Focus on Academic Resources

Module II State Exam Presentation

All the students must deliver the State Exam Presentationat the National Research University Higher School of Economics - St.Petersburg. Exam Description Economic Faculty The exam consists of two parts namely written and oral ones. The oral part includes a Presentation of a topic that has been prepared beforehand for the speciality. The highest score is 10. Presentation topics are the following: 1. Management 2. Cultural Diversity in Busines 3. Motivation 4. Problems of Employment 5. Products & Brands 6. Marketing 7. Business Ethics 8. Money & Banking 9. Stock Exchange Securities 10. Economy & Economics Exam Description Sociology Faculty The exam consists of two parts namely written and oral ones. The oral part includes a Presentation of a topic that has been prepared beforehand for the speciality. The highest score is 10. Presentation topics are the following: 1. Socialization and Life Cycle 2. Social Institutions 3. Stratification and Social Mobility 4. Global Issues 5. My scientific Interests Unified Exam Requirements While presenting you will be assessed according to a number of parameters. You can find them here. Apart from language accuracy, fluency, rich vocabulary a student must show good skills in summarising, referencing, providing arguments and stating his/her point of view, working with Power Point and other visual aids. At the exam a student mustpresent a topic portfolio i.e. a set of printed articles which have been used in the presentation. Power Point slides must contain references to the used resources. The minimum number of academic resources is 3. In order to understand all the requirements, please take a look at the Study program (Sociology). In the following subsections you will find instructionson how to prepare well for the Presentation and related activities to practise your Presenting skills. 1. Focus on Academic Resources 2. Preparing the written draft of your Speech (script) 3. Focus on Structure 4. Visual Aids-Power PointSlide Show 5. Dealing with Questions 6.Marking and Interpreting Scores

Focus on Academic Resources

The first step in your preparation for the exam namely its oral part - Presentation is to start with brainstorming andfinding relevant materials for your talk. Step 1 - Brainstorming At your English language classes you have already discussed this area and read some texts related to it. Now you need to brainstorm what aspect you will focus on in your talk. The best approach is to create a mind map of the topic. For example, you can think about the definition. It will give you more ideas for brainstorming. Then you can search on the Internet and find interesting links related to it. As you are studying at the Economic or Sociology Faculty you will most probably focus on the one which is connected with your specialty. Now it's high time you started selecting ideas in this particular area. Step 2 - Selecting resources For your talk you are required to use Academic resources. It means that you should try to find articles and texts which have a number of characteristics. The following questions will help you to make the right choice: 1. Will this information be useful? Is it relevant to my task? Does it relate to my topic? Does it help me answer a question or solve a problem? 2. Will this information add to my knowledge? Does it help me learn more about the topic? Does it fill in background information? Does it provide specific information? 3. What will I use this information for? Could it help to form my central argument? Will it help focus my thoughts? Can I use it as evidence? Will it help me locate other information? 4. How recent is this information? Is it out-of-date, or is it still useful? Is it the most up-to-date? Does it need to be? 5. How reliable is this information? Does this material come from a reputable and unbiased source? Is the author an acknowledged expert in the field? 6. How understandable is this information? If I find it difficult to understand, do I have to use it? Can I choose other information that I do understand? 7. How will I use this information? Does it provide evidence or support for my ideas? Does it provide a good example? Where could I put it in my assignment? 8. Do I really need to use this information? How does it help me answer the task? Is it essential information? Is it new information or am I just restating what I have already said? Is it the best example or most relevant piece of evidence? Do I have better material? What does it add to my work? Would my assignment be just as good without it? Is it too technical or too simple? Have I already supported my argument or point of view well enough? Do I have enough information to begin my task? Follow the link and read more about how to evaluate resources.

Economics Step 1 - Brainstorming Let's think about the topic Cultural Diversity . Now you need to brainstorm what aspect you will focus on in your talk. What is Cultural diversity ? What acpects can be discussed in this respect? The best approach is to create a mind map of the topic. For example, you can think about the definition. It will give you more ideas for brainstorming. Then you can search the Internet and find interesting links such as Valuing Our Cultural Diversity, A Diverse History, Cultural Diversity and Health Care, or Diversity at Workplace. As you are studying at the Economic Faculty you will most probably focus on the one which is connected with your specialty. Supposing it will be Cultural Diversity ar Workplace. Now it's high time you started selecting ideas in this particular area. There are such aspects as Competencies, Diversity Management, Global Diversity, Leadership or Women in Education. Choose one particular category and start researching it. Task 1. You need to give a talk on the topic Cultural Diversity in Business. Brainstorm your ideas and choose the one that will be the basis for your Presentation. Step 2 - Selecting resources Task 2. Look at the following set of articles. Can you define which of them are suitable for your Presentation on Cultural Diversity ? For each of the articles write a brief comment. Article 1 Article 2 Article 3 Article 4 Article 5 Article 6 Task 3. Now search for 3 more academic texts on the topic Cultural Diversity. Do not forget to follow all the above-mentioned requirements. Sociology Step 1 - Brainstorming Let's think about the topic Socialization and life cycle. Now you need to brainstorm what aspect you will focus on in your talk. What is Socialization and life cycle? What acpects can be discussed in this respect? The best approach is to create a mind map of the topic. For example, you can think about the definition. It will give you more ideas for brainstorming. Then you can search the Internet and find interesting links such as How Are Children Socialized, Major Stages of the Life Course, Early Gender Socialization, etc. As you are studying at the Sociology Faculty you will most probably focus on the one which is connected with your specialty. Supposing it will be the ismall research on the issue of How Young Children are socialized. Now it's high time you started selecting ideas in this particular area. There are such aspects as Helping Your Child with Socialization, the genetic background to this issue, theories, types, institutions, etc.. Choose one particular category and start researching it. Task 1. You need to give a talk on the topic Socialization and Young Children. Brainstorm your ideas and choose the ones that will be the basis for your Presentation. Step 2 - Selecting resources Task 2. Look at the following set of articles. Can you define which of them are suitable for your Presentation onSocialization and Young Children? For each of the articles write a brief comment. Article 1 Article 2 Article 3 Article 4 Article 5 Task 3. Now search for 3 more academic texts on the topic Socialization and Young Children. Do not forget to follow all the above-mentioned requirements. Please, search for the relevant information using ONLY the following 3 sources: 1. Sociology : the core / Michael Hughes, Carolyn J. Kroehler.—10th ed. (Download the book for its later use) 2. American Sociological Association 3. Database JSTOR

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