REFERENCE YOUR SOURCES 
 

You need to tell people where you got your information from. If everything on a given slide comes from the same article, then include the full reference. If the information on a slide comes from several articles, then include a brief citation beside each bit of information (e.g. Smith & Jones, 2019). You should make the font size for the brief citation smaller than the main text as this should not be the focus of your presentation. Then, include the full references someowhere on the slide where they are easy to read but do not take away from the aesthetics of your slide. Make sure you know how to cite and create a reference list in APA format and style.  If you like, you can upload your list to ChatGPT or similar and ask it to format it in APA 7th ed. Generally, it does a good job but you still have to check for errors.

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One common error people make is with how they write DOIs. Specifically, they include the SUU library info in the DOI address. This is not correct because anyone who is outside of the SUU community will not be able to access the link. See the incorrect and correct ways to write DOIs below. Make sure to get them correct on your reference slide :)  

INCORRECT:  https://doi-org.proxy.li.suu.edu:2443/10.1007/s00213-021-05994-6
 

CORRECT:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-021-05994-6

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NOT SURE HOW TO REFERENCE?
 

Click on the tab "Help Referencing APA Style" - located below. You can also use the Scribbr app.

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GRADING CRITERIA

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50 points content

30 points slide aesthetics

20 points individual presentation score

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Content:  Your score here will be based on Quantity and Quality. If you include too little or too much detail - this is not good. You will need to have at least 5 slides: title slide, brief explanation of the topic, fun fact 1, fun fact 2, and fun fact 3. Although the requirement is for 3 Fun Facts, if your Fun Facts are easy to understand, you may include more. Just be sure to stick within your 8 minute presentation time. In terms on quality, the Fun Facts must come from peer-reviewed sources AND you need to include an explanation of the evidence that supports each Fun Fact. Remember, each Fun Fact slide will have at least one peer-reviewed, APA-formated reference on it.

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Aesthetics:  People do judge a book by its cover.  Your slide template should have an eye-catching theme. Use of images are strongly encouraged. Use only arial or calibri font (slide titles can have a different font if the font size is large). The color of your text MUST contrast really well with the background underneath. Use short but descriptive bullet points. Do not include quotes. Do not include a lot of info on any given slide. Use more slides instead. Make sure all the content in your slides is visible from a distance.

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