Communications Weeks 14 and 15
Due April 25, 5 p.m..  Excel Time Series graph with data from the Statistical Abstract as proposed in your proposal.  Technically, this is the same as the  Time Series Graph Assignment  we did in Week Four.    Do the graph in Excel, copy it into Word and add a paragraph.
Due April 27.  1.  A word file with pages:  the Multiple Bivariate Table, the Multivariate Table and the Time Series Graph.  These are the same ones you did for previous assignments, but any problems should be corrected.  These should be suitable for presentation, not pasted in from SDA.  Each item should be at the beginning of a page (use Ctrl-Enter to start a new page).
2.  A separate one page word file with THREE bullet points summarizing the main findings in your research.  Each bullet point should be no more than 25 words and include one or two numbers.  Use nice big print.  These will be the notes you will use for your presentation to the class.  They will NOT be show on the screen.  The Word file will be used for that.
April 28, 30 or May 5:  Oral presentation of research findings to the class.   The Word file submitted with the previous assignment will be projected on the screen.  You may use the one-page bullet points as notes for the talk - you should bring a printed copy.  These will be in Armitage 106.  I will operate the computer so you can focus on your talk. 
Due May 8.  Final Paper modeled on the one in the Penguin Manual in form.  It should include:
  1. Title page
  2. Abstract
  3. Introduction and Literature Review (two pages)
  4. Results section including the Multiple Bivariate Table, the Multivariate Table and the Time Series Graph and explanatory text for each (six pages)
  5. Conclusions section (one page)
  6. References
A sample paper by Ben Zieman is available in Sakai/Resources/WeekFourteen with my comments.  It is a bit longer than necessary for this assignment, you should aim for about ten pages but may go as long as fifteen.


We will attempt to complete the presentations on Monday and Wednesday April 28 and 30.  Each presentation should take no more than five minutes.  The following criteria will be used to evaluate the presentations:
  1. How well did speaker's remarks focus on three clear points based on the data analysis?
  2. How well did the speaker use the tables and graphs to illustrate the three points?                
  3. How well did the speaker vary the rate, loudness and pitch of the voice?  
  4. How well did the speaker maintain eye contact?                            
  5. How well did the speaker use gestures and movement?                       
Students will present in the order that the presentation materials were submitted:  Jessica Rhine, Gabriel Gorko, Casey Stout, Donna Glenn, Ben Zieman, Michael Forte, Danielle LaRose, Anthony Scaramuzzi, Nazish Khan, Christopher Dibeneditto, Ronald Pasarella, Madison Vincent, Vance Carr, Jake Jones, Tameka Johnson