findings in professional settings

FMM 325 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric

In a professional career, one may be called upon to conduct research and deliver findings in professional settings. No matter how extensive the research or accurate the conclusions, a weak presentation can undermine an argument. A presentation is a tool to assist in making an argument. When creating presentations, students develop skills in researching an issue, synthesizing the information, organizing data logically, and presenting findings in an effective manner.

Principles of an Effective Presentation:

 You may utilize a product such as Microsoft’s PowerPoint or Google Presentation to create your presentations.

 There are various template designs that you can find on the web for your presentation. However, first consider your presentation from the perspective of your audience prior to selecting a specific style. Distracting backgrounds, large blocks of text, all uppercase fonts, elaborate font styles, grammatical errors, and misspellings are distracting. Be consistent with the style of text, bullets, and sub-points in order to support a powerful presentation that allows your content to be the focus.

 Each slide should include your key point(s). Do not place large blocks of text on the visual. Your presentation is not a means of presenting a short paper. In an actual presentation you would not “read” from your slides but rather use them as prompts.

 Any notes or narration you would use in delivering this presentation to a group should be listed in the “notes” section of the slide.  References should be listed at the bottom of the slide in slightly smaller text.

 Use clip art, AutoShapes, pictures, charts, tables, and diagrams to enhance but not overwhelm your content.

 Be mindful of the intended audience and seek to assess the presentation’s effectiveness by gauging audience comprehension (when possible).

Below are some links that offer helpful tips and examples for developing your presentations:

Making PowerPoint Slides

Really Bad PowerPoint and How to Avoid It

15 PowerPoint Presentation Tips

Requirements of submission: The presentation should be 5–10 slides in length and should be submitted as a PowerPoint presentation. Appropriate citations

must be used.

Rubric

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Content: Inquiry and Analysis: Sustainable Fabrics

Includes almost all of the main elements and requirements; provides in-depth analysis that demonstrates complete understanding of sustainable fabrics and materials; accurately depicted the main steps in apparel production

Includes most of the main elements and requirements; provides in-depth analysis that demonstrates complete understanding of sustainable fabrics and materials; almost depicted the steps in apparel production

Includes some of the main elements and requirements; provides in-depth analysis that demonstrates some understanding of sustainable fabrics and materials; some of the steps in apparel production were portrayed, but some missing

Does not include any of the main elements and requirements; does not provide in-depth analysis of sustainable fabrics and materials; little to no information about the steps in apparel production was provided

25

Critical Thinking Draws insightful conclusions that are thoroughly defended with evidence and examples that show a strong understanding of sustainable materials in fashion

Draws informed conclusions that are justified with evidence that shows some understanding of sustainable materials in fashion

Draws logical conclusions, but does not defend with evidence; not enough information to prove a basic understanding of sustainable materials in fashion

Does not draw logical conclusions and does not show any understanding of sustainable materials in fashion

25

Organization Slides are organized in a logical way that complements the central theme; transitions are well-paced to create a natural and engaging flow

Slides are organized in a logical way and transitions are paced so that the material is easily accessible

Slides are organized mostly in a logical way and transitions are paced so that the material can be understood with focus and effort

Slides are organized in a way that is illogical OR transitions are paced so that the material cannot be understood

20

Visual Appeal There is a consistent visual theme that helps enhance understanding of the ideas; includes multiple types of media

Original images are created using proper size and resolution that enhance the content; includes more than one type of media

Visually depicts topic and assists audience; images are proper size and resolution

Graphics are unrelated to content and cross over each other; distracting, busy, and detracts from presentation