Social Psychology's Student Project - First Option!
Computer Based Presentation of a Chapter Review
Ψ 10% of course grade - If the student chooses this option the student will be assigned an area of the text to present to the class
as a review. Students will prepare a computer based presentation which could be used to present to the class a review of at least fifteen (15)
minutes duration. The review will be done using computer based presentation software such as Microsoft's Power Point.
Social Psychology's Student Project - Second Option!
Computer Based Presentation of a Case Study
• 10% of course grade - Students will prepare a computer based presentation which could be used to present to the class a case study on an
individual (The student may do the study on themselves if they wish). This case study will be a descriptive study. The theoretical perspective
will focus primarily on the individual development, cognitive behavior, personality, learning & disability, & interpersonal interactions of a particular
person. The student should reach some conclusion as to the "normalcy" of the person under study.
Performance elements for the evaluation of the case study follow:
• The student's project will be done using computer based presentation software such as Microsoft's Power Point. The presentation will
be displayed using a College provided PC running a Microsoft operating system. The Student's project will be stored on the student's
personal flash drive not on a floppy, CD, or in an E-mail file. Note: There are Power Point Problems when Apple developed presentations are
displayed on a PC! Quicktime-compressed images won't work on the PC. Don't copy/paste images into an Apple PowerPoint. Use Insert, Picture,
From File instead to fix this. Always use JPG or PNG formats for images. You should check that your presentation runs correctly on a College
Laboratory PC before making your presentation.
Ψ You must select a case study subject that you have personal, face-to-face access to. This means they must be; alive, not
a celebrity you watch in videos, observable in real time, and a real person with whom you can talk.
• The student’s case study follows general ethical precautions
• doing no harm to the case study's subject.
• securing informed consent from the case study's subject.
• explaining the procedures used to the case study's subject.
• keeping confidential all personal information not expressly released by the case study's subject.
• The student's presentation will be original in its "look & feel".
• The student’s presentation will be well thought out & will be logically organized.
• The student will address development in the Biosocial, Cognitive, & Psychosocial domains.
• The student uses personal observations in support of the conclusions reached.
• The student's computer based presentation will contain enough material to support a 5 minute oral presentation.
• The student uses charts & graphs properly in support of the conclusions reached.
• The student uses at least 3 sources other than the text in support of the conclusions reached.
• The student uses various psychological test results in support of the conclusions reached.
Ψ Note: Student’s may/should use the various free tests available on the internet as rough approximations of their
case study’s subject's attributes.
Social Psychology's Student Project - Third Option!
5 Minute Video
Ψ 10% of course grade - If the student chooses this option the student will produce a video on a social psychology topic. Topic must
be preapproved by the Professor. The video must be submitted on a flash data drive in a commonly used video format.
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Ψ Note: The project due date is noted on the class schedule.
Ψ The project procedures are subject to change if deemed appropriate by the instructor.
For Social Psychology
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Robert C. Gates