Fundamental Skills: Presentations

Assessment Details

Overview:

Communicating your ideas is an important part of the design process and this year you will be required to present your design work to your peers on two separate occassions.

You will need to demonstrate the ability to create a presentation that clearly communicates your ideas, is well formatted, uses the projection technology effectively and engages your audience.

Brief:

You are required to design and deliver a presentation on the following subjects:

• Hardware: a) identify and describe at least 6 components and their functions; b) explain how data moves between the components
• Software: a) identify and describe at least 2 operating systems; b) identify at least four open source applications and describe their purpose; c) explain how the applications interact with the operating system
• Ergonomics: Identify and describe at least 4 key ergonomic issues and solutions with regard to: physical well-being, environmental, and machine components

Requirements:

• Brief Documentation that includes:
  • an overview of the project
  • a list of deliverable elements
  • a list of resources required (eg. projector)
  • a breakdown of the tasks required at each stage of the design process to complete this project
  • a description of the target audience
  • a budget that estimates times for each of the stages
  • a list of modifications made during development. Each entry should include: a date, the issue, the solution
  • descriptions of ethical issues associated with presentations. This might include (but is no limited to): copyright and privacy
• Concept Sketches and Notes:
  • explore at least 6 different ideas
  • identify the order of the presentation's content
  • identify suitable font sizes, colours and layouts
  • identify imagery that is suitable for the content and audience
  • explore transitions that are suitable for the content and audience
  • notes should justify your choices
• Delivery:
  • the presentation will be delivered via a data projector in front of the class
• Evaluation:
  • A peer evaluation will be used to provide you with feedback