Video Presentation Brief
Module guide description of the presentation assignment
As part of your assessment for PSZ216, you are asked to create a video presentation, which is worth 30% of your module mark. The Module Guide states the following:
The video presentation should contain an explanation of an intervention research paper, an appraisal of the presented intervention, and suggestions for improvements to the intervention. Six research papers will be made available to you, and you should choose 1 (one) to discuss in your video presentation. The presentation should include:
A maximum of 8 slides, including a title slide and references slide (so 6 content slides)
A narrated voiceover as you proceed through your presentation
A maximum of 10 minutes of material (should not exceed 10:59 or 10m59s).
A further brief will be made available to you on the QMplus module page. This video presentation is due by 5PM on Friday 18th of October. This component will be marked by a number of your peers and the module organiser.
Please ensure you upload your presentation as a video file (.mp4) in sufficient quality (ideally 720p, not 1080p or 4k as these file sizes are too large for upload).
Further details
By this point in the module, you will have prepared to take part in Seminar 1, in which you will be asked to create (in groups) a presentation discussing an intervention paper. This is very similar to what you are asked to do here, except you are working on your own this time. The following organisation is suggested, but feel free to change this as you see fit (within the boundaries of the limitations above):
Title: Keep the title page of your presentation clear, but make sure you state your student number. You should also state which paper you are reporting on.
Background: Try to place your chosen paper in context of other research on the same topic and explain why your chosen paper is important.
Aim: What is the aim of the research paper? What research question(s) is the paper investigating? How do the hypotheses and chosen measure help the research answer the research questions?
Materials/Methods: Where did the research take place, and how? What type of research (RCT, quasi-experimental) is this? How were the data obtained? How often were the data measured? Were there any issues in data collection? How many groups were there, and how were people allocated?
Analysis/Results: How were the data analysed, and what were the results?
Discussion: Did the results support the hypotheses? What do the results tell us?
Implications/Limitations/Future research directions What is the health promotion approach taken here, and why? How does the intervention fit within the Behaviour Change Wheel?
References: Ensure that you have an APA7 reference list at the end of your presentation for any studies/figures used. You should also have relevant references referred to in short form relevant slides (for examples, see the lecture).
Marking
The mark scheme and rubric are available on the QMplus page. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you download a copy of the mark scheme and check that you have included everything that is expected. If you do not, you will likely not receive a high mark.
One key part of this module is to get students involved in co-creation of the course, and part of this effort is why we are asking you to mark other students work. Not only does this help you understand what is important in presenting, it helps you understand how other people approached the task and how you can improve your work, it also helps you understand how mark schemes work (if you think this is not relevant to the real world, consider the common scenario in any job where you are asked to fill in documents that follow a rigorous profile of what is needed, e.g., in an application, report or statement of interest).
Once you have submitted, you will be asked to mark 3 other students videos. Your video submission will be marked by other students, as well as by the module organiser (the student marks will be averaged). The average mark from students represents 1/3rd of the grade you receive for your submission, while the module organisers mark counts for 2/3rd of the grade you receive for your submission. You will receive only the averaged marks, not individual marks from students, and please note that all marks provided by students are scrutinised by the MO for appropriateness.
In addition, you will be marked on the quality of your feedback to other students (by the MO), which is worth 20% of your overall grade for this assessment, so it is important that you provide appropriate feedback to your peers. The mark scheme for this will be made available separately during the peer-marking portion of the assignment. This component of assessment is worth 30% of your total module mark. The figure below demonstrates how your mark for this assignment will be calculated:
How to record and export in PowerPoint (Mac)
Please follow the following instructions to record audio alongside your presentation, and export your presentation as a video appropriately (on a macOS device). Note that you can also record yourself giving the presentation (to an empty room) on Zoom, if you prefer, and then download the resulting file this should work equally well.
1. In the Office Ribbon toolbar, go to Slideshow > Record Slideshow. You may also have a ribbon element called Record which amount to the same function either is fine!
