The class project for this course is a written report, accompanied b.docx

The class project for this course is a written report,
accompanied by a PowerPoint or podcast presentation, that
addresses the biological study of a specific behavioral or mental
phenomenon (normal or pathological) covered in the readings
and videos. Please select a behavioral or mental phenomenon
such as language or schizophrenia and then select a biological
strategy for investigating it, such as hormonal or genetic
mechanisms, neurotransmitters, drug treatments, or localization
of brain processes by imaging. Your written portion will be
worth a maximum of 50 points, and the PowerPoint or podcast
that accompanies it will be worth a maximum of 10 points.
Thus, the project as a whole will be worth 60 points.
Written paper
. As an example, the theme of your report might be imaging
approaches to the study of schizophrenia. Your paper should
summarize fundamental issues, questions, and controversies and
provide a general overview of the topic using the biological line
of investigation you chose. It should also elaborate on your
understanding of the brain processes that are revealed through
imaging research in schizophrenia. To accomplish this, you will
have to use recent research articles (published within the last
five years) to illustrate relevant points. You may use any of a
number of electronic databases to find research articles that deal
with your topic, including the library and the Internet. The one
requirement for the research articles that you select is that two
of them must have appeared in a peer-reviewed scientific
journal. You may wish to consult with the library staff or your
faculty member to confirm whether a particular journal is peer-
reviewed.
Newspaper or magazine articles should not be used as your
major reference, but they are sometimes useful when they lead
you to the appropriate research article. You should avoid simply
repeating the articles in summary form, but rather use them
within the text of your paper to illustrate important points. You
are welcome to discuss your choice of topic with your faculty

member to make sure you are on the right track.
Your paper should be 1,600 words, or about 6 to 8 pages, in
length (use the word count as a guide to length). It must be
typed, double-spaced, with one-inch margins, and fully
referenced in APA format (see
http://www.apa.org
). Please check the course schedule in this syllabus for the due
date. The penalty for a late project is ten percent of the score on
the project.
The text of your paper should be preceded by an abstract (about
100 words) that summarizes the key points in the paper (i.e.,
statement of problem, major findings, conclusions). Please post
your abstract in the
Weekly Bulletin Board
conference for other class members to read, and respond to
their abstracts for a stimulating discussion.
You may wish to submit a draft of your complete or near
complete paper to the Effective Writing Center (EWC at
http://www.umuc.edu/writingcenter/writingresources/faq.cfm
) for review and comment, prior to the due date of the paper.
This should be submitted well in advance of the due date, in
order for the EWC to respond and for you to make the necessary
corrections. Once you receive feedback from the EWC, you can
copy and paste it into a Word Document, then post it in your
assignment folder with your project paper by the due date, for
your instructor to view as necessary. The EWC can help address
questions regarding format, structure, writing style, and
appropriateness of references.
PowerPoint presentation.
The PowerPoint presentation should summarize and illustrate
the topic of your written paper.
The main purpose of this is to familiarize you with the most
widely used state-of-the-art presentation form, to augment
information in the paper, and to share your work with other
class members. The PowerPoint presentation should consist of a

minimum of 6 slides of the area in your written report.
If you do not have access to PowerPoint, you may use free,
publicly available software such as Prezi or Open Office
Impress instead.
Consider the following tips in preparing your presentation:
your first or second slide should be an outline of the
presentation in which you identify main points and then follow
the order of your outline for the rest of the presentation
there should be about four or five points per slide
use a standard font (Times Roman or Arial) and at least an 18-
point font size with different sized fonts for main points and
secondary points
use a font color that contrasts sharply with the background
use graphs rather than charts and words, and always title your
graphs
proof your slides for spelling and grammatical errors
use a conclusion slide to summarize the main points of your
presentation and to suggest future avenues of research
8.avoid ending your presentation abruptly—you might end your
slide with a quote, a simple question, or the next steps
Podcast
presentation.
The podcast should be targeted to the public and should
summarize and discuss the topic of your written paper. It should
not be a verbatim reading of your paper. You will record your
spoken comments with a microphone and audio software, then
upload your audio file to class. You will need to create an audio
story (approaching it the same way you would any other story or
essay) on your paper topic. The podcast should be in MP3
format of five minutes' length or 5 mB file size. You may
download free audio recording software at
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
. See the
Weekly Bulletin Board

conference for tips on how to make and use podcasts.
Please note:
The class project will be used to fulfill a requirement within
the Senior Seminar in Psychology (PSYC 495) capstone course,
not only for students who have matriculated under the 2011-
2012 catalog who are required to take this course but for others
for whom it is an elective. Please retain an electronic version of
the graded project that you can submit when required during the
capstone coursework.
Grading Rubric for Project: Written Paper
5
4
3
2
1
0
CONTENT
1. All topics were discussed in clear detail.
2. Author supported assertions correctly.

