3. Background Research Presentation

✦ Presentation Schedule

✦ Guidelines

• This presentation introduces the background research relevant to your project topic.
• The main goal is to help your classmates understand the key studies that inform your project.
• Time limit: 12 minutes total (maximum 15 minutes)
  • ~8 minutes presentation
  • ~4 minutes Q&A
• In the Project Proposal assignment, each group created an Annotated Bibliography (at least 3 sources). For this presentation, you should:
  • Introduce at least 3 sources closely related to your project
  • Explain the main ideas, findings, or experiments of each source
  • Discuss how these sources inform or motivate your project
• Possible elements to cover:
  • Research problem addressed in the paper
  • Methods or approach used
  • Key findings
  • Why the study is relevant to your project

✦ Submission

• Upload your presentation slides to MyCourses
• All group members must submit the report, but you should submit the same version for your group

✦ Evaluation (8 points total)

Presentation quality (2 points each; 6 points total)

1. Clarity: Are the key ideas explained clearly and understandably?
2. Depth of understanding: Does the presenter demonstrate a clear understanding of the research problem, approach, and significance?
3. Organization and timing: Is the presentation well structured and within the allotted time?

Research content (1 point each; 2 points total)

1. Relevant sources: Are at least three relevant sources presented and correctly cited?
2. Connection to project: Does the presenter clearly explain how the sources relate to their project?