2. Before you start recording, be sure to check your input! Most likely you will use either built-in inputs or headphone microphone. Be sure to turn off your camera, unless you actively want to be on video (but be aware this will render your submission non-anonymous)
3. Click the large, red Record button. Recording is now in progress.
4. Once you have finished your presentation, navigate to the Menu bar and click File > Export
5. In the File Format box, select MP4.
6. A few more options will appear. These should be as below as a minimum (though you can leave this at Presentation Quality too, if you wish):
7. Please ensure you give your file a sensible name in the Export As: box. I suggest the format CandidateNumber_Video_Assignment, replacing Candidate Number with your Candidate/Student number. The online submission tool will automatically use this later on (but you can still change it upon submission)
8. Your file should now be in your chosen destination! Be sure to check it at listen to it all the way through at least once to make sure everything was recorded correctly, and that everything looks good.
To submit your video assignment, see How to upload your presentation to QMplus below.
How to record and export in PowerPoint (Windows)
Please follow the following instructions to record audio alongside your presentation, and export your presentation as a video appropriately (on a Windows device).
1. Before you begin, it is good to check your video export settings. To check these, please click File > Export > Create a Video. On the right-hand side, please check the minimum of HD (720p) is selected (1080p and 4K are too large for upload, while 480p may be insufficient quality). The Timings and Narrations box may be greyed out if you have not recorded anything yet do not worry about this as it should automatically be set to use the recorded timings once you have recorded your video.
2. In the Office Ribbon toolbar, go to Record, and click From Beginning.
3. Before you start recording, be sure to check your input! Most likely you will use either built-in inputs or headphone microphone. Be sure to turn off your camera, unless you actively want to be on video (but be aware this will render your submission non-anonymous)
4. Click the large, red Record button. Recording is now in progress.
5. Once you have finished your presentation, PowerPoint will suggest Click here to export your video, which you can do.
6. Be sure to check that the export will be in in at least HD (720p). 1080p is OK too, but preferably do not use 4K (if available) as the file size will be too large. Please ensure you give your file a sensible name File name box. I suggest the format CandidateNumber_Video_Assignment, replacing Candidate Number with your Candidate / Student number. The online submission tool will automatically use this later on (but you can still change it upon submission).
7. Click the Browse button to make sure you know where you are saving your video
8. PowerPoint will now export your file and it should suggest you can close the recording view while it does so (feel free to do this). A bubble popup will appear when your video has been successfully exported.
9. Your file should now be in your chosen destination! Be sure to check it at listen to it all the way through at least once to make sure everything was recorded correctly, and that everything looks good.
To submit your video assignment, see How to upload your presentation to QMplus below.
How to upload your presentation to QMplus
Before you can submit your video, you will need to let the MO know whether you are happy to take part in the peer-marking research they are engaged in. The submission portal will not appear for you until you have filled out the consent form in the Assessment tab on QMplus:
Once you have submitted the consent form, the submission portal will be open for you to access (note: if you have just submitted the consent from, the Continue button will take you directly to the submission portal. If you need to reach the submission portal in another way, you can click the Peer Submission activity itself, shown below, in the Assessment tab).
To submit your video assignment, please follows these instructions:
1. Click the ‘Embed Kaltura Media’ button, which looks like a multicoloured star, in the toolbar:
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2. In the window that opens, click the ‘Add New button’, and select ‘Media Upload’ from dropdown menu.
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3. You must agree to the Terms and Conditions which are available to read atbit.ly/2dv97WE.
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4. Once you have ticked the box, you will be invited to drag-and-drop your video file (or select in using a file manager).
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5. Drag-and-drop your file, or select your file. Once your upload is complete, you will be notified with an ‘Upload complete’ message.The only required data here is the filename, which should contain your candidate/student number (not your name). Once you are happy that you have provided all the required information, please click the button ‘Save and Embed’.
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6. The window will close, and you will see a little bit of text in the editor, as below (though your assignment will be around 10 minutes, not 11 seconds!):
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7. Press ‘Submit’. You have submitted your assignment. It may take a little bit of time to process before you can view your assignment.
8. IMPORTANT: please return to your submission after a few minutes and ensure that it is playable! If your submission does not show correctly and you cannot play it yourself, your peers and the MO will also not be able to view it. If you notice any issues, please try to re-upload your file. If you repeatedly have issues, please notify the MO via email.
Congratulations, you are done!