Student  Presentations 

Student Group Presentation (60 pts) - 

1. Groups: Students in groups of 3 will present a literature article related to topics covered in class. The presentations should be no more than 15 minutes, shared near equally between the individual presenters (approximately 5 minutes each). Each group will turn in a written abstract (co-authored by the group, but should not simply be a reproduction of the original abstract) and a copy of their slides or PowerPoint Presentation.

 2. Articles: Must relate to topic covered in lecture on day of or near presentation. You are encouraged to find and present an article that is of interest to your group. Suggested articles will be posted on course web site.  If you select your own article, send a copy to me so I can post it on the course web site for the class to read and refer to.

 3. Goal:  The focus should be on conveying with words and figures a clear summary of what was reported in the article, with some analysis of the findings and the approach used.

 4. Grades assigned will be based the clarity of the oral presentations, the clarity and quality of the slides used, audience ratings, and the written abstract. both the group and individual presentations.

 5. Slides:

Hints: Use a large enough font for labels to be read easily

Avoid getting too busy of too colorful

Minimize the amount of open space on slide - use your entire canvas wisely

 6. Abstract:

Include names of all presenters, appropriate reference to article presented

Summarize the paper in your own (co-authored) words

Communicate clearly, be neat, avoid spelling and grammatical errors.

Summarize the paper in your own (co-authored) words

Communicate clearly, be neat, avoid spelling and grammatical errors.

Schedule:  (Limited to 19 or 20 groups of 3 students each; form a group and identify topic of interest to reserve your slot)