COMPETENCIES Presentation Strategies. The graduate utilizes appropriate presentational communication strategies in personal and professional settings. INTRODUCTION An effective presentation requires careful preparation. In this task, you will create a plan for an informative or persuasive presentation that addresses a research-based, academic topic. Your preparation will include researching your chosen topic, planning for your intended audience, and creating an outline or other plan for your presentation. REQUIREMENTS Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used as a guide. You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course. A. Describe your intended audience and why the topic is important to this audience (suggested length of 2–5 sentences). B. Create a presentation plan (e.g., outline) for a five- to seven-minute presentation on your chosen topic by including the following parts: 1. An effective introduction that includes the following aspects: an attention-getting opening a thesis statement a preview of the main points of the presentation Note: For a five- to seven-minute speech, two to three main points are recommended. 2. Supporting evidence (e.g., statistics, published research) for the main points Note: Avoid using personal opinion, personal research, or personal experience as your supporting evidence. 3. an effective conclusion that includes a summary of the main points and closing comments. 4. a minimum of three credible sources a. Acknowledge sources within the text for all content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized, and provide a reference list that includes the author, date of publication, title, and location of information (e.g., publisher, journal, website URL) for each source. APA citation style is strongly encouraged. Note: Refer to the attached APA Guide for Communication Performance Tasks if needed. C. Attach one visual element (e.g., chart, graph, picture, model) that supports one of the main points with acknowledgement of any source information used. RUBRIC PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION: Content reflects attention to detail and is organized and focused on the main ideas (whether prescribed in tasks or chosen by the student). Terminology is pertinent, used correctly, and effectively conveys the intended meaning. Mechanics, usage, and grammar promote accurate interpretation and understanding. INTENDED AUDIENCE The description includes the intended audience (e.g., age, gender, occupation, educational level) and why the topic is important to the audience. The descriptions have enough critical detail and specificity to demonstrate the audience’s relevance to the topic. INTRODUCTION An introduction is provided and includes an opening, a thesis statement, and a preview of the main points. The opening uses an attention-getting strategy (e.g., humor, startling fact, rhetorical question), the thesis statement clearly articulates the specific claim, and the preview is complete and aligns with the main points. SUPPORTING EVIDENCE Evidence is provided, is relevant, and is compelling for the main points. Evidence relies on published research, statistics, and other credible source types. CONCLUSION The conclusion is provided and contains both an accurate summary of the main points and closing comments. The closing comments tie back to the introduction and include an effective closing strategy (e.g., call to action, memorable quotation, challenge). CREDIBLE SOURCES The submission includes 3 or more credible sources. Sources are from published research, peer-reviewed work, experts on the topic, and other credible source types. SOURCE INFORMATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CORRESPONDING REFERENCE LIST Acknowledgement of sources within the text is provided for all content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized. A reference list is provided and contains a reference for each of the sources used. Each reference contains the required details (i.e., author, date of publication, title, and location of information). VISUAL ELEMENT A visual element is provided that fits the topic and context and fully supports at least 1 main point. Explanation & Answer: 5 pages Tags: Effect of collectivist culture on child development User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following Studypool’s honor code & terms of service.
Reference List: Basic Rules
Note: This page reflects the latest version of the APA Publication Manual (i.e., APA 7), which released in October 2019. The equivalent resource for the older APA 6 style can be found here.
This resource, revised according to the 7th edition APA Publication Manual, provides fundamental guidelines for constructing the reference pages of research papers. For more information, please consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, (7th ed.).
Note: Because the information on this page pertains to virtually all citations, we’ve highlighted one important difference between APA 6 and APA 7 with an underlined note written in red.
Formatting a Reference List
Your reference list should appear at the end of your paper. It provides the information necessary for a reader to locate and retrieve any source you cite in the body of the paper. Each source you cite in the paper must appear in your reference list; likewise, each entry in the reference list must be cited in your text.
Your references should begin on a new page separate from the text of the essay; label this page “References” in bold, centered at the top of the page (do NOT underline or use quotation marks for the title). All text should be double-spaced just like the rest of your essay.
Basic Rules for Most Sources
- All lines after the first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented one-half inch from the left margin. This is called hanging indentation.
- All authors’ names should be inverted (i.e., last names should be provided first).
- Authors’ first and middle names should be written as initials.
- For example, the reference entry for a source written by Jane Marie Smith would begin with “Smith, J. M.”
- If a middle name isn’t available, just initialize the author’s first name: “Smith, J.”
- Give the last name and first/middle initials for all authors of a particular work up to and including 20 authors (this is a new rule, as APA 6 only required the first six authors). Separate each author’s initials from the next author in the list with a comma. Use an ampersand (&) before the last author’s name. If there are 21 or more authors, use an ellipsis (but no ampersand) after the 19th author, and then add the final author’s name.
- Reference list entries should be alphabetized by the last name of the first author of each work.
- For multiple articles by the same author, or authors listed in the same order, list the entries in chronological order, from earliest to most recent.
- When referring to the titles of books, chapters, articles, reports, webpages, or other sources, capitalize only the first letter of the first word of the title and subtitle, the first word after a colon or a dash in the title, and proper nouns.
- Note again that the titles of academic journals are subject to special rules. See section below.
- Italicize titles of longer works (e.g., books, edited collections, names of newspapers, and so on).
- Do not italicize, underline, or put quotes around the titles of shorter works such as chapters in books or essays in edited collections.
Basic Rules for Articles in Academic Journals
- Present journal titles in full.
- Italicize journal titles.
- Maintain any nonstandard punctuation and capitalization that is used by the journal in its title.
- For example, you should use PhiloSOPHIA instead of Philosophia, or Past & Present instead of Past and Present.
- Capitalize all major words in the titles of journals. Note that this differs from the rule for titling other common sources (like books, reports, webpages, and so on) described above.
- This distinction is based on the type of source being cited. Academic journal titles have all major words capitalized, while other sources’ titles do not.
- Capitalize the first word of the titles and subtitles of journal articles, as well as the first word after a colon or a dash in the title, and any proper nouns.
- Do not italicize or underline the article title.
- Do not enclose the article title in quotes.
- So, for example, if you need to cite an article titled “Deep Blue: The Mysteries of the Marianas Trench” that was published in the journal Oceanographic Study: A Peer-Reviewed Publication, you would write the article title as follows:
- Deep blue: The mysteries of the Marianas Trench.
- …but you would write the journal title as follows:
- Oceanographic Study: A Peer-Reviewed Publication
- So, for example, if you need to cite an article titled “Deep Blue: The Mysteries of the Marianas Trench” that was published in the journal Oceanographic Study: A Peer-Reviewed Publication, you would write the article title as follows:
Please note: While the APA manual provides examples of how to cite common types of sources, it does not cover all conceivable sources. If you must cite a source that APA does not address, the APA suggests finding an example that is similar to your source and using that format. For more information, see page 282 of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th ed.
