose and the outline of the presentation  Unusual terms defined adequately - Body of presentation,  Main points stated clearly  Sufficient information and detail provided as key points  Appropriate and adequate use of examples/anecdotes  Content complies with introductory framework  Discussion flowed logically; brief summaries after each section - Conclusion,  Ending of presentation signalled adequately  Main points summarised adequately/ideas brought to fruition  Conclusion linked to opening  Final message is clear and easy to remember - Reference list (6 Marks) 3. Coping with questions/facilitating the discussion  Invited audience to ask questions  Whole audience searched for questions  Ability to listen  Questions answered in order  Questions handled adeptly  Full audience addressed with answers  Speaker maintained control of discussion (2 Marks) 4. Delivery  Speech clear and audible to entire audience  Suitable vocabulary (few clichés, little jargon and repetition)  Interesting variety in tone of voice  Clarity and quality of pronunciation  Short comprehensible sentences  Presentation directed to all parts of audience  Appropriate level of eye contact held with audience throughout the presentation  Meaningful gestures appropriately used  Full text not read from notes or slides  Speaker kept to time limit (start on time and finish within the time frame)  Good use of time without rushing at the end  Pace neither too fast or too slow  Showed enthusiasm  Audience rapport (e.g. approachable) (4 Marks) 5. Visual aids and handouts  Visual aids clearly visible to entire audience  Overhead/slide projector/computer etc. operated correctly  Speaker familiar with own visual aids (e.g. OHPs, blackboard diagrams)  Visual aids well-prepared  Effective use of handouts and/or visual aids (i.e. integrated into the presentation)  Handouts to the audience well-prepared and useful (4 Marks) 6. Target and audience  Greet the audience courteously  Presentation met level of knowledge for audience  Acknowledgment of variations in audience understanding  Presentation met need for knowledge of audience (2 Marks) Overall Comments: Lecturer name: Lecturer signature: