Engineering Disciplines Oral Presentation

Developed by the First Year Engineering Program faculty
at Ohio State University
(with support from the Gateway Engineering Education Coalition and NSF)

                                             
Overview:

The purpose of this project is to provide a better understanding of the different engineering disciplines offered at The Ohio State University. Students will be divided into teams. Each team will prepare a presentation on a discipline to be presented to their lab section in Lab 10. This presentation serves as a means for students to learn, in-depth, about a major outside of their areas of interest. The assumption is that students haven’t had much information presented to them about these disciplines and opportunities afforded by them. After the presentations, each student will be armed with sheets of information about 9 different disciplines and will learn a little something more about each in order to make a better-informed decision on their career goals. Students should put into it what they expect to get out of it. In other words, the more detailed they get, the more they will help each other and vice versa.


Learning Objectives or Student Outcomes:

By the end of this lesson or activity, students will be able to work as a team, using a variety of resources, to create a ten minute presentation and accompanying handout describing an engineering discipline.

Team Size/Composition:

Teams of 4 work best, although teams of 3 or 5 students each may be formed if necessary. If established teams have already been established for the term, they should work in the same teams to accomplish this project.

How is positive interdependence ensured?

Positive interdependence is ensured through the completion of one group presentation and handout on the selected discipline.

How is individual accountability built in to the project?

In a project like this, where there is no individual component of assessment built into the project, one of the most effective means of ensuring individual accountability is to administer a peer evaluation at the conclusion of the project.

Components of Assessment:

Assignments
1. Choose discipline (5 pts.)
2. Research Review Meeting (10 pts.)
3. Outline of Oral Presentation (25 pts.)
4. Draft of Oral Presentation (25 pts.)
5. Final Handout (50 pts.)
6. Give Oral Presentation (100 pts.)
1) Actual Presentation (90/100 pts.)
2) Final Presentation Slides (5/100 pts.)
3) Final List of References (5/100 pts.)

Overall Grading
The oral presentation project will comprise 10% of your final grade in the course. Choosing the discipline, the research review meeting, the outline of the oral presentation, draft of the oral presentation, and the final handout will be worth four percent of your final grade. The actual presentation will be six percent of your final grade. See the assignment detail for how each individual assignment will be evaluated.

Team Skills Needed for Success:

All team members must have the ability to communicate, to share ideas and opinions, and to give and receive feedback.

How Are These Skills Emphasized?

These skills are emphasized through the team completion of one presentation and one information sheet on an engineering discipline.

Materials Needs for Instructor:

• Student handouts

Materials Needed by Students:

• PowerPoint software
• Presentation Project handout
• Formatting References handout

Content Lesson Links:

Instruction to Students

Supplemental Materials and Handouts

Presentation Project Handout

Formatting References Handout

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These materials may be duplicated for educational purposes if properly credited.