Course Outline Lecture Notes Readings | |
The presentation of your research proposal is an important component of the
course as it requires that you;
 | complete reading of pertinent research on your topic of interest, |
 | practice your presentation skills, and |
 | reinforce the academic content covered in class. |
It is recommended that you follow the structured guidelines presented in the
following table. Example PowerPoint presentations are provided below the
Table. In addition, a tabulation of the two
presentation sessions and who is presenting when appears at the end
of this page.
Slide* |
Topic
Item |
Instructions |
1 |
Title
slide |
Title
of the project, Your name, Your Major, Month, Year. |
2-4 |
Background |
Present
prior research findings that logically lead to your question/purpose. |
5 |
Question/Purpose |
State
this very clearly. |
6 |
Rationale |
Briefly
explain why an answer to your question/problem will be important. |
7-8 |
Hypotheses |
State
your hypotheses. Remember, state them in a way that is conducive to
statistical assessment. |
9-12 |
Methods |
Present
these in as much detail as is suitable for your topic. Remember,
your detail should be sufficient to allow any other class member to
replicate your study. |
13 |
Variables |
Summarize
your independent and dependent variables. |
14 |
Statistics |
State
what statistics you will use. |
15 |
Power |
Explain
how you estimate anticipated effect sizes and statistical power. |
16-17 |
Limitations |
List
and explain all the limitations of your study. |
18-20 |
Anticipated
Findings |
Present
the results you expect to find. |
21 |
Main
References |
What
references are central to your study. |
*These are only recommended slides numbers. Depending on your topic,
you may require fewer
or less slides per topic item.
Example Power Point Presentations
Example 1 ; Example
2 ; Example 3 ; Example
4 ; Example 5
Presentation Schedule
# |
Wednesday,
April 28 |
Wednesday,
May 5 |
1 |
Brenda
Francek |
Kristen
Lamonde |
2 |
Micah Zuhl |
Tanna
Taylor |
3 |
Shannon
Adragna |
Shannon
Cross |
4 |
Rosie
Lanphere |
Charity
Tuttle |
5 |
Heather
Jabczenski |
Jackson
Nzau |
6 |
Travis
Serna |
|
7 |
Melanie
Dammel |
|
8 |
Miriah
Salas |
|
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