This week you will take the ideas expressed in the written response you submitted last week and transform them into a presentation.  Your presentation will consist of approximately 7-10 slides and will feature a narrated audio presentation of at least five minutes.  For purposes of this assignment, PowerPoint is the recommended software.  If you wish to use something else, please consult with your instructor first.

Here is a suggested structure for your presentation:

• Title slide: title of your presentation, your name, name of the class, and date of submission
• Introduction: explain what your topic is, why you chose it, and why people should care about it
• Background: briefly explain the history and context of your topic, and note the forces that have shaped attitudes toward the topic over time
• Ethical Challenges: note the major ethical issues that this topic raises, and explain why the topic is controversial or divisive
• Solutions: for each ethical challenge, propose an ethically sound solution
• Conclusion: conclude with a call to action and let your audience know what they can do to get involved
• References: provide the APA style references to all sources used in the presentation

If you use one slide for each part, the total length will be seven slides.  If you find that any slide is too densely packed, consider splitting that section into two slides.  At the same time, remember that slides are a visual medium, and should not be overly text laden.  Since you will be providing an audio narration, there is no need to use long blocks of text.  Instead, use visual elements such as illustrations and charts, and limit text to short bullet phrases.

ETHC445 Ethics and Contemporary Issues Project: Presentation

Criteria

Ratings

Pts

Title Slide: Includes the title, student name, name of the class, and date.

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10 pts

Introduction: Explains why the topic was chosen and why it is important.

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10 pts

Background: Provides a historical overview of the topic. Indicates how attitudes toward the topic have changed over time.

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10 pts

Ethical Challenges: Notes the ethical challenges presented by the topic.

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10 pts

Solutions: For each ethical solution, an ethically supported solution is provided.

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10 pts

Conclusion: Presentation is summed up with a call to action.

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10 pts

Presentation Elements: Slides are visually oriented, bullet phrases are used rather than blocks of text, the References slide is correctly formatted, and source use is indicated in the text of the slides.

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10 pts

Audio narration: Audio narration accompanies each slide, and is at least five minutes in total length.

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30 pts

Total Points: 100