Final Presentation Description

For the final, you’ll turn the work you’re doing into a product that can be published and shared. You’ll present this product in the last class.

You’ll post your final project on Manifold. You’ll be able to either include links to your work, or to embed it right into the page. The nature of the project will depend on what kind of work you did during the semester.

In the second-to-last class, we’ll practice giving the presentations. Therefore, materials for the final presentation will be due before the second-to-last class, so everyone is ready to rehearse.

There are only four rules for your presentation:

1. It should have a catchy title.

2. It should only contain the results of your own work, and/or links to your sources.

3. Each presenter should present for 5-6 minutes.

4. Each presenter can have up to 100 words of presentation notes- otherwise you should deliver your presentation from memory.

Depending on what kind of work you’ve done over the semester, your final product and presentation could take different forms. See below for different final project and presentation ideas.

Educational Resource

Final Product

Your final project should include:

1. A summary of how you searched for resources and found a gap to work on. This can be a paragraph or voice note. It should include links to sources.

2. A summary of how you planned and produced your material. This can be a paragraph or voice note. It should include links to sources.

3. The complete educational resource (either embedded or linked on the page).

Final Presentation

Your final presentation can include:

-A walk through of the resource you made - showcase the resource, and explain the research process and decision-making that went into it.

-A chance for people to interact with the resource - if you made a video you can play it, if you wrote something you can have people read it, if you made practice problems you can have people do them, etc.

-A Q&A session.

Literature Review

Final Product

Your final project should include:

1. Citations for the referenced literature.

2. Documentation of your search strategy and process. This can be a paragraph or voice note. It should include links to sources and documents.

3. Any relevant graphs, tables, or images, with appropriate citations.

4. The final research paper/article (either embedded or linked on the page).

Final Presentation

Your final presentation can include:

-A presentation about what your topic is, why you chose it, and what you found - this can include slides, videos, links to key sources, etc.

-Highlighted sections of the final paper for people to read and discuss.

-A Q&A session.

Pre-existing Data

Final Product

Your final project should include:

1. Documentation of how you chose your topic and found your data set, with links to sources. This can be a short paragraph or voice note.

2. Documentation of your data cleaning, coding, and analysis process. This should include spreadsheets and annotated code.

3. The final research paper, with graphs and tables included.

Final Presentation

Your final presentation can include:

-A walkthrough of your code and results. If possible, you might run your code to show people how it works.

-A presentation about key findings using graphs from the final research paper.

-A Q&A session.

Observational Study

Final Product

Your final project should include:

1. Documentation of your planning and data collection process. This can be a paragraph or voice note. It should include links to your documents and data, as well as any pictures or videos you took.

2. The final research article, with any graphs and tables included.

Final Presentation

Your final presentation can include:

-A presentation of your planning, data collection, and analysis process. This can include pictures, videos, screenshots of your materials, links, graphs, and your main takeaways.

-A Q&A session.

Own Goals

Final Product

Your final project should include:

1. Documentation of your planning and data collection process. This can be a paragraph or voice note. It should include links to your documents and data, as well as any pictures or videos you took.

2. A self-reflection on how the project went, and what you took away from it personally. This can be a paragraph or a voice note.

3. The final research article, with any graphs and tables included.

Final Presentation

Your final presentation can include:

-A presentation of your planning, data collection, and analysis process. This can include pictures, videos, screenshots of your materials, links, graphs, and your main takeaways.

-A Q&A session.

Textual Analysis

Final Product

Your final project should include:

1. Documentation of how you chose your text, and how you developed your analysis plan. This can be a paragraph or voice note. It should include links to your documents and data. If you text or texts were written by someone else, give proper credit.

2. Documentation of your analysis, including planning documents, coding schemes, graphs and tables. If you used software, include a link or download to your analysis.

3. The final research article, with any graphs and tables included.

Final Presentation

Your final presentation can include:

-Graphs and tables showing the trends you found, with an explanation of your takeaways.

-Key sections and quotes from your text(s) that showcase themes that you identified.

-A Q&A session.

