Presentation+Rubric

o (1 pt) Did you include a title slide with names of presenters?
o (1 pt) Did you give a broad introduction to your topic, including important definitions if needed? o (1 pt) Did you emphasize why it was important to know more about this topic? o (2 pt) Did you introduce your project more specifically? What is known about it and why did you choose it? o (1 pt) Did you include objectives, hypothesis(es) and prediction(s) of your project? o (1 pt) Did you give a detailed description of your study site(s) and/or study species? o (1 pt) Did you thoroughly explain your methods? o (1 pt) Did you present your main results using graphs? (remember to include statistics) o (2 pts) Did you interpret your results and give the main conclusions? o (1 pt) Did you bring your conclusions back to the broader framework (i.e., relate them to what has been previously found and what new information they bring)? o (1 pt) Did you mention technical problems and possible improvements? o (1 pt) Did you present why it was important to spend time on your topic, and the possible applications of such research? o (1 pt) Did you include an acknowledgments slide? o (- up to 15 pts) This section is of superior quality

o (1 pt) Did you use a really large font (i.e. >20-24 point font), esp. for figure axes and legends?
o (0.5 pts) Did you include schematics whenever you could instead of text (i.e. diagrams, flow charts, maps) when explaining your methods? o (1 pt) Are your graphs large enough (taking the whole slide if containing a lot of information)? o (0.5 pts) Did you use bullet points and not full sentences? o (1 pt) Does your presentation use minimal text and include several pictures? o (1 pt) Did you proofread several times for typos? o (- up to 5 pts) This section is of superior quality NOTE: You can take off some of the appearance of presentation points here if the group does not do any of the following o Is your slide background dark with white text (or the reverse?) o Did you keep your presentation simple in terms of animation? (i.e. no animals moving on slides or distracting noise, etc.) o Did you use animation only when useful? o Did you include relevant pictures? o Do you have back-up overheads in case your presentation does not run on the computer? o (- up to 5 pts) This section is of superior quality
 * For PowerPoint presentations:**

o (1 pt) Is your presentation well organized, with about all sections equally weighed?
o (0.5 pts) Is your presentation in a logical order, flowing smoothly from one section to the other? o (2 pts) Is your presentation 10 to 12 minutes in length, and no more? o (0.5 pts) Is your presentation as clear as you could make it (remember, your audience is not as familiar with the topic as you are)? o Have you practiced at least 3 times? o (2 pts) Are all members of your group talking and well prepared? (avoid reading notes or flashcards) o (1 pt) Are you all speaking in clear voices, easily understandable from the back of the room? o (0.5 pts) Are you all speaking to the class, not the screen or the TA only? o (0.5 pts) Are you all aware of your distracting habits while talking in public and actively trying to reduce them? o (- up to 10 pts) This section is of superior quality - (1 pt) all members should participate in answering questions at the end of the presentation - (1 pt) all members are expected to ask questions at the end of other group presentations ===Grades earned on the final presentation of your research will reflect the quality of the overall project (including effort put forth in creating the presentation) as well as your ability to work cooperatively in a group. If in the rare case the TA has reason to believe that an individual did not contribute to the group presentation, that student will receive a zero on this assignment.===
 * IMPORTANT REMINDERS:**