Grading Workshop: Sample Assignment
Group Debate Presentation - 35%
COMPLETING THE ASSIGNMENT
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Your group has been chosen to represent Canada in a national debate on Management Communications.
To prepare for this, choose your topic of interest from the list below and decide whether you will present the pros or
cons on this topic.
Your group will be responsible for designing and delivering a 20 minute live presentation.
You are expected to research the topic and provide visuals for your audience.
Every member in your group must present.
Presentations will be held on the last week of class.
Your instructor will grade your presentation which is worth 20% of your final grade. Since this is a group assignment,
the remaining 15% will be peer evaluated. See Group Presentation Peer Evaluation Guide for more details on
evaluating your group members.
TOPIC AREAS
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3)
4)
Be it resolved that the use of technology is eroding interpersonal communication.
Be it resolved that women are better communicators than men.
Be it resolved that workplace communication has become too politically correct.
Be it resolved that young people are not learning essential communication skills required for the workplace.
HOW YOU WILL BE GRADED BY YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Category
Persuasiveness
Information
Research
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The team clearly had
an in-depth
understanding of the
topic and presented
their information
powerfully and
convincingly.
All information
presented in the
debate was clear,
accurate and
thorough.
Every major point was
well supported with
several relevant facts,
statistics and/or
examples.
Organization
All arguments were
clearly tied to an idea
and organized in a
logical fashion.
Presentation Style
Each team member
consistently used an
appropriate tone of
voice and a level of
enthusiasm in a way
that kept the
attention of the
audience.
3
The team clearly
understood the topic
in-depth and
presented their
information
convincingly and
with ease.
Most information
presented in the
debate was clear,
accurate and
thorough.
Every major point
was adequately
supported with
relevant facts,
statistics and/or
examples.
Most arguments
were clearly tied to
an idea and
organized in a logical
fashion.
Most team members
maintained a tone of
voice and a level of
enthusiasm in a way
that kept the
attention of the
audience.
2
The team seemed to
understand the main
points of the topic,
but the arguments
were weak.
1
The team did not show
an adequate
understanding of the
topic.
Most information
presented in the
debate was clear and
accurate, but was
not thorough.
Some points were
supported with facts,
statistics and/or
examples; relevance
was questionable.
Information presented
was confusing and
unclear.
Some arguments
were clearly tied to
an idea, but the
organization was
unclear.
A couple of team
members used a
tone of voice and a
level of enthusiasm
in a way that kept
the attention of the
audience.
Arguments were not
clearly tied to an idea.
Incorporated many
Incorporated few
Points presented were
unsupported.
Three or more
members of the team
had a presentation
style that did not keep
the attention of the
audience.
Did not incorporate
visuals into the
Total
Incorporated several
appropriate visuals in
order to engage the
audience.
Comments:
appropriate visuals in
order to engage the
audience.
appropriate visuals in
their presentation.
presentation.
Grand Total