Deadline of submission

23:59 on Friday 19 April 2024 (provisional)

Submission method

Box link will be provided a week before the deadline

What to submit

A folder that contains the following:

A video recording of your presentation

A PDF version of your PPT

Weight

40% of the grade for COM336

Learning outcomes assessed

A. Critically engage with a range of city films

B. Reflect on the cinematic representation of various urban phenomena

Criterion

Comment

Grade

Content of presentation (40%): To what extent are the key elements of the topic described, explained and justified?

Coherency and convincingness (35%): To what extent are the key elements of the topic connected and linked together in a coherent and persuasive way? Is there a good flow between the main sections of the presentation?

Referencing (5%): Did the presenter use sources correctly and adequately (e.g., references for direct quotes, arguments and images)?

Quality of presentation slides (15%): Do the PPTs contain sufficient information, and explanation of the topic, and are they free of typographical and formatting errors?

Timeliness (5%): Is the presentation completed in the allotted time available?

Descriptor

Outstanding (80+)

Content: comprehensive, accurate, relevant; key points highlighted;

Coherence and persuasiveness: rigorously argued, logical, easy to follow; extensive evidence of independent thinking and critical analysis; key points supported with highly relevant and accurate evidence, critically evaluated;

Presentation Skills: clear, lively, imaginative; creative use of visual aids;

Referencing: extensive references, professional and accurate referencing and bibliography as appropriate;

Time Management: perfectly timed and organised;

Excellent (70-79)

Content: detailed, accurate, relevant; key points highlighted;

Coherence and persuasiveness: consistently argued, logical, easy to follow; clear evidence of independent thinking and critical analysis; key points supported with consistently relevant and accurate evidence, critically evaluated;

Presentation Skills: clear, lively, natural; good use of visual aids;

Referencing: professional and accurate referencing and bibliography as appropriate;

Time Management: well timed, well organised;

Comprehensive (60-69)

Content: detailed, accurate, relevant;

Coherence and persuasiveness: generally clearly argued and logical; attempts to go beyond the ideas presented in secondary literature; most points illustrated with relevant and accurate evidence;

Presentation Skills: generally clear, lively; use of appropriate visual aids;

Referencing: good to very good referencing and bibliography as appropriate with minor mistakes;

Time Management: well organised, more or less on time;

Competent (50-59)

Content: generally accurate and relevant, but perhaps some gaps and/or irrelevant material;

Coherence and persuasiveness: not always clear or logical; may be overly influenced by secondary literature rather than the requirements of the topic; little attempt to go beyond or criticise secondary literature; some illustrative material, but not critically evaluated and/or some inaccuracies and irrelevancies;

Presentation Skills: conveys meaning, but sometimes unclear or clumsy; use of visual aids, but the PPTs contain insufficient information;

Referencing: moderate referencing and bibliography as appropriate with more serious issues;

Time Management: more or less right length, but some material not covered properly as a result, OR, significantly over-runs;

Adequate (40-49)

Content: limited knowledge, with some significant gaps and/or errors;

Coherence and persuasiveness: argument underdeveloped and not entirely clear; fairly superficial and generally derivative and uncritical; some mentioned, but not integrated into presentation or evaluated; the evidence used may not be relevant or accurate

Presentation Skills: not always clear or easy to follow; unimaginative and unengaging; use of visual aids, but the PPTs contain incoherent information

Referencing: poor or perhaps incomplete referencing and bibliography;

Time Management: significantly over time; material fairly disorganised and rushed;

Poor (0-39)

Content: very limited, with many errors and gaps;

Coherence and persuasiveness: muddled, incoherent; entirely derivative, generally superficial; little or no evidence discussed; or irrelevant and inaccurate.

Presentation Skills: clumsy, disjointed, difficult to follow, dull; use of visual aids, but the PPTs

Referencing: references are either missing or completely irrelevant and/or unclear;

Time Management: significantly under or over time; has clearly not tried out material beforehand; disorganised;