Assessment Type1: Individual Video Presentation
Assessment Type1: Individual Video Presentation
Indicative Time on Task2:15 hoursDue:Week 5 classWeighting:20%
The Video Presentation requires students to orally present their understandings of the concepts discussed in this unit, which involves the collection and analysis of information from a range of sources - presented in a persuasive way. The submission should be 5 minutes (plus or minus 10%).
On successful completion you will be able to:
Employ deliberate persuasive strategies to encourage others to change their attitudes toward objective things in the world.
Analyse and apply rational concepts and methods in a creative process to propose a path out of a current predicament or a solution to a current problem.
Objective: To demonstrate the knowledge, skills and techniques for developing and presenting a persuasive argument.
Directions:What do you feel strongly about? In preparation for the assignment, think about a topic that you would feel comfortable arguing. For example, the topic could be; Was the 1969 US Moon landing fake?" or politicians should be paid more" or, Education is more useful than experience" - or a topic of your own choice. Whatever topic you choose, make sure it is one for which you have some personal interest and is a topic familiar to other students in the unit. You should also collect evidence to support your argument - this could be information from respected authorities, statistics, articles, anecdotes etc. Anything that you feel supports your case.
Links to the Individual Video Presentations should be pasted oniLearn on or before our Week 5 class (Monday 21 August). As we are increasingly asked to communicate in virtual settings, your presentation will be marked on your delivery, your ability to convey the information prepared and, most importantly, your ability topersuade the audience.
A copy of your presentation outline and transcript should also be uploaded to Turnitin in Word format on or before Sunday, Week 5, for Turnitin checking and assessment. Please make sure comply with the Macquarie Business School Academic Integrity policies in all your assignments including video presentations.
Please see iLearn for detailed instructions - you should paste the link to your video on iLearn not upload the file.
Rubric for Individual Presentation: Itgives you an overview of the detailed expectation for each grade:
Criteria HD (85+) D (75-84.5) Cr (65-74.5) Pass (50-64.5) Fail (0-49.5) No Mark
Introduction Excellent attention-attracting skills
Clearly summarized main presentation points Very good attention-attraction skills
Mentions presentation points Good attention-attraction skills
Include somehow presentation points Attempt is made to attract attention
Attempt to include summary points No attempt to attract attention and cover presentation points No introduction is identified
Organization & Structure The presentationshows a sound, logical structure of thoughts and ideas.
Clear & very easy to follow. The presenter clearly knows how to engage the audience throughout the presentation. The presentation is very well structured and flows very well.
The presentations are well prepared and easy to follow. The presenter has engaged the audience well. The presentation is generally well structured;
The presentationsare generally easy to follow, though may require more careful work to improve their clarity. The presenters have made efforts to interact and engage with the audience The presentation contains some errors, includingnot very well organized and random.
The presentationsrely heavily on the information taken from reference(s) and need more additional sources. The presenters need to take a more active approach to engage the audience. The presentation structure is inadequate, with ideas and information poorly organized and expressed.
The presentationscontain evidence of careless errors. No serious efforts to engage the audience during the presentation No analysis presented.
Supporting Materials Provides clear purpose and subject; pertinent examples, facts, and/or statistics; supports conclusions/ideas with relevant evidence.
Very smoothly cited sources within the speech
Has purpose and subject; some examples, facts, and/or statistics that support the subject; includes some data or evidence.
Cited sources within the speech Has brief purpose and subject; some examples, facts, and/or statistics that support the subject; includes less data or evidence.
Cited sources within the speech Attempts to define purpose and subject; provides weak examples, facts, and/or statistics, which do not adequately support the subject; includes very thin data or evidence
Cited some sources within the speech Does not clearly define subject and purpose; provides weak or no support of subject; gives insufficient support for ideas or conclusions.
No cited sources within the speech Shows no concept or relevant evidence was included.
Persuasiveness Demonstrates strong enthusiasm about topic during entire presentation
Significantly increases audience understanding & knowledge of topic;
Convinces an audience to recognize the validity and importance of the subject Shows enthusiastic feelings about topic
Raises audience understanding and awareness of most points
Shows some enthusiastic feelings about the topic being presented
Raises audience some understanding and knowledge of some points Shows little or mixed feelings about the topic being presented
Raises audience little understanding & knowledge of some points. Shows no interest in topic presented
Fails to increase audience understanding of knowledge of topic No structure.
Similarity Index (Text) Zero or less than 2% in the similarity index. Range 2-6 % in the similarity index.
Range 7-10 % in the similarity index.
Range 11-15 % in the similarity index..
Range 16-20 % in the similarity index.
. More than 20% similarity. The slides and transcripts are mostly copied from other sources.
