| CODE | CST2191 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Presentation Techniques | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Media and Communications | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | A unit intended to familiarize students with verbal and non-verbal techniques and aids used in public presentations. Students are expected to participate actively, with evaluation feedback from the the other students in the group contributing to the lecture. The unit consists of the presentation and discussion of: (a) Issues of Influence: persuasion, propoganda, etc, and issues of of learning and audience reception: styles, delivery methods, etc. (b) How to examine objectives, delivery methods, audiences and environment. (c) The presenter as medium - public speaking, posture, expression, tone, non-verbals, etc. (d) An introduction to the use of visuals (different categories of visuals, visual literacy, the generation of visuals - from match-stick figures to clip-art manipulation), audio, computer software and other tools to aid presentations, as well as report writing, bibliographies, etc. (e) An in depth study of the use of instructional and presentation media, including: the white/black board. the overhead projector (o.h.p transparencies and other transparency based material). slides. audio. video. role-play in presentation simulation. presentation software (Microsoft Power-point, etc). reality based and computerbased models. other, audio-visual presentation aids Reading List - American Psychological Association (1994). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 4th edition. Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association. - Argyle, M. (1988). Bodily Communication (2~ ed.). London: Routledge. -Beebe, S. A., & Beebe, S. J. (1994).Public Speaking: An audience-centred approach. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall. - Denny, R. (1994). Speakforyourself London: Kogan Page - Ellington. H., & Race, P. (1993). Producing Teaching Materials. 2nd edition. London: Kogan Page - Gagne', R.M. (ed.) (1987). Instructional Technology: Foundations. Hillsdate, N.J.: - Erlbaum Heinich R., Molenda, M., Russell, I., Smaldino, S. E. (1994). Instructional Media and Technologies for Learning, 5th edition. New Jersey: Merrill. - Hogg, M. A., & Vaughan, G.M. (1995) Social Psychology: An introduction. London: Prentice Hall/Harvester Wheatsheaf. - Johnson, F., & Johnson, L. A. (1971) Stick Figure Drawing for Language Teachers. Bucks: Ginn and Company Ltd. - McKenzie, C. (1993). Successful Presentations. London: Century Business. - McRoberts, R. (1987). Media Workrhor Vol.2: Images. Melbourne: The Macmillan Company of Australia. - Messaris, P. (1994). Visual Literacv: Image, Mind, & Reality. Boulder: Westview Press. - Murphy, B. (1995). Presentations for professional communicators. Bath: Batsford. - Nicholls, A. (1995). How to master public speaking (3rd ed.). Plymouth: How to books. - O'Donnell, V. & Kable, J. (1983). Persuasion.' An interactive dependency a~proach. New York: Random House. - Pettersson, R. (1989). Visuals 10 rInformation: Research and Practice. New Jersey: Educational Technology Publications. - van Mentz, M. (1989). The effective use of role-play: A handbook for teachers and tra~ners. (rev. ed.). London: Kogan Page. - Winn, B. (1987). Charts, graphs and diagrams in educational materials. In D.M. Willows & H. A. Houghton (eds.) The Psychology oflllustration (vol.1). New York: Springer-Verlag |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Gorg Mallia |
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