Task - construct a self-running presentation

This task will be released on 21 April 2009 and will be turned in electronically by the day and time when your final exam was scheduled on 29 April 2009.

Everything in this task is something we will have demonstrated and/or tried in class.

Your task this time is to create a self-running PowerPoint presentation for a special client - yourselves. You
may use this opportunity to create a presentation that both displays expertise with presentation tools and is a tool to convey a message to an audience of your choice.

You may choose the topic of your presentation. If you cannot think of a topic you want to use, select one of the following:

  • create a visual résumé that introduces you to a potential employer or to someone or some organization you want to hire/select you for something
  • create a presentation talking about your home town, home state, or anything else associated with your roots. Make it a product that will help the viewer learn about the topic and entice the viewer to want to learn more
  • do a critique of this class - what did it cover, what was good about it, what could be done better. Be critical and make recommendations. I will take the comments to heart and put them into effect where possible, but your grade on this task and this course will be based on how well you meet the specification on the specs sheet.
  • comment on the utility of one or both of the newsletters I had you subscribe to - talk about the newsletter, the authors, the topics they focus on, and on how useful the subscription turned out to be for you

Or

  • If you have a need to create a presentation that satisfies a requirement for another class you are taking, you may use this presentation to do just that.
    • If you choose the last option, tell me via email
    • Even though this presentation will be intended to satisfy a requirement in another class, you do need to display the requisite skills listed on the specifications
      • the two objectives should be complementary. In particular, the specs preclude use of bulleted lists in most cases, so you may have to make significant modifications to your existing presentation
      • and, where one or more of the specifications is not appropriate for the class the presentation is made for, you can display your skill with the tool by using hidden slides

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Condition

You may work alone or in teams. I will start to view the presentations during the final exam time.

Your goal is to create a single presentation that simultaneously satisfies two objectives:

  1. it will be a self-running presentation that incorporates slide timing and your narration
    • this presentation will run automatically just as if you were delivering the presentation live
    • I will see the slides, hear your narration, and observe images and objects in the order and timing you wish them to appear
    • I will use this version to decide on the points for Esthetics
  2. but, the presentation should be created as if you were, in fact, going to present it live
    • it should be set up with delivery tools, in particular with on-screen navigation tools, so that you could present it and have total control over how it would run
    • we will cover this requirement in more detail during the delivery session
    • I will use your design to decide on the points for Formatting Decisions

You will place your presentation in your password protected directory (try to stick to your preferred file naming style, which should include the date, your name, and the task name). The saved presentation will include both the visuals and any accompanying sound files.

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Standard

Use this gradesheet for guidance and I will post examples that should provide some visual guidance for the task components.

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