PSY 693 Week 3 Assignment Benchmark Research Proposal GCU

PSY 693 Week 3 Assignment Benchmark Research Proposal GCU

Topic 3 Benchmark – Research Proposal PowerPoint Presentation
Details:

Present 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 forum.
Include the following in the presentation:

Introduction (1 slide)
Research Questions/Hypotheses (1 slide)
Literature Review/Theory (1-2 slides)
Methods & Data Collection (1-2 slides)
Hypothetical Data Presentation/Findings (2-3 slides)
Future research (1 slide)
Conclusion (1 slide)

While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies: 4.2 Convey scientific knowledge to a general audience through a presentation.

Benchmark – Research Proposal PowerPoint Presentation

1

Unsatisfactory

0.00%

2

Less than Satisfactory

74.00%

3

Satisfactory

79.00%

4

Good

87.00%

5

Excellent

100.00%

100.0 %Criteria

40.0 %Present and defend original research (Comp. 4.2)

Defense of Research is missing.

Defense of Research is vague.

Defense of Research is adequate.

Defense of Research is thought out with some current scholarly research.

Defense of Research is concise and thorough with current scholarly research.

30.0 %Presentation of Content

The content lacks a clear point of view and logical sequence of information. Includes little persuasive information. Sequencing of ideas is unclear.

The content is vague in conveying a point of view and does not create a strong sense of purpose. Includes some persuasive information.

The presentation slides are generally competent, but ideas may show some inconsistency in organization and/or in their relationships to each other.

The content is written with a logical progression of ideas and supporting information exhibiting a unity, coherence, and cohesiveness. Includes persuasive information from reliable sources.

The content is written clearly and concisely. Ideas universally progress and relate to each other. The project includes motivating questions and advanced organizers. The project gives the audience a clear sense of the main idea.

10.0 %Layout

The layout is cluttered, confusing, and does not use spacing, headings, and subheadings to enhance the readability. The text is extremely difficult to read with long blocks of text, small point size for fonts, and inappropriate contrasting colors. Poor use of headings, subheadings, indentations, or bold formatting is evident.

The layout shows some structure, but appears cluttered and busy or distracting with large gaps of white space or a distracting background. Overall readability is difficult due to lengthy paragraphs, too many different fonts, dark or busy background, overuse of bold, or lack of appropriate indentations of text.

The layout uses horizontal and vertical white space appropriately. Sometimes the fonts are easy to read, but in a few places the use of fonts, italics, bold, long paragraphs, color, or busy background detracts and does not enhance readability.

The layout background and text complement each other and enable the content to be easily read. The fonts are easy to read and point size varies appropriately for headings and text.

The layout is visually pleasing and contributes to the overall message with appropriate use of headings, subheadings, and white space. Text is appropriate in length for the target audience and to the point. The background and colors enhance the readability of the text.

10.0 %Language Use and Audience Awareness (includes sentence construction, word choice, etc.)

Inappropriate word choice and lack of variety in language use are evident. Writer appears to be unaware of audience. Use of primer prose indicates writer either does not apply figures of speech or uses them inappropriately.

Some distracting inconsistencies in language choice (register) and/or word choice are present. The writer exhibits some lack of control in using figures of speech appropriately.

Language is appropriate to the targeted audience for the most part.

The writer is clearly aware of audience, uses a variety of appropriate vocabulary for the targeted audience, and uses figures of speech to communicate clearly.

The writer uses a variety of sentence constructions, figures of speech, and word choice in distinctive and creative ways that are appropriate to purpose, discipline, and scope.

5.0 %Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use)

Slide errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning.

Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader.

Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but are not overly distracting to the reader.

Slides are largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present.

Writer is clearly in control of standard, written academic English.

5.0 %Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style)

Sources are not documented.

Documentation of sources is inconsistent and/or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors.

Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present.

Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct.

Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error.

100 %Total Weightage

Topic 3 Review of Research Proposal – Peer Review Worksheet
Details:

Attached is the “Peer Review Worksheet” you will use to review the proposal of a colleague in the discussion forum. You will turn one copy of the completed worksheet in here for your instructor to grade; the other you will attach in the discussion forum for your peer to view.
Attach the file with your completed Peer Review Worksheet to the Peer Review Forum Activity as a “reply” to the initial post of your peer’s first draft. Do not post the worksheet as an attachment.
PSY-693-RS-PeerReviewWksht.docx

Topic 3 Peer Review Forum Activity

Review the proposal of the person who posted his/her proposal directly below yours in the Peer Review Forum Activity. If your proposal is the last posted, review the first proposal posted. Complete the “Peer Review Worksheet” (attached under the assignment tab). You will then need to post your completed Peer Review Worksheet to TWO places: to the Topic 3 Peer Review Forum Activity for your peer to view, as well as to the Topic 3 Peer Review of Research Proposal assignment box, so the instructor can grade your work.
Attach the file with your completed Peer Review Worksheet to the Peer Review Forum Activity as a “reply” to the initial post of your peer’s first draft. Do not post the worksheet as an attachment.