The student demonstrates understanding of the appropriate tools, procedures and resources for research in the field of religion.

The student demonstrates understanding of the procedures for developing a research project in the field of religious studies.

The student demonstrates understanding of the procedures for organizing the contents of a research project in the field of religious studies into a coherent presentation.

• The student will demonstrate competency in efficiently organizing collected research data on selected topics of study
• The student will demonstrate understanding of how to formulate a research topic into a thesis declaration and structured analysis of information in a coherent presentation.

• The student will give presentations, oral and written, demonstrating awareness of effecient methods of collecting research data for selected topics.
• The student will give presentations, oral and written, demonstrating basic skills in the formulation of a thesis declaration and the structuring of research data in a coherent presentation.

• PowerPoint in the Classroom
• Creating PowerPoint presentations video tutorial
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Tutorial
• Microsoft PowerPoint XP Tutorial
• Test Drive Microsoft Office 2007
• Note: This contains an interactive tutorial for PP 2007 that can only be displayed in MS IE browser. Most likely it will require installation of a video plug-in so that PP 2007 will work interactively on your computer during the tutorial. But it is quite helpful in walking you through the basics of creating a PowerPoint presentation using PP 2007.
• Improving presentations and exchanging ideas using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
• Microsoft PowerPoint gateway from Internet4Classrooms

• Potential issues with various word processing software programs such as MS Word, Word Perfect et als.
• Formatting issues in copy/paste transfer
• Watch the Style switch from html to MS Word style format
• Setting up a customized MS Word style for papers, notes etc.
• Using the right Style format to avoid later problems
• Storing data in relationship to research outline
• Using one or many electronic file(s) for all research notes
• Inserting in approate heading in outline file
• Using cataloguing software
• Nota Bene Orbis
• Citation 9
• Citation StyleGuide Handbook
• BookWhere
• Refining research outline
• Modifications in relation to research
• Modifications in relation to research thesis
• Modifications in relation to presentation title
• Modifications in relation to style
• How many times do I need to revise?

• Coherent presentation of research
• Written Presentation
• Paper copy distribution
• Abstract distribution
• Brief summaries
• Outline
• Power Point Notes
• Oral Presentation
• Balance of visual and handouts
• Principles of Power Point composition
• Recommendations of Ellen Finkelstein ---
• Guidelines from MSU in their Teaching Assistance program
• Principles from
• "PowerPoint Tips" gateway by Ellen Finkelstein
• "Making PowerPoint Slides"
• "Presentation Tips"
• "Tips for Effective PowerPoint Presentations"
• Using Power Point to present
• PowerPoint Presentation samples and presentation principles from Purdue University Writing Lab
• ***Writing with PowerPoint
• Finding Your Focus: The writing Process
• Organizing Your Argument
• Research and the Internet
• "Presenting with PowerPoint: 10 dos and don'ts" by Jeff Wuorio
• Mine fields to avoid
• Depth vs Overkill
• Balance vs Lopsidedness
• Covering the basics; omitting the rest; knowing the difference; staying within the space/time limits

3. Analyze a set of Power Point slides against the guidelines of Ellen Finkelstein ---

Instructions:
• Download the slide set Teaching Art as Teaching He(Art)
• Develop a summary of Ellen Finkelstein's principles ---
• Critique strengths and weakness of the downloaded 15 slides in Teaching Art as Teaching He(Art)
• Record your analysis in a MS Word document and then submit it as an assignment through the Cranfordville Online Assignments Turn In page.
• MS Word document file name: R600Topic4PPslideanalysis.doc
• Inside the document file, be sure to include
• Header: your name, course number R600, date
• Topic Heading
• If a group assignment, then include everyone's name that is in the group.
Assignment comes on Week 5 of the semester.

Instructions:

Using the Turn In Assignment for topic one -- Formulating a Research Project -- prepare a five minute summation for class presentation.

The presentations will be timed presentations, meaning that grade penalty points will be imposed for going over the time limit, as well as significant shortness of time presentation.

Nothing written is to be submitted.

Your oral presentation will be critiqued and discussed in class by the seminar members.

 Comes at the end of this topic discussion in class.

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