3. Ideas were inter-related coherently and logically.
4. Author creatively enhances the topic.
ORGANIZATION
5. An introduction previews main points of study
6. Body of paper develops and elaborates main ideas.

7. A conclusion summarizes main points.
WRITING MECHANICS and STYLE
8. Paper free of mechanical errors (e.g., misspellings, typos,
etc.)
9. Paper grammatically sound (proper sentence structure)
10. Citations and references in proper style (e.g., APA).

Grading Rubric for Project: Podcast (Audacity or substitute)
2
1
0
Information Content
Describes the topic fully and accurately
Describes the topic superficially or incorrectly
Description fails to correspond to the written description
Technical
Volume, transitions, and noise are effectively controlled
Uneven control of sound that occasionally interferes with
clarity
Missing intervals or unintelligible sound recording
Creativity
Narrative enhanced with special effects throughout the delivery
Narrative exhibits momentary enhancement
Narrative lacks creative enhancement
Spoken production
Clear, well-rehearsed delivery
Unrehearsed or unclear delivery
Unintelligible enunciation
Relevance
Meets requirements of the assignment in length or size
Comes acceptably close to meeting the requirements of the
assignment
Varies widely from the assigned requirements
Grading Rubric for Project: Slide Presentation (PowerPoint or
substitute)
2
1
0

Introduction
Topic, author, and date are clearly indicated
Introduction lacks some important information
Introduction is missing
Layout
Visually pleasing, with appropriate use of headings,
subheadings and white space
Appears cluttered and busy or distracting with large gaps of
white space or uses a distracting background
Confusing or unreadable
Text
Readable text with good placement and appropriate typeface.
Lengthy, busy, or full of distracting and inappropriate
embellishments
Missing, unreadable or inappropriate text
Creative enhancements
Graphics effectively supplement text
Graphics present, but irrelevant or inappropriately used
No enhancements
Relevance
assignment
PROJECT RESOURCES
Resources for a slide presentation
The class project described in the Syllabus is a written paper
accompanied by either PowerPoint slides or a podcast. In this
topic we’ll take a look at PowerPoint. If you haven’t used it
before, of course your first question will be “
What is PowerPoint?
”. It is versatile software from Microsoft that is used to present
text and graphics in slides. You can buy it at a student discount
from UMUC. There is also free software that will do much the
same job, sometimes in a different way.
If you prefer to buy the software, here's how. Go to

UMUC 360 Support
and log in to the MyUMUC website (or start
here
if you want) and click on the Student Portal link. Then click on
the MyUMUC Resources link and select “Educational
Software”. With the “Students” tab selected, explore software
listings for Microsoft Office and PowerPoint. Microsoft Office
is a software suite that includes PowerPoint and other products.
Follow directions to purchase by download or DVD.
There are versions of PowerPoint for the Mac and the PC.
PowerPoint 2007 and PowerPoint 2010 (or 2011 for the Mac)
are in wide use, so instructions for both versions are available.
That means that you may have to make allowances for
differences between a tutorial and the version you are
using. See if the following tutorials can get you on your feet
fast.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/getting-
started-with-powerpoint-2010-HA010359435.aspx
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/powerpoint
(for Mac users)
http://www.lynda.com/PowerPoint-training-tutorials/285-0.html
http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Become_a_PowerPoint_Power_Use
r
http://www.goodwin.edu/computer_resources/PDFS/PowerPoint
_2010_Tutorial.pdf
http://www.bgsu.edu/downloads/cio/file85354.pdf
If you prefer the free route, you may download a PowerPoint
clone such as OpenOffice Impress from
this site

and find their other products
here
.
Among the free options, a newly popular presentation tool is
Prezi, which strikes some users as
simpler and more entertaining
. It's available at
http://prezi.com/
. An educational free account is available to anyone with a
university email account. (UMUC makes these available for
free
here
.) Learn it in an afternoon and use it like a pro! Although it’s
not hard to learn, there are a number of things you can do with
it, so tutorials may be useful. You may want to look at some of
these.
http://pages.cs.brandeis.edu/~cs146a/getting-prezi/prezi-
manual-3.pdf
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/prezi-for-dummies-
cheat-sheet.html
http://tippingpointlabs.com/2010/11/22/10-tips-to-help-master-
prezi/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h57aSHVgwo8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmTLVRS-vUQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4PipHth4Po
http://www.ideastoinspire.co.uk/prezi.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC1H8rHXYcM
https://edocs.uis.edu/jgaido2/ISAT/Prezi%20Handout.pdf

