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Final
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Presentations
Final presentations should be a summary of all the work a team has completed during the semester. Every team member is expected to speak, and the presentations will be used to determine a portion of the final grade for sub-team subteam members.
Final Presentation Format &
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Guidelines
- 15 minutes presentation Presentation time limit, this will allow time for Q & A: 10 minutes for teams of 3 and less, 15 minutes for teams of 4 and more
- Upload your presentation by 11AM on the day of Final Presentations.
- Introduce your project briefly, you already gave a teach-in symposium presentation so don't try to explain everything
- Use graphics/photos/graphs to help explain concepts
- Explain final deliverables (this semester's experiments and their results, automated design program, etc)
- Here you can find some great information on how to give a effective, well thought out presentation
- Don't create any slides that are full of text. All slides must include images. Minimize written text.
- For the Future Work slide, discuss the work that wasn't able to be completed this semester
- For the Future Tasks slide, list the potential challenges that a new team should be explored
If you are concerned about the final presentations, then please talk to your
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- subteam leader. They have all given these presentations before, and should be very familiar with the format.
Grading
The final presentations will be graded on the following criteria:
- Are you using the template?
- Are all team members speaking?
- Are good visuals being used?
- Are team members correctly explaining their research and findings? Are they knowledgeable about their subteam and what they've been working on all semester?
- Does the presentation show us final deliverables?
The final presentation is not meant to be another introduction to your team. You may spend a few minutes giving background information (i.e. you do not need to explain your experimental apparatus, as you have already done so in the teach-in), but the majority of the grade for final presentations is meant for your ability to convey your team's scientific findings in a clear and educated manner.
Please post your final presentation on your team presentations wiki page as a part of the Final Wiki Update assignment.
Presentation Grading Rubric
Category | Scoring Criteria | Possible Points | Actual Score |
Organization (20 points) | Presents information in a logical sequence. | 5 | |
Includes the following in notes:
| 10 | ||
Has Appendix Slides with additional information. | 5 | ||
Content (35 points) | Introduces the problem being solved and establishes a framework for the rest of the presentation. | 5 | |
Clearly states the importance of the team’s work in the context of AguaClara and the team’s semester goals | 5 | ||
Provides brief background information. Assumes that the audience attended their Symposium Presentation. | 5 | ||
Defines technical terms and explains in a way that is appropriate for the audience. | 5 | ||
Clearly describes the research method and process. | 5 | ||
Clearly presents findings and discusses analysis. | 5 | ||
Clearly states conclusions and makes recommendations for future work. | 5 | ||
Contains accurate information. | 3 | ||
Only includes information that is relevant to the purpose of the presentation. | 2 | ||
Technical Writing (10 points) | Has no punctuation or spelling errors. | 5 | |
Uses correct grammar and language that is appropriate for the audience. Does not use excessive jargon. | 5 | ||
Slide Aesthetics (10 points) | Uses the AguaClara Final Presentation Template. | 2 | |
Has no big blocks of text. | 3 | ||
Has Images and tables that are clear. Has graph components labeled properly and presents graphs in a way that is easy for the audience to understand. | 5 | ||
Presentation (25 points) | All team members present at an audible volume with good energy. | 5 | |
All team members present at a proper pace and speak clearly. | 2 | ||
All team members maintain good eye contact with the audience and avoids other distracting gestures. | 1 | ||
All team members engage and interact with the audience. | 3 | ||
All team members use appropriate visual aids effectively. This includes:
| 4 | ||
The presentation and Q&A time is split evenly across all team members. | 2 | ||
All team members are well rehearsed and prepared. | 5 | ||
All team members are capable of answering all Q&A question. | 2 | ||
Completes the presentation in the amount of time allotted to them. | 1 | ||
Additional Comments | 100 | Total: _______ |