INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE END-OF-TERM PRESENTATIONS


·         Find partners and make groups of three students.

·         Choose a topic about a problem in society or environment where geographers can offer some
help or a solution.

·         The aim of the task is delivering a team presentation + preparing a poster about your
topic.

·         FORM of presentation: 8 -10 minutes, structured, each student presents a part of the
topic,

be prepared for a discussion – listeners will ask questions.


  * FORM of the poster:  1 page, printable A4 format


  * Upload your poster in odevzdávárny before giving presentations. The other students will read
them.


  * Presentations will be delivered at the end of the semester during Mock Conference.





ASSESSMENT OF PRESENTATIONS

10% - structure – introduction, main part, ending

20% - a reasonable topic, a problem must be analysed, and pluses and minuses of possible solutions

          discussed

10% - using good and relevant slides, or showing zoomed-in parts of the poster

10% - balanced contribution of team members in speaking

20% - good English, signalling language (e.g. Firstly, Now I’ll hand over to Jan. In conclusion,…)

15% - inviting audience to ask questions, dealing with questions (i.e. answering, reacting)

15% - asking questions during discussion parts after presentations – reading the posters in advance
will     give you some ideas what to ask about



ASSESSMENT OF POSTERS

15% good layout

15% brief but informative content

20% clear descriptions in good English (grammar, spelling, terminology)

15% relevant pictures, if necessary- explanations of some special terms

15% including sources

20% function – if it works well, if it introduces the problem and solutions clearly



HOW TO PREPARE A POSTER


A model poster (the example is from the field of Chemistry, but the instructions are important in
general):


http://michaelseery.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Preparing-a-student-poster-in-chemistry.pdf

pages 4, 5, 6 – instructions about the parts of a poster from Royal Society of Chemistry



 http://www.pgf.rgs.org/top-ten-tips/top-ten-tips-for-designing-a-conference-poster/

comment from Royal Geographical Society, read steps 3 - 8



What the percentages in the assessment mean: 100 – 92 excellent (mark A)               75 - 68
average (D)

                                                                        91 – 84 very good (mark
B)               67 – 60 poor (E)

                                                                        83 – 76 above average (mark
C)       59 – less    failed  (F)