Presentation: Innovations in Biology and Technology

Step 2: Presentation: Innovations in Biology and Technology

Recognize and explain how the scientific method is used to solve problems     use knowledge of biological principles and appropriate technologies to ask relevant questions about the natural world     make observations and discriminate between scientific and pseudoscientific explanations     weigh evidence and make decisions based on strengths and limitations of scientific knowledge and the scientific method  

In this part of the assignment, you will be first creating the “speaker’s notes” and then a video. These should be submitted into your assignment folder as a video link of your narrated PowerPoint presentation, and a Word document of your narration (your “speaker’s notes) which will be reviewed for similarity by Turnitin. Instructions on how to complete this procedure can be found below.

    Start by using the outline that you created in Step 1 of the assignment. Include the suggestions made by your instructor and expand the content.     Find pictures, diagrams, and/orcharts that you will include in your visual presentation. Be sure to include all references associated with it.     You should include at least three credible sources for your speaker notes (you may use your references from Part I as part of the references) from journal articles, reliable websites or book chapters. Please review the UMGC resource Is My Source Credible https://sites.umgc.edu/library/libhow/credibility.cfm. Sources must be credible to receive points. Cite your sources in APA format.  See https://libguides.umgc.edu/apa-examples. 

You need to submit a narrated PowerPoint presentation as a video and you can use whatever format you are comfortable in, for example Zoom, Screencastify., Vimeo, Loom, YouTube (Instructions below). You may also submit the MPEG4 file directly to the assignment folder, if not too large. Your presentation should be in the range of 4 – 7 minutes ****

IMPORTANT - In your assignment folder you should submit 1) Your Video and 2) Your Speaker’s Notes

Your presentation should include the following:

    You should include the following sections in your presentation: Purpose, Background, Discussion (in which you answer the questions of your research topic) and Conclusion. List all references on the last slide of the presentation.     Include a title slide -presentation title, name, course, instructor, and due date.      Presentation information slides – suggested 8 - 15 slides (it is more important to remain within the time range of the presentation - between 4 to 7 minutes). Do not overload your slides, it is always best to identify the important points. Ideally, a slide should have 6 – 7 bullets (maximum) and 6 – 8 words per bullet. Avoid full sentences.      Presentation font: You may use a larger font size for the titles (up to 40) and smaller for the content (not smaller than 28) and 10 for references.      Add images that contribute to the information that you are sharing verbally. Add the URL to the website where you found an image, below each image you use (small font is OK to make it less distracting) or include these in the reference list at the end of the presentation.  

Below you will find a guide to create effective presentations:

https://business.tutsplus.com/articles/powerpoint-...

Write a script for your narration for each slide in a Word document. It is OK if you do not strictly follow the script when you narrate.