Art

Final Product

Your final project should include:

1. Documentation of your planning and production process. This can include sources of inspiration, planning documents, pictures, and videos.

2. A reflection on how the project went, how it turned out, and what you feel it communicates. This can be a paragraph or a voice note.

3. The final piece or pieces. If the project is digital, the results can be embedded or linked on the page. If it’s physical, pictures and videos can be embedded or linked on the page.

Final Presentation

Your final presentation can include:

-Pictures, videos or audio of your project. If your project is physical, you can bring it in-person as well.

-A presentation about the sources of inspiration and intentions of your project. This can include discussion prompts or questions.

-A Q&A session.

Survey

Final Product

Your final project should include:

1. Documentation of your planning and data collection process. This can be a paragraph or voice note. It should include links to your documents and data, as well as any pictures or videos you took. If you used a pre-existing survey, make sure to give proper credit.

2. Documentation of your data analysis process. This can include tables and graphs.

3. The final research article, with any graphs and tables included.

Final Presentation

Your final presentation can include:

-Pitures, screenshots, and documents from your data collection process.

-Graphs and tables from your analysis, with a description of takeaways.

-A Q&A session.

Co-teaching

Final Product

Your final project should include:

1. Documentation of your research, planning and production process. This should include planning documents, links and citations for sources, and notes from any meetings or sessions.

2. Teaching materials used for the session, including lesson plans, slides, handouts, etc.

3. A reflection on how the session(s) went, and what your key takeaways were. This can be a paragraph, or a voice recording.

Final Presentation

Your final presentation can include:

-A representation of the materials that were used in the session(s), and an explanation of their design.

-A discussion of students’ experiences of the session(s), and what they took away from them.

-A Q&A session.

Student Support

Final Product

Your final project should include:

1.  Documentation of your research and support process. This can include planning documents, screenshots of edits and feedback, notes from conversations, pictures, and recordings. Include links and citations for any sources you referenced.

2. A reflection on how the support process went for you. This can be a paragraph or a voice recording.

Final Presentation

If you primarily supported one person, or one group of people with their project, then it makes sense to present with them. You can talk about when and how you contributed to their work after they present.

If you provided more general support to many students, your final presentation can include:

-A discussion and summary of what you felt you contributed, and your takeaways from the experience.

-A Q&A session.

Podcast

Final Product

Your final project should include:

1. Documentation of your planning process including scheduling documents and recording plans.

2. Citations and links to your sources.

3. Published recordings of episodes, organized into a season. These should come with brief blurbs describing each episode. They can be embedded, or linked on your page.

4. Highlights and reflections from the recordings. This can include a paragraph, voice recording, and edited clips from the episodes.

Final Presentation

Your final presentation can include:

-Edited highlights from the episodes, of insightful or entertaining moments.

-Reflections about the experience, and the main takeaways from the conversations.

-A discussion of your reflections about the process.

Statistics Interviews

Final Product

Your final project should include:

1. Documentation of your planning process including scheduling documents, question banks, and recording plans. If your questions were taken from pre-existing interview protocols, make sure to cite them.

2. Organized interview recordings. These can be embedded or linked on the page.

3. Documentation of your takeaways from the interviews. This should include key quotes or highlights from the interviews which illustrate key points. This can be a paragraph or a voice recording. It can be embedded or linked on the page.

Final Presentation

Your final presentation can include:

-Edited highlights from interviews, of insightful or entertaining moments (make sure to get your interviewee’s permission to share).

-A discussion of your process and takeaways.

-A Q&A session.

Multiple Projects

Final Product

If you completed multiple projects, or a project which had features of different projects, then your final product should have a mix of documentation that are associated with these different projects. In general, this should include:

1. Documentation of your planning, research and production process. Depending on what exactly you did, this could take many forms- see other descriptions for ideas.

2. A final research article which stitches together the different aspects of the project. This can include presentation slides, a collage, reflective writing, and/or a voice note.

Final Presentation

Your final presentation can include:

-Slides or a collage documenting the different facets of your project.

-A description and reflection of your overall intent and takeaway from your project(s).

-A Q&A session.