Presentation Instructions And Rubric 2015
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BME 4950 Senior Projects I & ECE 4800 Senior Design I
Oral Proposal
You will present your project proposal to the faculty and peers for their review and approval.
Your presentation should be approximately 8 minutes and you should expect to answer
questions for approximately 10 minutes. A scoring rubric is shown on the
following pages of this document.
Format:
Your oral presentation should focus on presenting the actual design problem and your
proposed solution. You should include sufficient background to establish the significance and
relevance of the project but be careful not to focus too much in this area. The primary goal of
the presentation is to convince your audience that you have a design that is rational and that
you have a reasonable and sufficiently detailed approach to solving the problem. All team
members should participate in the presentation.
Attire:
Your attire should be consistent with giving a presentation to your employer or at a
conference. Shorts and/or jeans are not appropriate.
Media:
You should use powerpoint (or a similar tool) to deliver your presentation. While professional
slides are expected do not overproduce the slides but rather focus on content and being
personally prepared.
Scoring:
Assessment of your peer’s work is required. While this task may be new to many students
please keep in mind that the objective is to provide constructive and critical reviews that
will aid your peers. You will complete an evaluation of the PDR presentations for at least 3
teams. Failure to follow these instructions will result in a grade of zero. Your comments should
address at least the following: (1) Was the background and establishment of need sufficient?
(2) What was the strength of the design? (3) Was the description of the concept complete? (4)
What was missing or could have been improved in the design?
Oral Presentation General Evaluation Rubric (Score indicated in parentheses.)
Presentation Significantly
Deficient (1)
Needs
Improvement (2)
Meets
Expectations (3)
Exceeds
Expectations (4)
Organization Audience cannot
understand
presentation. There
is no sequence of
information.
Audience has
difficulty following
presentation.
Material is poorly
organized.
Presentation is in a
logical sequence
that the audience
can follow.
Presentation is in a
logical & interesting
sequence that is
easily followed.
Visuals Used no visuals or
very poorly
designed slides.
Only occasional
used visuals that
support the
presentation.
Visuals generally
aid the
presentation.
Visuals strongly
reinforce
presentation topics.
Mechanics Presentation had
many spelling
errors and/or
grammatical errors.
Presentation had
several
misspellings and/or
grammatical errors.
Presentation had
one or two
misspellings and/or
grammatical errors.
Presentation had
no misspellings or
grammatical errors.
Project
Establish
Need
Unclear as to the
need for this
design
Either doesn’t
cover enough
background or
places too much
weight on
background
Covers sufficient
background (but
not too much) and
significance.
Presents an
appropriate amount
of background.
Clearly establishes
the need of this
design
Analysis Criteria are
unclear, conflicting
or nonexistent.
Multiple designs
are not discussed
or only mentioned
in passing
Criteria are present
but not well
supported or
defended. Multiple
designs are
discussed but not
critically examined
Criteria are clear
and reasonably
supported. Multiple
designs are
discussed in
sufficient detail
Criteria are clear
and strongly linked
to the design
needs. Multiple
designs were
clearly explored in
detail.
Proposed
Design
Design is unclear
or has very low
probability of
success based on
this presentation
Design is
presented but
significant issues
are not explained
satisfactorily.
Design is well
presented and
details sufficiently
discussed
Design is clearly
presented and all
aspects are
strongly defended
and discussed
Presenters
Delivery mumbles and
speaks too softly.
Audience members
have difficulty
hearing
presentation.
voice is relatively
clear.
voice is clear and
confident.
Overall
Content
Knowledge
does not appear to
grasp the
information
presented.
clearly
uncomfortable with
the information
presented.
relatively at ease
with the content
presented.
displays a high
level of
understanding of
the subject
presented.
Response to
Questions
cannot answer
questions about
subject.
able to answer only
rudimentary
questions.
answers questions
but fails to
elaborate or
display depth.
answers questions
with explanations
that indicate depth
of understanding.
ECE4800/BME4950 SENIOR DESIGN/PROJECT I
PDR Oral Evaluation Form (Students: this form is for taking notes during the
presentation. Use the Excel worksheet, available in Blackboard, to submit scores.)
Group & Presenter Name:________________________ Evaluator Initials: _____ (print)
Instructions: Answer each of the following questions with a number from 1 to 4, where 4
means “strongly agree” and where 1 means “strongly disagree”.
Presentation
_______ Organization - The presentation is well organized. It begins with a title slide,
includes an outline and ends with a summary/conclusions. The presentation slides
follow a logical thought progression, beginning with a design definition, followed by
some design details and including design issues.
_______ Visuals - The presentation slides are well designed. They effectively illustrate the
ideas being conveyed and hold the attention of the audience. They are not too
complex or too trivial and use illustrations effectively and appropriately.
_______ Mechanics - The presentation had no misspellings or grammatical errors.
Design
_______ Establish Need - The project is clearly defined. An appropriate amount of
background and significance is provided.
_______ Analysis - The project description is sufficient to assess the feasibility of the
proposed solution. Multiple design approaches were considered.
_______ Proposed Design – The design is clearly presented. Critical issues associated with
the design approach are clearly described and contingency plans are described to
address practical uncertainties.
Presenters
_______ Delivery – The presenters introduced themselves. The speakers made eye contact
with the audience, spoke clearly, chose effective words, and focused the attention
of the audience when appropriate. The slides were not read.
_______ Overall Content Knowledge – The presenters displayed a high level of
understanding of the subject presented.
_______ Response to Questions - The presenters answered questions effectively and
clearly.
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