PDP task - Year 1 Semester 2 Eleanor Pritchard

Recap: What you learn through PDP Acquire and develop valuable transferable skills, inc.: - presentation skills - communication skills - team work - research - analysis Improve the standard and confidence of your spoken and written English

How to succeed with PDP Attend the lectures Read any notes or handouts Make sure you follow carefully the rules of the task Rules apply to EVERYONE Understand what is being assessed in this task Submit work in good time Check the work has uploaded successfully to the server

Is PDP important? Yes! If your future success is important to you PDP marks appear on your QM degree transcript PDP marks contribute to your final mark You must have a PDP mark each year or you will not be able to graduate

PDP Housekeeping Rules 1/2 I will only respond to emails from your BUPT address (professionalism) I will only respond to emails you open and close properly (courtesy) Write full sentences, without abbreviations and slang (communication skills) Be reasonable in your expectation of reply times Don’t leave things until the last minute (Time Management)

PDP Housekeeping Rules 2/2 Proper opening Dear Eleanor In my PDP group, we have a problem because two of our members are sick, and cannot take part in the group work. Please can you tell us what we should do? Best wishes Feng Wang QM Student Number: 111111111 BUPT Student Number:11111111 Proper closing

Semester 2 Assignment

Group Assignment Review group work from last term This term pre-set groups Why? How? Group lists available on QMPlus

Assignment Summary Produce an advertisement video for a Chinese product or aspect of Chinese culture, for a UK audience. Produce a presentation to support your advertisement Deadline Wednesday 19th March, 5pm China time

Three parts to the assessment class Show your advertisement Give a short presentation about your advertisement Respond to questions and comments from QM staff and your classmates, about your advertisement and presentation

Class Themes Two classes per theme (see next slide) Coordinate between the two classes – no duplication of topics

Class Themes Classes Topic 1 and 2 Art 11 and 12 Music 3 and 4 Food Books 5 and 6 Clothing 15 and 16 Games 7 and 8 Technology 17 and 18 Personal Care 9 and 10 Drinks 19 and 20 Movies

Advertisement Think about your chosen topic from a UK point of view: what are its key features, benefits, attractions or interest? what does a UK audience need to know to understand these key features? how can you tell us these things in a persuasive and enticing way?

Presentation Why did you do what you did? How did you do it? Who did what?

Time limits Advertisement: 60 seconds maximum Presentation: 3 minutes maximum

File formats and names Video file Name it “classXXgroupXXtopic.wmv” File size <= 10M Make sure that your file can be played on any Windows computer, without using extra software Presentation slides Name it “classXXgroupXX.ppt” Save it as a ‘ppt’ NOT ‘pptx’ file Class1Group1_kite.wmv Class1Group1_kite.wmv Class1Group1_kite.ppt

File submission Each group submit to your advertisement and presentation to your Class Coordinator Class coordinator to submit USB stick to QM administrator Maggie Li with files by 19 March Class coordinator should bring a copy of this USB stick to the assessment class Each groups should bring a copy of their advertisement and presentation to the class on a USB stick

Skills to be learned and developed Team working Researching information Summarising information Presenting a clear message Persuasiveness

Tips Keep to the time limits You don’t have to use the full 60 seconds for the advertisement if your message takes less time Remember what you learned last semester about presentation slides: clear, attractive, simple, accurate Remember what you learned last semester about delivering a presentation: avoid notes, speak clearly, make eye contact

A previous example Do not copy this example – it was good because it was original Do you like it? What do you like? Why? Don’t you like it? What don’t you like? Why?

Marking criteria and questions 1/3 1. Originality How original was the advertisement? 2. Organisation How well organised were the narrative and the sales message of the video?

Marking criteria and questions 2/3 3. Slides How well did the slides extend and add to the video? Considerations may include, but are not limited to: making clear the contribution of all group members; discussion of the process of making the advertisement; additional information about the product.

Marking criteria and questions 3/3 4. Quality of presentation How well was the presentation delivered? Considerations include, but are not limited to: quality of English, eye contact with the audience, body language. 5. Responding to questions How well did the group respond to the questions asked by the QM assessor and other students?

Questions? The presentation slides are on QMPlus EBC3000 Personal Development Plan 1 Eleanor: eleanor.pritchard@qmbupt.org