Powerpoint Presentation
Choose a presentation topic form the list below these instructions.
Research and prepare a 5 minute PowerPoint presentation on the topic. Depending
on your style of presentation, this is roughly 5-10 slides of material. Expectations are
the you will put as much effort into researching the powerpoint presentation as you
have put into the other reports.
If possible, create a recorded voice narration by using a computer microphone. You
can use the free recording software called “Audacity”
(http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) which is available online for downloading. Save
your audio recording as an MP3 audio file. If PowerPoint allows you to do so, you
can create an audio as part of your slideshow.
Additionally, please type a transcript of your voice presentation. If audio recording
becomes technically too difficult, you may just turn in the transcript of what you
were planning on saying. In any case, you must have a transcript!
You should then attach your PowerPoint slideshow, your MP3 audio file (if
separate), and your transcript of your presentation as attachments to your
assignment submission (attach them below).
If you wish to integrate your voice recording with your slide show, but cannot do so
directly through PowerPoint, you may upload your PowerPoint slide show at the
SlideShare website (www.slideshare.net) and upload the MP3 audio file to the
Internet using a free service such as File Qube, which is available online at
www.fileqube.com. If you upload your files on the Internet, then use the WebCT
system’s assignment dropbox (below) to send us the URLs for your slide show and
for your audio, so that we can use the Internet to view and hear them, respectively.
Additional technical directions are provided in the "Presentation Tip Sheet for Online
Students" under the Additional Resources icon in Course Content on WebCT. These
directions can help you merge your slideshow with your audio, if you wish to do so;
however, this is not required for the assignment.
Your presentation (slide show, audio, and transcript) must directly relate to issues of
world hunger, and include an ethical discussion of the topics presented as well as the
social, political, economic, and environmental implications of it where appropriate.
The direct tie-in between what you talk about and hunger, especially in developing
nations, must be made clear and central to your presentation. The tie in to other
topics in the class related to world hunger should also be made clear, especially
ethics. Your ethical analysis of the topic must include ethical theories and
principles.
Presentations must be well-researched, informative, thought-provoking, and based
on the synthesis of facts and ideas from a wide variety of authoritative references.
Grades usually reflect the amount of effort put into the project. Do not use class
lecture materials or the book as references for your presentation. Do not remake a
presentation you or someone else made for another class!
Your presentation must use at least three scholarly references (peer reviewed
journal articles) (hint: find scholarly references on Google Scholar). References
should be discussed in the context of the presentation. References must be listed on
your slides, either at the end, or by referencing each topic discussed. Scholarly
references must include the authors, name of article, journal, volume, page, and
date. You must also include the URL (website address) for the PDF file of the first
page of each of the two peer-reviewed journal articles.
The best way to find peer-reviewed journal articles is to go to the ISU Library
website, log in, and then search the ISU e-library of journals for articles in which you
are interested.
FSHN students will add their presentation to their portfolio.
GRADING RUBRIC:
A: Well researched, informative, thoughtful presentation of your topic and excellent
analysis of the ethical, social, political, economic, and environmental implications of
it. Report integrates and interrelates your topic with other concepts and ideas
covered in class relating to poverty, ethics, agriculture, women’s status, etc.
Scholarly references are used and discussed in the context of the presentation.
B: Informative presentation of your topic and good analysis of the ethical, social
political, economic, and environmental implications of it. Does more than a minimal
job of integrating and interrelating your topic with other concepts and ideas covered
in class relating to poverty, ethics, agriculture, women’s status, possible policy
changes, etc. Scholarly references are used and discussed in the context of the
presentation.
C. Fair presentation of your topic and analysis of the social, ethical, political,
economic, and environmental implications of it. Integrates the topic with other
concepts and ideas covered in class relating to poverty, ethics, agriculture, women’s
status and policy changes. Scholarly references are used and discussed in the context
of the presentation.
STUDENT PRESENTATION TOPICS:
Effects of global warming on the developing world
How natural disasters affect poverty
Soil degradation in the developing world
Effects of geography on world hunger
Subsistence farming in the developing world
Sustainable/organic farming systems in the developing world
Ecological Footprints and hunger in the developing world
Animal agriculture in the developing world
Industrial food and hunger in the developing world
GMOs in the developing world
Modern Green Revolution agricultural practices in the developing world
Women’s issues in the developing world
Maternal health in the developing world
Overpopulation and hunger in the developing world
Health care availability in the developing world
Birth control issues in the developing world
Sanitation issues in the developing world
Water quality in the developing world
AIDS in the developing world
Child labor and trafficking in the developing world
Famines in history
Genocide and hunger
Famines due to natural disaster in the developing world
Famines due to political policies
Micronutrient deficiencies in the developing world
Effects of child undernutrition in the developing world
Overnutrition versus undernutrition in the developing world
Vegetarianism and world hunger
Food aid and hunger relief in the developing world
Effect of fair trade versus free trade (globalization) on world hunger
Policies to promote fair wages in developing countries
Effect of U.S. aid on hunger in the developing world
Debt relief in the developing world
Education issues in the developing world
Moral issues concerning inequity and hunger
Political corruption and hunger in the developing world
Diets in the developing world
Effect of inequity and the distribution of wealth on world hunger