For further help, try the forums for PowerPoint and Prezi users:
http://www.msofficeforums.com/powerpoint/
(PowerPoint)
http://www.amazon.com/forum/powerpoint
(PowerPoint)
http://community.prezi.com/prezi
(Prezi)
http://edu.prezi.com/forums
(Prezi)
If you use an alternative to PowerPoint, please include a note in
your upload to tell me which software you used. The project
assignment in the Syllabus will ask you to turn in at least six
slides. The grading rubric will give you some ideas of what to
include in your presentation.
If you have trouble getting started, give some thought to a
strategy. Here are
seven styles for presentation
that may give you an idea. The
assertion-evidence style
has attracted interest in scientific and medical presentations.
Some people go
even deeper
, but you don't really have to match the
profound meditators
on the subject. If all you want are
tips
,
hints
,
tools
, and
reminders
, you're on your way.
These examples
may indicate what

not
to do. Have fun!
Resources for a podcast
The class project described in the Syllabus is a written paper
accompanied by either PowerPoint slides or a podcast. In this
topic we’ll take a look at podcasting. If this is new to you I
would suggest browsing the websites below before installing
and using Audacity. Doing it right the first time is by far the
easiest path to success!
Podcasts
If you have not made a podcast before, welcome to sound
communication on the Internet! It is probably familiar to you
from a variety of sources. For example,
here
is the history of brain research in ten 15-minute podcasts that
you could have made yourself with the techniques discussed
below. To set the stage, you may be interested in the following
answers to your question, “What is a podcast?”
http://www.parentcenternetwork.org/assets/files/national/2011-
Topical-Institute/Handouts/Technology/Podcasting%202011.pdf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmG2_9CNDu4
http://fortuito.us/2011/03/everything_ive_learned_about_c
Your podcast should have at least a length of five minutes or a
file size of 5 mB in MP3 format. What is MP3? It’s explained
at
this site
and at
that one
. Using Audacity software, each minute of monaural recorded
speech in MP3 format occupies about 1 mB in file size.
To make a podcast you will need a microphone connected to
your computer (or look for
free apps
that will let you record a podcast on your iPhone or Android
phone--or find a laptop with an internal microphone). I have
found that the microphone included in my headset, Microsoft

model LifeChat LX-3000, has been more than adequate. Some
folks may prefer more or less than that, so here are some
reviews and sources for equipment. I have no connection with
any of the suppliers and of course I can't guarantee that your
experience will be as rewarding as mine has been; but best
wishes. (For shoppers,
price alert services
are
becoming common
but I haven't used them.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JKFMRfqOSQ
http://www.techbargains.com/
http://www.newegg.com/
http://www.cnet.com/
http://www.amazon.com/
Audacity
You’ll begin by downloading free Audacity software.
Depending on the version you download, you may also need to
download a free plug-in called “Lame MP3” to allow you to
store your recording in MP3 format, so I’ve included
information about that, too, which you’ll find at the following
sites.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&item=lame-
mp3
(You will probably need LAME-MP3 to export files to the MP3
format, so here's more about installing it
for Windows
and
on the Mac
.)
http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=How_to_import_fil
es_from_iTunes
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/documentation
Your first trial with Audacity should begin with your
microphone installed and turned on, so that you can try out the

suggestions from your tutors. I’d recommend browsing the sites
below in order to gain familiarity with what you’ll be doing.
http://timothymckean.com/educ515/videos/tutorials/educ515_au
dacity.mov
http://mallorca2011.globalblogs.org/2011/07/27/using-audacity/
http://www.jtoolkit.com/audio/Audacity_Guide.pdf
http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=Creating_a_simple
_voice_and_music_Podcast_with_Audacity
For a quick production you'll record your podcast, save it, and
upload it for class. For a little more polish, you might want to
amplify, compress, or normalize your recording, as
this video shows
. Here's
a faster route
to the same goal. You can
get Levelator here
, learn more about it
there
, and find Audio Boo
over there
. You can pick up additional tips from
this audio blog
.
Is Audacity working for you now? Then you’re on your way.
Here are some tutorials to help you to greater proficiency.
http://theaudacitytopodcast.com/
http://www.jtoolkit.com/audio/EditingAudioPart2.pdf
http://www.steeple.org.uk/wiki/Simple_guide_to_editing_in_Au
dacity
http://lrrpublic.cli.det.nsw.edu.au/lrrSecure/Sites/LRRView/922
6/index.htm
The following material is entirely optional. As you become
familiar with Audacity you may become interested in special
effects, like enhancing your voice or adding a music track to
speech. Keep in mind that tutorials may vary in the version of
Audacity that they use. You may have to make allowances for

