Description
ISM 3013 – Presentation Assignment
There will be one Kiosk presentation assignment. You will have the opportunity to sign up for one IT
company or one IT technology that will serve as the focus of the presentation project from the lists
provided.
Purpose
Business presentations often take on distinctive characteristics depending on their overall purpose
and the audience for which they are intended. Business presentations may, at times, serve the
purpose of not only persuading the audience to accept a certain perspective, but also in motivating
the audience toward a specific action. Referencing specific figures and providing significant data
can also help your audience to better understand your subject.
The purpose of this Presentation Assignment is to prepare you to not only design and develop
effective business presentations, but also conduct the presentations that can capture attention and
ignite the emotions of the audience. In addition, you should be able to apply the presentation rubric
to evaluate your peer’s presentations, and provide constructive feedback to help your peers improve
their presentation skills.
Select an IT company from the list attached to the assignment in the online classroom. If you
would like to use an IT company that is not on the list, please contact your instructor for approval.
Conduct research and provide a 5-minute presentation. The questions below should be considered
a guide. You may use them or create your own questions you find relevant to your topic. You will
be graded on content knowledge, slide design and organization, transition, and your Works Cited
page.
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Describe what the company did to gain recognition? (big picture)
How did the company start?
What product/services put the company in the top 500?
Who is credited for the company’s success?
What is their contribution to the tech world?
Describe the company’s strategic plan.
Discuss the long-range impact of the company.
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Select an IT technology from the list attached to the assignment in the online classroom. If you
would like to use a technology that is not on the list, please contact your instructor for approval.
Conduct research and provide a 5-minute presentation. The questions below should be considered
a guide. You may use those questions, or questions you find relevant to your topic. You will be
graded on content knowledge, slide design and organization, transition, and your Works Cited
page.
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Why is this technology/book/organization important?
Who and when was the technology developed? (big picture)
How does it work?
How do you think it will impact the future?
6×6 Rule
The Slides should be created in “Normal” view so that you can see both the slide and the “Notes”
section. Each slide should have clear, simple graphics (if used) with few words. Consider using
the 6 x 6 rule – no more than 6 lines per slide with no more than six words (to include bullets and
sub-bullets). You will not be expected to write complete sentences on each slide. Save that for the
“Notes” section. Slides are only outlines – speaking points. They should very rarely be complete
thoughts. Slides can be created using default settings; however, you should not go below 24-point
font. Do not create slides for the audience to read. The goal will be to create a dynamic
presentation that informs your audience.
Script for Narration
For the notes part of each slide you will write what you would actually say to your audience. This
portion will become your script and should take on a conversational tone. It is recommended that
you avoid long and complex sentences. You are expected to use in-text citations but you will not
state them. If you are using a specific source to lend credibility to your presentation, you simply
need to state the name but not the date, page number, etc. Since this presentation has a 5-minute
time limit, it is recommended that you read it out loud and time it. You are cautioned not to read
too quickly. The notes pages should read naturally and at pace that holds the attention of your
audience.
Submit and Share Final Product
Many software applications that allow you to design and create a presentation are widely available,
such as Microsoft Office PowerPoint, Open Office Impress, and Apple Keynote. You are
required to record the audio narration into the presentation. A completed presentation will be
self-contained; it will start with the tap of the spacebar or Play button, slides will automatically
advance in harmony with their recorded voice and the slides will end in 5 minutes. Each
presentation should contain at least 25 slides. Appropriate graphics, clip arts, transitions, and
animations are also recommended.
You are required to publish and produce your presentation in a movie file format and upload to a
video-sharing website, such as YouTube, SlideShare, Vimeo, and ScreenCast. You will submit
the URL that directs to your presentation.
Be creative and explore other tools, but make sure the final product is in a common format that can
be viewed on a video-sharing website. Please go through the tutorials under the Additional
Resources below to learn how to convert your presentation to a movie, upload the file, and share
your presentation on a video-sharing website. There are plenty of video tutorials available on the
Internet to help you produce the appropriate presentation format. Please spend some time to
research, try out, and use the software application that you are the most comfortable using.
Additional Resources
Here are some tutorials that might be helpful for you to produce the final product and submit the
assignment:
How to Record a Slideshow with Narration and Timing in PowerPoint (Office 365):
Convert a Narrated PowerPoint to a Video:
Narrated Keynote Recording:
How to Share a Private Video on YouTube:
Rubrics
Please carefully review the Business Presentation Rubric. It is available by clicking the assignment
link in the online course. There are certain criteria your presentation will be graded on.
List of IT Companies
You do not have to stick to this series of questions. They simply are a guideline.
Some questions may not apply to your selection.
1. What the company did to gain recognition? (big picture)
2. How did the company start?
3. What product/services put the company in the top 500?
4. Who is responsible for the company’s success?
5. How did the IT department make them successful?
6. What is their contribution to the tech world?
7. Where is the company headed (strategic plan)?
8. What is the long-range impact of the company?
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Adobe
Amazon
Apple
Cisco
cNet
eBay
Omnicon
Foxconn
Google
HP
IBM
IKEA
Intel
Microsoft
Nokia
Oracle
Research in Motion
SAP AP
Skype
Twitter
Walmart
Western Digital
Wikipedia
Xerox PARC
Yahoo!
List of Technologies
You do not have to stick to this series of questions. They simply are a guideline. Some
questions may not apply to your selection.
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Why is this technology/book/organization important?
Who and when was the technology developed? (big picture)
How does it work?
How do you think it will impact the future?
1. 802.11a, b, g, n, ac
2. Apple Eco System
3. HTML 5 & CSS 3
4. HTTPS/FTPS Security
5. Internet 2
6. IPv6
7. Continuous build tools
8. Client-side hypervisors
9. Advanced Synchronization
10. Kinnect & Leap 3D tech
11. Near Field Tech
12. Net Neutrality
13. Trust on a chip
14. JavaScript replacements
15. Software defined networks
16. Six Sigma
17. SSD vs Hard disk
18. Tablets at work
19. The World is Flat Friedman
20. USB 2.0/3.0/Firewire
21. Uverse vs Xfinity
22. VPN
23. Windows ? (upcoming version)
24. Apache Hadoop
25. 3D Printing
26. Distributed Storage tiering
For more ideas, please view The Ten Tech Trends That Will Transform Our World (Forbes,
2022)
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