Rubric for Journal Club Oral presentation Category Elements of a strong presentation Weight (%) Knowledge and explanation of subject matter: • conveys big picture understanding • presents the essential information (saves minor details for Q&A) • accurate description of facts, procedures, hypotheses, etc. 65 Introduction • introduce yourself and credit the authors of the paper • clear and concise description of the central question addressed by the paper, and its significance • contains sufficient background needed to understand the results (15) Methods • gives information necessary (and no more!) to understand results • shows overiew of experimental flow/approach if appropriate (10) Data • related to central question • complete and concise explanations • integrated results + discussion (30) Summary/Conclusions • key findings reiterated and put into context of past and/or future work (5) Q&A • answers that convey understanding • admit when you lack knowledge, tell how you would approach the question based on what you know (5) Overall organization of talk • content introduced in logical, easy-to-follow sequence • main points emphasized, repeated (preview/tell/review) • transition statements between ideas 10 Overall effectiveness of slides (text and visuals) • slide titles convey key message • good balance of text and figures • text/figures large enough to be seen • considered use of color • not too many or too few slides 15 Overall effectiveness of delivery • confident, enthusiastic delivery • main points verbally emphasized • get to main points quickly • strong eye contact • limited gestures • use of both technical and informal language as appropriate • 10’ length (+/- 0.5 min) 10MIT OpenCourseWarehttp://ocw.mit.edu 20.109 Laboratory Fundamentals in Biological Engineering Spring 2010 For information about citing these materials or our Terms of Use, visit:
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