PowerPoint PresentationPresent an original research proposal in a 7-10-slide PowerPoint. Be prepared to defend your research as well as critique at least two learner's presentations in the discussion
Additionally, keep in mind that you are not writing a proposal to me, your instructor, but to any audience that might be interested in your research. That is, avoid making assumptions about what the audience knows. Instead, assume that you need to be thorough in your presentation, defining terms, and explaining what you are talking about. Further, your topic does NOT need approval.
One of the primary errors students make on this assignment is that they begin by presenting a research proposal but somewhere around Slide 3-5 they start to get confused and are suddenly presenting an informative presentation on their topic, rather than a research proposal. By the time they reach the conclusion, many students end with research findings about their topic, rather than with an argument about why their research is necessary.
A few other things to consider:
This is a visual presentation, so the slides should not contain too much text, and the font size should be large enough for an audience to read from a distance. Too much text that is too small to read is ineffective.
Use a light background with dark font because this enhances readability. The reverse tends to cause eye-strain.
It might be difficult to create appropriate visuals for this presentation but doing so enhances the viewing
Avoid using images that have writing on them. That is, the visual element should emphasize the visual, rather than more reading.
Write in third person, per APA and GCU.
The reference slides do not count as part of the total slide count.
A sample of what is expected is attached below. Be sure to notice the “Notes” section of the PPT and utilize that in your own presentation (keep it brief – the Notes are not a place for an essay to be copied and pasted into the PPT).
Because this is the final course before graduation, you are expected to be thorough in proofreading, proficient in the use of APA style and format, and polished in grammar/mechanics.
Perfection is not expected but demonstrated excellence of a graduate level scholar practitioner is.
Remember that this is a research proposaland as such, it means that you have noticed something in the world that needs to be looked into, that you need to gather evidence for this topic, or that you have questions about it that have not been answered by previous studies. Therefore, you are presenting reasons why the research is necessary, starting with the research question. (i.e. what you hope to learn through your research.) You will explain how the research will occur, why it is important, and so on. If these things are not addressed, you will achieve a low score on the assignment.
There is a PPT attached that is a briefsample of what is expected. In the sample, topics are not fully developed. More depth is expected in your work.
*****This assignment is NOT asking you to discuss research that has already been conducting [except for in the literature review]. This is a proposal for unique research that you might conduct if approved. *****
