Research Presentations & Report Writing
Professor Warden
Office Phone: 2332-3000 ext. 4364
Email: warden@mail.cyut.edu.tw
http://warden.idv.tw
Textbook Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
Giving Presentations, by Mark Ellis and Nina O’Driscoll.
Handouts: Extracted mostly from Business Objectives, by Vicki Hollett, Annual reports, & Example
publications
Further Resources:
Longman Business English Dictionary (English to Chinese)
More information can be found on each company by accessing their WWW sites.
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Course Outline
YOU MUST DO THIS NOW:
1) Get book (APA Guide)
2) Get handout material from Prof. Warden
3) Join online posting board for class at:
http://163.17.25.89/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=7&sid=0c11b60e370180616a7477d6b86c23df
4) After you register for posting board, then joint the USERGROUP for Prof. Warden’s students at
NCUE. If you don’t do this, I won’t be able to send you email that may contain important
information about our class.
This class has two basic parts:
1. Cover the basic language requirements of making English professional presentations. This includes
extensive readings so that basic vocabulary can be practiced.
Presentation skills. Seven central presentation skills are emphasized.
2. Research report writing, with a special emphasis on the publishing process and the formatting
requirements from the APA.
It is expected that students will take responsibility for their effort and keep up with class material. Each
week, during class, individual students will be called upon to present some information from the data
assigned or handed out. The presentation will emphasize the skills covered that week.
Grades:
Grades in this class are based on both individual effort and group effort.
Grades must be earned.
Not preparing for each class will result in a low grade. Preparing for each class will result in a good
grade. Preparing for class means reading the textbook before class. Reading the company annual report
many times. Preparing business and other vocabulary you do not know. If you do not participate in
class by actively communicating, then it is impossible for the professor to access your speaking ability
and you lose you chance to practice—bad idea. So in this class, TALK! This includes being active on the
online posting board, where you can ask questions and give comments.
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Things you must do NOW:
A) Register for this class on the posting board, found through my website at warden.idv.tw
B) Download the class outline and try out the other resources, such as the online audio lectures so that in
the future you are comfortable with these features.
C) Get the books: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
Giving Presentations, by Mark Ellis and Nina O’Driscoll.
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2.
Getting the Class Information:
The Website at http://warden.idv.tw
Click on Warden’s Online Classes
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Each class has Outlines, Slides, and Lectures
Registering for Your Class:
1. Go to http://warden.idv.tw
Click on Posting Board & Chat Room
2. This is the posting board
You first need to register
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3. Complete the registration information
Don’t forget your STUDENT NUMBER
4. When you are done, you will see a message
and then you will receive an email
Don’t forget your name and password
5. Now login to the posting board
and then click on the text Usergroups
6. In the Usergroups section, choose your class
from the menu
Click the button View Information
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7. Here is a list of the people in this class
Join this class by clicking the button Join Group
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II.
In Class Participation Grade (10%: starts at 80 points)
A.
Subtracting 5 points
1) Being late, or absent without a school approved excuse.
2) Failing to respond to questions in class.
3) Not prepared for class.
4) Being disruptive during other students’ presentations or questions.
5) Sleeping in class.
6) Using class time to prepare work due in class (this work should have been prepared ahead of time).
7) Using class time to prepare work for other classes.
B.
Adding 5 points (up to 100)
1) Actively participating in class.
2) Asking questions, during question time, of other student’s presentations.
3) Asking questions of the teacher.
4) Being well prepared for class.
5) Gathering, and presenting to class, information related to the class topic which you have found
through your own research.
III.
Weekly Assignments and/or Quizzes (20%)
A.
Complete Readings
All readings from texts and handouts must be completed before class. During a class, we may have a
quiz which includes material covered in the readings. This includes memorizing all vocabulary
presented in the readings and the important points of the readings.
B.
Handout Exercises
Each week, I will give you examples of writing which you will take home and find examples of correct
and incorrect usage that you will then discuss with all of the class during class time.
C.
Individual Presentations
Each class Part (see the class schedule), we will have presentations from individual students. The time
for these presentations will usually be during the single period class. Each student called will have less
than five minutes to present information from the company data handed out. The presentation will
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center on using the skills most recently covered. For example, the first unit is on dealing with numbers.
This means you should be ready to make a short presentation that uses numbers from the company data
I gave you.
These individual presentations are very important to help you practice for the midterm and final
presentations. Without practice, you will not be able to perform well during the big presentations!
IV.
Midterm (30%)
A.
Annual Report Presentation
Make a 15 minute presentation that introduces your company (the company information I assigned your
group) to a group of potential customers (buyers, clients, consumers, etc.). Your presentation should be
constructed as a general marketing exercise in selling your firm’s products. The audience may be made
up of people who buy your product for resale, may purchase from numerous product categories or are
simply individual consumers looking to make small purchases.
When your group presents, you must submit a completed group presentation preparation form, with
each group member’s signature. This form explains clearly what each group member contributed to the
presentation.
V.
Final (40%)
A.
Research Paper Presentation
Make a 15 minute presentation that introduces the research paper I assigned you. The presentation must
summarize research findings and supply background, conclusions, and implications.
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Class Schedule
Parts
Presentation Topics
Writing Topics
Notes
Book: Presenting Facts and Figures &
Handouts
1
numbers
Manuscript organization &
content
2
presenting info; use of signals
Expressing ideas and reducing
bias in language
3
trends
comparison, contrast and
similarity
presenting info; use of reference
words
forecasting
cause, effect and purpose
APA style: punctuation, spelling,
capitalization
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APA style: italics, abbreviations,
headings, quotations
APA style: Numbers, metrication,
statistical and mathematical copy
APA style: Tables, figures
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Presentation
APA style: Footnotes, appendixes
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Book: Effective Presentations
APA style: Reference citations in
text
10
what is the point
making a start
Reference List
11
linking the parts
the right kind of language
Practice reference writing
12
visual aids
Practice reference writing
13
body language
APA sample
14
finishing off
question time
Manuscript acceptance &
production
15
putting it all together
APA journal program
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Presentations
Check list for manuscript
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Presentation Rating Form
Time
start on time
end on time
(out of 20)
English
pronunciation
vocabulary
information accuracy
100% English
(out of 20)
System
general organization
introduction
ending
connections
relevance
length
level
(out of 10)
Delivery
tempo
volume
expressiveness
articulation
(out of 10)
Language
sentence length
style
linkers
emphasizers/minimizers
(out of 10)
Manner
audience contact
interest
confidence
(out of 10)
Body
language
stance & posture
(out of 10)
hands
eye contact
movement
facial expression
appearance
Visual aids
TOTAL:
number
design
relevance
use
(out of 10)
(out of
100)
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