PowerPoint Original
Student Project Guidelines
Due:
By
beginning of class,
Objective:
You are
to use Microsoft PowerPoint to create an informative and entertaining
presentation that demonstrates continuity, cohesion, professionalism,
and a well-integrated design (see below).
Topic:
Your presentation must be autobiographical,
presenting information about you that briefly outlines your life story so far,
including your background (ethnic, geographic), your accomplishments and
aspirations (academic, artistic, academic, professional). This should be presented in an entertaining
yet informative way, so that the viewer gets an authentic sense of you as an
individual with real interests and aspirations.
An
example of content organization might be the following:
|
Slide # |
Content |
|
1 |
Title
slide; your picture, title incorporating your name, interests, and/or
plans. E.g., Jane Doe, Aspiring Actress,
or John Doe, Student Athlete, or Jean Doe, Future Lawyer; or Jay Doe, College
Student and Soon to Be Millionaire Entrepreneur |
|
2 |
Background
slide; personal information: birth date, birthplace/home town, current
residence (city or area, not address), year in college, etc |
|
3-5 |
Interests
slides: Major interests/hobbies/activities |
|
6-8 |
Accomplishment
slides: awards, milestones, personal achievements |
|
9-11 |
Goals
slides: Your academic/athletic/professional/family/career goals |
|
12-13 |
Conclusion
slides: Brief philosophy of life; your approach/take on life |
·
Cohesion=
effective informational and visual organization in which all elements
contribute to communicating ideas related to one central theme
·
Continuity=
consistency throughout the presentation with no distracting elements
(distracting elements= visual eyesores, text that is difficult to read or
comprehend)
·
Professionalism = absence of typos, spelling errors, and other mistakes; inclusion of
slide numbers, name of author, references and citations of sources
·
Well-integrated design= communicates effectively through integration of
well-chosen and appropriately arranged text and graphical elements;
communicates efficiently through an economy of language and visual restraint
(economy of language = choosing words carefully, so that fewer words say more;
visual restraint = using graphics carefully and judiciously so that each image
has impact and meaning)
Required
Elements (checklist)
1.
Presentation
length should be a minimum of 12 meaningful slides ( )
2.
Presentation
must include an appropriate title slide unique from the rest of the
presentation (no header or footer information) ( )
3.
Each
slide (except for title, which MUST NOT have headers or footers) must have
consistent headers OR footers with page numbers and author’s name ( )
4.
Presentation
must show cohesion (
) continuity ( ) and professionalism ( ) throughout
5.
Text
must demonstrate effective use of font type ( ) color ( ) and size ( )
6.
Presentation
must incorporate graphics including both photographs (you must include a photograph of yourself) ( ) and clipart ( )
7.
The
presentation must be in outline form ( )
8.
The
presentation must include at least one custom background ( )
9.
There
must be at least one multilevel bulleted list slide ( )
10. There must be at least one
multi-column, multi-row table (e.g., personal information) ( )
11.
There
must be at least one graph chart (e.g., a graph of your GPA through high school
or college, or a chart of your income over time, or a chart of some other
time-related aspect of your life, such as athletic statistics) ( )
12. There must be at least one
embedded organizational chart (e.g., this could be a format for prioritizing
your goals, planning your life, describe your family tree, or describing the
organization you work for, compete for, or attend) ( )
13. There must be at least 3
functional hyperlinks related to your subject (e.g., links to websites of
interest to you, or links to the websites of academic institutions you’ve
attended) ( )