Assessment Description
There are two parts to this discussion response:
Part I: Critique the Two Attached Presentations
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Task:
Review both PowerPoint presentations attached to the discussion. -
Instructions:
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Identify what is done well in each presentation.
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Identify what could have been improved.
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Consider presentation best practices as outlined in the resource “Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations” (available in the Student Success Center).
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Analyze whether the content is well-organized, comprehensive, and informative.
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Offer specific, constructive feedback for each presentation.
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Part II: Find and Cite a Resource for Your Perception PowerPoint
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Task:
Go to the GCU library and locate one academic resource you plan to use for your Perception PowerPoint, which is due at the end of Topic 2. -
Instructions:
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At the bottom of your discussion post, copy and paste the APA citation for the article you found in the GCU library.
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Be sure to use this article as one of the required references in your upcoming Perception PowerPoint Presentation.
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Submission Checklist
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Critique both attached PowerPoint presentations (strengths and areas for improvement)
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Reference best practices in PowerPoint design
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Analyze content organization, comprehensiveness, and informativeness
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Include APA citation for one academic resource found in the GCU library for use in your future PowerPoint
Brief Description:
This discussion assesses your ability to critically evaluate presentation skills using best practices, as well as your research skills in finding and citing academic sources for future assignments.
The answer
Part I:
Critique of the PowerPoint Presentation
This
presentation perfectly captures how our senses—sight, smell, touch, sound, and
taste—allow us to interact with the outside world. This scene immediately grabs
your attention: as soon as you enter a kitchen, the aroma of warm, sugary
cinnamon rolls fills the air, highlighting the how your senses work together to
produce the experience you're having. It is well-structured, beginning with a
broad overview before delving into each sensation individually. It feels
substantial and adds some brainy vibes because of this awesome fact about how
incredibly sensitive our touch is, which is supported by a reliable source.
Plus, the speaker gets how different senses can steal the spotlight depending
on the moment, which totally clicks with what you’d dig into in a psych or
philosophy class about how our minds work.
The
presentation’s got good info and a clear setup, but the visuals need some love.
The slides are packed with text and have zero pics, icons, or anything to spice
them up. I remember seeing in the Student Success Center’s PowerPoint guide
that throwing in visuals helps keep people engaged and makes stuff stick in
their heads. Short bullets or witty lines would be much easier to read than
those massive walls of information. Additionally, it looks a little
disorganized due to the inconsistent formatting, which includes various caps
and font sizes. To appear legitimate for school, the source's citation needs to
be updated because it isn't in APA format either. Oh, and the slide titles are
pretty bland. Instead of just “Sight,” something like “Sight: Your Main Way of
Learning” would tie it back to how we perceive things. Maybe toss in some
interactive stuff too, like a question or a “what would you do” scenario, to
get the audience thinking and keep them hooked.
Part II:
Resource for Perception PowerPoint
For my
Perception PowerPoint, I chose a textbook from the GCU library: Psychology
by Schacter, Gilbert, Wegner, and Nock (2017). It does a great job explaining
how our senses work together with the brain to create perception. I’m planning
to use it to help explain the difference between sensation and perception, and
to show how the brain actively processes and organizes what we take in through
our senses. What I like about this source is that it makes the science behind
perception clear and relatable. I think it will help me present my ideas in a
way that’s both informative and easy to follow.
APA
Reference:
Schacter, D.
L., Gilbert, D. T., Wegner, D. M., & Nock, M. K. (2017). Psychology
(4th ed.). Worth Publishers.