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Guidelines in Making Your PowerPoint Presentation

The document provides guidelines for creating an effective PowerPoint presentation for a thesis defense. It recommends (1) defining the core idea of the thesis, (2) knowing the audience which is the committee, (3) keeping each slide focused on one point to avoid too much information, (4) using less text and more images/graphics, (5) using consistent and easy-to-read typography, and (6) making each slide follow logically from the previous one. It then outlines the typical contents which include introducing the problem, reviewing relevant literature, describing the research methodology, and presenting the results. The presentation should have 17-20 concise slides with supplemental information in the notes section.

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Guidelines in Making Your PowerPoint Presentation

The document provides guidelines for creating an effective PowerPoint presentation for a thesis defense. It recommends (1) defining the core idea of the thesis, (2) knowing the audience which is the committee, (3) keeping each slide focused on one point to avoid too much information, (4) using less text and more images/graphics, (5) using consistent and easy-to-read typography, and (6) making each slide follow logically from the previous one. It then outlines the typical contents which include introducing the problem, reviewing relevant literature, describing the research methodology, and presenting the results. The presentation should have 17-20 concise slides with supplemental information in the notes section.

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Guidelines in Making your PowerPoint Presentation

How to create a thesis defense presentation that shows your work at its best?

1. Define your signature idea - Your thesis has a focus. A goal. A core concept. 
2. Know your audience - Your thesis defense presentation will be delivered to
a committee in a formal environment.
3. Keep each slide focused on one point - You need to balance information carefully to
avoid hitting the committee with too much
4. Less is more - Be sparing with text in your thesis defense presentation. You might be
tempted to cram each slide with as much illuminating information as possible, but too
much text can be off-putting.
5. Carefully consider your typography - Once you’ve chosen the right words, your cut
down text must look right to deliver maximum impact. First and foremost, your text
should be easy to read.
6. Consistency is key- Each slide of your thesis defense must follow on from the one
before it, in a smooth and logical way. On and on, right up to the end. But the
design has to be as consistent as the content. 

The following are other format requirements for the slides:

 Create 17-20 slides.


 Do not provide a lot of information. Be concise and write a few sentences (approximately
1-7 on each slide). 
 Because your slides will contain only a small amount of information, any extra
information that you want to touch on should be put in the notes section of the
PowerPoint. 
 Write the information in your slides for visual appeal and optimum communication, using
a legible font size. 
 You can use graphics and images to enhance and reinforce the information. However,
ensure that they do not distract from your information.
 You can use bullet points but keep them to a minimum of 3-4 for each listing.

The following is a breakdown of the usual contents that are included in the presentation. Each of
these headings below represents the titles of each slide. The information below the headings is
the type of content you will need to provide. 

Title (1 slide): 

 Research Title 
 Your Name
 Department of Program of Study/Name of University

Chapter 1 – The Problem and Its Scope

Rationale (2 slides)

 Provide the salient points and gap.

Conceptual Framework (1 slide):

 This slide should consist of the conceptual framework that will help you make sense of
the phenomenon that you will investigate. 

Statement of the Problem (1 slide):

 Provide the problem that your study will address. 

Scope and Delimitations (2 slides):


 Provide the scope and the characteristics that describe the boundaries of your study and
limit the scope, such as sample size, geographical location, population traits, or others.

Significance of the Study (1 slide):

 Provide the main argument of why the solution to the problem that you propose is
important. 

Chapter 2 – Review of Related Literature

The Literature Review (2 slides):  

 These slides should consist of a coherent, organized overview of the main literature that
frames your study’s problem, and the gap in literature that your study will address. Make
sure that you include the sources. 
 You may only cite the study, author, and year. (APA Citation)

Chapter 3 – Research Methodology

Research Method (1 slide):

 Provide the framework for the methods of data collection and data analysis. Indicate
whether the study will be quantitative or qualitative.

Research Subjects (1 slide):

 Provide the population that refers to the entire group that you will draw conclusions
about, and the sample that refers to the specific group that you will collect data from.

Research Environment

 Provide picture of the locale of your study.

Data Gathering Procedure (1 slide):

 Provide the methods by which you will obtain the data. If the research design is
quantitative, provide methods such as correlation and regression, mean, mode and
median or others. You may also state the specific instrument to be used in collecting
data.

Statistical Treatment of Data (1 slide):

 This slide should contain the process you will use to understand, gather, compile, and
process the data you will obtain. 

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