As you know, this semester you and a classmate (or classmates) will be responsible for a 10-minute multimedia presentation.
Requirements:
- The work distribution is up to each group, though it should be somewhat equitable
- The presentation must be approximately 10 minutes in length—everyone must present at least part of the time
- There should be 10-12 slides, including at least one video clip (no more than 2-3 minutes in length)
- On the day of your presentation, email your presentation (or a link) to me at dhdelao@gmail.com.
You may utilize any presentation program you like (e.g PowerPoint, Prezi, Keynote). However, please sort out any technical issues before your presentation date (our room's projection system can be found throughout campus). Groups may be docked for a lack of preparedness.
The best presentations will:
- Have an introductory slide which contextualizes the topic—very important
- Use words economically Include visually interesting illustrations—gifs are also acceptable
- Avoid a heavy use of animation and effects
- Have a style that complements the subject matter and strikes the appropriate tone
- Engage the class through a conversational style, utilizing questions and/or activities
- Embed a relevant video or audio clip (e.g. YouTube, SoundCloud)—ad blockers are time savers
- Conclude with a slide that summarizes the topic—also very important
This is an opportunity to be creative, so feel free to have fun with the visual design of your presentation.
Lower scoring presentations might:
- Begin without an introductory slide and/or fail to offer any context upfront
- Be thinly researched
- Allow visuals to overrun their content or lack a cohesive style
- Fail to engage the class in any meaningful way—this is often achieved by reading an entire presentation
- Lack multimedia
- End without a concluding slide
Remember, you must provide your own laptop. Also, Macs will require an Apple-specific adapter to connect to the university’s projection system. Newer model PCs with HDMI-only connections will also require special adapters.
Presentation topics:
- Alcohol and Women: What Everyone Should Know
- Introducing the 21st Century Dad
- Emerging Voices: Asexuality and Polyamory
- The Stonewall Riots: The Start of a Revolution
- But It Can’t Be Rape: Uncovering Issues of Male Sexual Abuse
- Barbie: An Historical Overview
- Gender and the Salem Witch Trials
- Midwifery in America: An Overview
- Going Steady: Dating in the 1950s
- Why We Cheat: The Psychology of Infidelity
- Hair and the American Male: 1900 to Present
- How the Pill Changed Everything
- Promises: Arranged Marriages in America
- The Legend of Amelia Earhart
- Homosexuality: The Nature vs Nurture Debate
- Swimsuits in America: A History
- Men's Men: Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, and Steve McQueen
- Challenging Tradition: Women at the Citadel
- Inside the Men's Rights Movement
- Women Rock: Janis Joplin, Heart, and The Go-Go's
- Look Good Now!: Inside the Weight Loss Industry
- The History of Home Economics
- Alfred Kinsey and the Kinsey Scale
- Underwear in America: An Evolution
- Just for Now: Understanding Situational Homosexuality
Sec. 1-
Week 6: Mo 9.26/We 9.28
Catherine K./Shawn K. - Barbie: An Historical Overview
Week 7: Mo 10.3/We 10.5
Alejandro C./Michele C. - Alcohol and Women: What Everyone Should Know
Weijie Z./Christine T. - Introducing the 21st Century Dad
Week 8: Mo 10.10/We 10.12
Juan T./ Megan N. - Why We Cheat: The Psychology of Infidelity
Luan N./Dominic M. - Look Good Now!: Inside the Weight Loss Industry
Week 9: Mo 10.17/We 10.19
Minh N./Jose R. - How the Pill Changed Everything
Sonali K./Brianna L. - Homosexuality: The Nature vs Nurture Debate
Minh N./Jose R. - How the Pill Changed Everything
Sonali K./Brianna L. - Homosexuality: The Nature vs Nurture Debate
Week 10: Mo 10.24/We 10.26
Kyungsoo Y./Jose V. - Swimsuits in America: A History
Harshneet M./Deanna M. - Hair and the American Male: 1900 to Present
Week 12: Mo 11.7/We 11.9
Amanda M./Alexander H. - The Legend of Amelia Earhart
Edgar C./Steven G. - The Stonewall Riots: The Start of a Revolution
Week 13: Mo 11.14/We 11.16
Steven L./Jared C. - Men's Men: Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, and Steve McQueen
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Sec. 3-
Week 6: Mo 9.26/We 9.28
Paola C./Madison A./Jason R. - Why We Cheat: The Psychology of Infidelity
Anthony C./Jack D. - Swimsuits in America: A History
Week 7: Mo 10.3/We 10.5
Shavan A./Antony A. - But It Can’t Be Rape: Uncovering Issues of Male Sexual Abuse
Luis S./Alec M. – How the Pill Changed Everything
Week 8: Mo 10.10/We 10.12
Marie A./Marcos C. - Going Steady: Dating in the 1950s
Taylor G./Jesus J. - Men's Men: Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, and Steve McQueen
Week 9: Mo 10.17/We 10.19
Alyssa Q./Jose R. - Emerging Voices: Asexuality and Polyamory
Rawan A./Mathew B. - Look Good Now!: Inside the Weight Loss Industry
Week 10: Mo 10.24/We 10.26
Grayson D./Sabrina H./Pedro S. - Barbie: An Historical Overview
Berenice D./Tristan E. - Alcohol and Women: What Everyone Should Know
Week 12: Mo 11.7/We 11.9
April M./Samhith M. - Gender and the Salem Witch Trials
Week 13: Mo 11.14/We 11.16
Kirat S./David T. - The History of Home Economics
Week 15: Mo 11.28/We 11.30
Truesten T./Christopher Y./Juan R. - The Legend of Amelia Earhart
