How to complete the second assessment: digisoc2 — Archive 2018–2019
Using the PechaKucha format, address the opportunities and challenges facing an organisation or sector, using digital media and technology.
Topic: Consider the opportunities and challenges facing an organisation or sector, and how these might be addressed using digital technologies.
Marking criteria: The slides (partially) and script will be assessed but not the presentation. Your slides will be assessed on whether images and text are correctly attributed and referenced, and whether they are relevant to the script. Your script will be assessed on how well it demonstrates your understanding of the topic.
- Make use of your existing knowledge and that of peers to solve and confront new challenges [NB: this is an individual presentation, but we expect you to refer to your existing knowledge and that of your peers]. Relates to Learning Objective 3.
- Understand challenges and opportunities in a ‘digital society’, apply this to an organisation or sector, present with awareness of intellectual property issues. Partially relates to Learning Objectives 1 and 2.
- Full description of marking criteria for this assessment.
- Full description of each learning outcome, and how they are assessed.
Length: The PechaKucha should consist of 10 slides with each slide including the referenced transcript of what you are going to say for each slide in the notes. Also included in the notes field should be any references for the assessment. Each slide should take 20 seconds to present; 3 minutes 20 seconds in total.
Style: Mini PechaKucha 10 x 20 presentation. 10 slides, 20 seconds each. All images/text must be correctly attributed.
- Information and resources on the PechaKucha website
- Some great examples of PechaKucha.
- Correctly attributing your PechaKucha images (guidance here).
Additional advice: referencing, screenshots.
Deadline: 9 am, Friday 1st March 2018
Submission format: PowerPoint presentation with referenced transcript in the slide notes, submitted on the Assessment page of UCIL25002 in Blackboard (you do not need to post to Medium). PowerPoint: as a Manchester student, you can get Office 365 for free, or use it on any campus PC.
Weighting within unit: 30%
Please email digisoc@manchester.ac.uk with any questions or problems.
