Sociology 280.003, Fall 2006
Team Presentations, Round Two

As with round one, presentations will be approximately 20 minutes in length. See the website for the presentation schedule. Visuals (overheads, handouts, a PowerPoint presentation) are officially required for this one; bring cheap treats if you like. If you need a projector or other equipment, please let me know in advance (an overhead projector is already in the classroom; you may want to come to class a bit early to set up equipment). Remember: part of your grade rests on the overall quality of your presentation and the active participation of all team members.

Introduction
Introduce yourselves -- the name of your team, your members, and your topic. (It's a good idea to list everyone's names in your visual materials.)

Theoretical Framework and Research Questions
Summarize the theoretical framework(s) in which your study is situated, including pertinent themes of previous work on the topic. Since you've reviewed and revised your literature review, what are the theories and/or hypotheses that your study is currently designed to test/explore? Explain any revisions you've made to your project since Presentation #1 and corresponding changes in the theory and literature that you've identified as most important.

Research Question, Concepts, Operationalization & Measures
Present your refined research question. Identify and define the main concepts in your research question, and explain how you have operationalized them in your data collection instrument.What are the independent and dependent variables in your study? How are you measuring them? For each of your indicators, what is the level of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio)?

Data Analysis
What kind of data have been/will be collected to investigate your question? Where/from whom have you collected these data? How did you select your sample? Address sample generalizability (how well does your sample represent the target population? To what other populations can you generalize?). What are your methods of data collection and your procedures for analyzing the data? How did/will you interpret your indicators?

Findings
What do your data tell you? Present your findings (if available) in some kind of visual way (frequency table, crosstab, whatever's most appropriate) and explain what your findings mean.What associations exist among your variables? Which of these were expected/unexpected?

Implications
If your study tests a hypothesis, was the hypothesis supported or not? How do/will your findings reflect on the theoretical framework you have posed? Do your fiindings agree or disagree with previous work in the field? What further issues are raised by your project, and what questions might you propose for further study?