Final project busi 201

BUSI 201

Final Project Instructions

Rationale:

The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize you with creating an oral presentation utilizing Microsoft PowerPoint while you explore the ethical implications of the technology used in this course. You must also demonstrate your ability to communicate effectively with your audience.

Complete the following tasks on your own and submit your work to Blackboard.

Requirements:

1. The general purpose of the presentation is to consider the ethical implications of using software applications to house real data similar to that which you have used in this course. While they should not be your sole source for examples, you must reference the Excel and Access Programs specifically in your presentation.

Questions to consider:

· What responsibility do the creators and users of technology bear in ensuring that truth is conveyed in the use and manipulation of data? How does security factor into these responsibilities?

· Discuss the balance between absolute truth and using data to reach a particular goal.

· How does this topic relate to your conduct as a student and in a real-world setting?

Use a biblical worldview to support your ideas and include at least 3 academic sources. Cite your work using current APA format.

2. Use the recording features in PowerPoint and your microphone to record your oral presentation. State your name, the course, and the date of the recording at the start of the recording. Your presentation will be 5-8 minutes in length, taking the audience through your entire PowerPoint. As you will be doing a good bit of talking, the slides themselves should favor bullet points and short statements over longer paragraphs, but your message must be clear. You may use notes to assist you, but do not read word-for-word from the notes. This tends to be obvious to the audience and makes for a less compelling presentation.

3. Required Slide Elements:

· A title for each slide

· A unified theme

· Slide transitions

· Subtle slide animations appropriate for a business/academic environment

· At least one SmartArt diagram

· At least one chart using the Insert Chart feature within PowerPoint. You are welcome to include charts from outside sources, properly cited, but ensure that at least one is of your own making.

· Reference slide(s) using APA format. Place this at the end of your presentation.

4. Proofread your slides carefully for errors in spelling and grammar. Overall appearance counts. Consider how you can go beyond the project instructions to create an effective and visually pleasing presentation.

Resources:

For additional assistance with recording in PowerPoint, visit https://support.office.com/en-us/article/record-a-slide-show-with-narration-and-slide-timings-0b9502c6-5f6c-40ae-b1e7-e47d8741161c.

Using APA in a PowerPoint presentation works much the same way as in a research paper.

· “Direct quotes” (Author/Source Material, Year)

· Paraphrase (Author/Source Material, Year)

· Clip Art – no citation needed

· Personal photos – no citation needed

· Images from the Web – assume that all images not your own are copyrighted and should receive credit with a full citation as the caption for the image.

Example: Figure1. Threat Analysis Group (TAG, 2018) Retrieved from www.website.com

· References Slide(s): Provide complete citations as you would any research paper. Include all sources used in your slides or mentioned orally.

Submit your Final Project by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday of Module/Week 8.