CVEN4051

Thesis B

Assessment Task 3: Presentation

Term 2, 2024

Due time and date: 17:00, Sunday, 07 July 2024

Method of submission

Softcopy only, submit a PDF version of your Assessment Task 3 under the Moodle’s ‘Assessments’ section. After submitting in Moodle, always check what you have submitted. Do not email your assignment to the course coordinator or your demonstrator.

Weight of Assessment Task 3: 30 Marks

Late submission penalty

Submit before the due date since late submissions will receive a 5% deduction penalty per day. Late submissions up to 5 days late will be marked and will receive the appropriate penalty deductions. Any submissions made that are more than 5 days late will not be accepted for marking.

Scope of Work

In this individual presentation, you are to prepare a presentation file in Microsoft PowerPoint about your research on the topic including introduction to your topic and its significance, a summary of your literature, identified gaps and your research objective, your initial research framework/methodology, expected  outcome, and research plan/schedule. As  the  theme project this year is Western Sydney Airport, it is essential that students clearly show the linkage, relevance, and application of the nominated topic with the Western Sydney Airport. In preparing your presentation slides, you can use different visual communication modes to support your written text including pictures, sketches, graphs, flowcharts, tables, drawings, schematics, and photographs. You are not allowed to use video in your presentation file as the main focus is to evaluate your own presentation. You need to submit a PDF version of your prepared presentation file before the deadline (17:00, Sunday, 07 July 2024) onto the Moodle. You cannot change or update your PowerPoint file after submitting it.

As the next part of this Assessment Task, you will present your slides in your Workshop in either Week 7, Week 8 or, Week 9 by way of a live in-class face-to-face presentation of your previously submitted slides. It is expected that your presentation will be completed in 10 to 12 minutes. You need to practice several times before the real presentation to be able to manage your presentation time. You do your presentations in your enrolled workshop session, as there are 16 students in each workshop group, five or six students do their presentation in each week. In Week 5 workshop, your demonstrator will discuss and allocate you a time slot (in Weeks 7, 8, or 9) to do your in-class presentation.

Presentation Preparation and Structure Requirements

In preparing your presentation on your nominated topic, you are advised that you are to prepare it to these requirements:

−   You are to use the provided Microsoft PowerPoint template for preparing your presentation file.

−   The structure of the presentation is to be compiled as follows:

•    Cover Slide

•    Outline of Contents

•     Introduction

•     Literature Review

•     Problem Statement and Research Objective

•     Initial Research Framework/Methodology

•     Expected Result Outcomes

•    Research Plan/Schedule

•    Conclusion

•     References

−   The cover slide is your front presentation slide and is to include your topic, your name, zID, course name and code, and your demonstrator, and presentation date.

−   The second slide should be an outline of the content of the presentation.

−   The third slide would be the introduction to your topic.

−   You may have a separate slide explaining the significance of your nominated topic and stating why you have selected this topic.

−   2-3 slides are needed to be prepared to summarise your current conducted literature review.

−   The current identified gaps and problems based on your research objectives are required to be covered in your presentation file.

−    Based on the objectives you have , you are to briefly explain how you can achieve them and which framework/methodology you may need to develop. You may explain what the expected result outcomes will be.

−   You need to have a research time plan showing the stream of your research throughout the term.

−   Conclusion slide is required summarising your current achievements so far and what has been left to do.

−   The last slide should include a summary of key reference sources you have used so far.

−   Your Presentation is to be prepared in the following format: Slide Headings: 29-point Arial font.

Text: 18-point Arial font for the text.

Your writing should be left and right margin justified.

−   Slide numbering is required in the footers. Nothing else must be written in the footers.

−    Proofreading is required for spelling and grammar checking. English writing must be at the expected academic standard.

−   The Presentation is to be prepared in the third person.

−   You are permitted to use any types of illustrations in the body of your presentation: including pictures, figures, tables, graphs, and charts. The illustrations used must be readable and legible and no tiny font size. Videos cannot be used in your presentation.

Marking Criteria

1.   Presentation File Preparation (10 marks)

•    Cover Slide and Outline of Contents (1 mark)

•     Introduction (1 mark)

•     Literature Review (2 marks)

•     Problem Statement and Research Objective (1 mark)

•     Initial Research Framework/Methodology (2 marks)

•     Expected Result Outcomes (1 mark)

•     Research Plan/Schedule (1 mark)

•    Conclusion (1 mark)

2.   In-class Presentation (15 marks)

It is expected that your PowerPoint presentation will be at professional standard. Before doing the real presentation, practice several times and conduct rehearsals and refine your presentation skills  accordingly. You need to manage your time to finish your presentations within 12 to 15 minutes. It is recommended to have a formal dress code on the day of presentation.

3.  Visual Appeal and Organisation (5 marks)

All the illustrations, colors, spacing, layouts, and visual elements meaningfully contribute to the presentation overall message. Further, the information provided is systematically organised and supports the reader’s comprehension of the main message.

Submission Requirements

Prepare your presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint and on completion, convert it to a PDF file which will be the file you will submit. Your PDF file is to be named accordingly:

[Student Full Name_Student zID_Presentation_CVEN4051],

e.g. [John Smith_z1234567_Presentation_CVEN4051