Once you choose your topic, check that there are openings for that chapter in your class (Some weeks/topics will not have presentations). Then, put your name, topic and email info into Calendly (https://calendly.com/ltaylor-csusm). If you need to change, there a link in the confirmation email. Again, check the time when you schedule, you need to present to your class.
Topics are first come, first served. If you don’t sign up for a topic, then you won't present. Only one person can present on each topic, so sign up early and specifically list your topic so I can keep track (perseveration associated with ASD [autism spectrum disorder] is specific, Autism Spectrum Disorders is not specific). Some weeks/topics don't have sign-ups, you can only present on the topics that have sign-up days.
After you have chosen your topic and date – get your project ready to present. You will become a subject matter expert. It's tough to be a subject matter expert, so choose a VERY specific topic. Don’t wait until the last minute, this is a key component of your grade, start on Day One, that way, if something comes up, you will have plenty of cushion.
1- Find three or more peer-reviewed, current (2010+) peer-reviewed journal articles (not websites, books, textbooks, dissertations or abstracts) on your topic. These will be summarized and the focus of your presentation. Don’t use quotes-- paraphrase and cite. You will need APA style in-text citations and an APA-style reference page (given to me on the day you present as a hard copy). The CSUSM library is the place to start, use the chat function to get help as needed.
2- You can use websites or other sources in addition to the journal articles, they also need to be cited and included on the reference page.
3- Don't cover the same diagnostic criteria or overview information we are discussing in class. Your topic should be VERY specific and go deep. Remember, you are a subject matter expert, show us!
Prepare a 6-7 minute presentation (practice so you are within time constraints).
Prepare a slide presentation to help support you, but don’t read, know your information well before you present. There is no min/ max for slide count, I would guess you will have 5-7 slides total, but that’s going to depend on your style.
First, leaf through the book and look for a topic that interests you, then look at the chapter it corresponds with. You will present when we are talking about the chapter in class. If you are interested in talking about suicide rates in different countries and states, you will present for Chapter 7 (we aren't covering Ch 7, so you can't do this topic, but you get the idea). If you are interested in presenting on eating disorders in Asian Americans, you will present for Chapter 9. Your presentation needs to correspond with the topic and chapter but FOCUS on your outside research findings.
Don't summarize or review anything from the book, tell us about your research and your articles. Be sure your articles are specific, and your topic is specific. So, suicide rates among Veterans in California is specific. Three random articles I found five minutes before class started is not a specific research topic
You will present on the DAY we cover the chapter, at the beginning of class. I would suggest emailing your slides a few hours before class starts, but you can log into the class computer before class starts, just know that the computers in the classrooms can be difficult at times. You will get nervous if we are all staring at you waiting for you to start and Google won't send the code to your phone.
The score is based on:
Preparation/APA citations/ref page -- Are your citations in APA format?? Are they in text?? Do you have an APA formatted reference page?
Knowledge and comfort with topic - Don’t read, don't repeat the textbook, don't discuss diagnostic criteria, we already know it.
Good use of time
Followed Instructions (topic on logical date, etc)
Application of research to topic
Good, readable slides, that have KEY info, not too much.
Here’s the rubric I use
Possible --
Prep 10 -- Correct, specific topic, Reference sheet on time, correct. Signed up correctly, etc, slides are READY to go
Visual -- 20 Presentations and slides are professional, slides can be read easily. Not too small or a weird color. General guideline -- no more than 30 words on a page.
APA -- 30 All in (3+) text citations are present and cited correctly – Hard copy of ref page in APA format, given to me BEFORE class starts.
Knowledge and comfort with topic -- 60 Conversational tone (not the monotone of reading), shows mastery of ENTIRE subject (subject is correct and on correct chosen topic), – Don’t read. You will be nervous, do it anyway!! Use words you know and can pronounce and explain.
Time -- 20 6-7 minutes
140 points total
Questions to ask yourself before presenting
Did I focus on research articles? Did I spend roughly two minutes on each research article?
Do I know what I’m talking about, did I talk the entire time? Did I read? Reading is bad.
Are my in text citations in text (not at the top of the slide, not at the bottom of the slide, not floating around, used in an actual sentence)? Are they in APA format? Is my reference page in APA format? Did I print it out? Did I check the APA Manual/ website to be sure they are correct?
Did I use quotes? Quotes are bad!
Did I adhere to time constraints? Did I build a cushion because I talk very fast when I'm nervous.
Did I edit my slides?