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Quick guide to the presentation
What is the presentation?
For each of the project qualifications, students must complete a live presentation. The
presentation should not only focus on the project product, but should ideally also cover the
following:
• what their project is about
• the reasoning that underpins their project
• their aims and objectives
• what research has been undertaken and why
• a review of their performance and achievements
• lessons they have learnt
• how their product might affect their future career/education.
The presentation provides candidates with an opportunity to tell the story of their project, from
initial project choice right through to final reflections. Students can demonstrate their project
management, research, and evaluation skills which can provide excellent evidence to contribute
towards the holistic assessment.
Format of the presentation
The presentation should be for a non-specialist audience. The minimum number of people in the
audience is two (one of whom must be the supervisor).There are a variety of ways that the
presentation can be conducted, for example:
• viva (witnessed by at least one person in addition to the supervisor)
• lecture
• seminar
• market place (for large cohorts, each student has a stand and conducts their presentation to
a number of small groups).
Students may wish to use flipcharts, posters, slides, or short excerpts of video material to
complement their presentation. In their log, students may discuss why they selected a particular
format, why it was appropriate for their particular product, and any limitations that affected their
choice.
The supervisor should ensure that there is a live question and answer session during the
presentation. Questions should be specific to the candidate and spontaneous, the use of an
identical list of questions for all candidates is not advisable. Individual targeted questioning
enables the candidate’s knowledge and understanding of issues arising from their project to be
measured. Supervisors may also use the question and answer session to prompt responses that
provide evidence missing from the project, or give further detail to support decisions made.