slight differences from your own version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7Md_7rOEjI
(UK Video 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_TwMeJP6W8
(UK Video 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfSJzUX5hWs
(UK Video 3)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPVaQQmAtpY
(UK Video 4)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvewOooeGyI&NR=1
(UK Video 5)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF8goR6mHhY
(UK Video 5b)
http://www.guidesandtutorials.com/audacity-tutorial.html
(select tuts from list at bottom)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5Yh9aQh_R4
(remove voice from an audio track)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezZGYMdpc7Y
(several special effects)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjrD0NgQuAI
(how to add reverb)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWflvukIlG4
(improve sound of voice)
http://www.schooltube.com/video/4ad2ee19ca3910ba4c61/Creat
ing-a-Podcast-in-Audacity-1312-Beta-Part-1
http://www.schooltube.com/video/75bcabc64cd0f4da7c84/Creati
ng-a-Podcast-in-Audacity-126-Part-2
http://www.schooltube.com/video/578351fb2455aa9858fc/Creati
ng-a-Podcast-in-Audacity-1312-Beta-Part-3
http://dgrice.wikispaces.com/Podcasting
http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/audio/advice/basic-audio-
editing
Audacity is not the only free tool for podcasting.
P
odproducer
,

Ardour
, and
W
ildvoice Studio
are available at no charge, but I don't know whether the
software is kept current or how large its user base might be.
Mac users may prefer
GarageBand
. I have not used any of these.
For further help, try the forums for Audacity users:
http://forum.audacityteam.org/
http://forum.recordingreview.com/f57/
http://www.soundonsound.com/forum
(general)
What if nothing works for you? That’s unlikely to happen, but
you may then wish to turn to a PowerPoint presentation as an
alternative. That’s discussed in the next topic. But even if you
can’t record a podcast for your class project, you aren’t forever
barred from making sound presentations. The alternatives (not
for class but for your own use) include
Podcast hosting
http://www.podbean.com/
http://www.thepodcasthost.com/
http://www.podomatic.com/login
and
text-to-speech software
.
Here's
one thing you don't want to do. Otherwise, enjoy yourself!
Hide Rubrics
Rubric Name: Class Project

Criteria
All topics were discussed in clear detail.
Incomplete or unbalanced coverage in a few respects.
Content was often obscure, incomplete, or unbalanced.
Content varied from the assigned length substantially.
Content was often irrelevant or left large holes in continuity.
Coverage was irrelevant or nonexistent.
Author supported assertions correctly.
Insufficient appeals to evidence.
Inappropriate and insufficient use of evidence.
Excessive use of opinion and unsupported claims. Few citations
of evidence.
Little or no use of evidence, or appeals to mere speculation.
Incorrect, nonexistent, or inappropriate support for assertions.
Ideas were inter-related coherently and logically.
Narrative was generally clear but points of interest or logic
were not addressed.
Content was a serial list of poorly related topics.
Author’s point was often unclear, or paragraph transitions were
not coherent.
Topics seemed patched together without a theme or argument.
Paper was hard or impossible to understand.
Frequent and relevant illustrations or other inclusions
Moderate use of graphical or other enhancements
Borders or style variations enhanced content
Text was clearly arranged for rapid comprehension
Content was displayed in a format that was hard to understand
Text was presented with regard for graphic or other
enhancements
An introduction previews main points of study

An introduction is present but devoted to opinion or emotion
only
An introduction is present but is unrelated to much of the
content
Introduction is sketchy.
Introduction contains errors of fact or is based on unsupported
claims.
.
Body of paper develops and elaborates main ideas.
Development of theme or argument is incomplete.
Body of paper does not develop or build.
Body is not distinguishable from introduction and conclusion.
Disconnected paragraphs do not constitute a narrative body.
Body is missing.
A conclusion summarizes main points.
Conclusion does not address earlier discussions satisfactorily.
Conclusion is a repetition of earlier points.
Conclusion consists only of personal opinion.
Conclusion is too brief.
Conclusion is absent.
Paper free of mechanical errors (e.g., misspellings, typos, etc.)
A few errors were present.
The paper was marred by poor proofreading
.
Errors were sufficient to impair comprehensibility
.
Errors were present throughout the paper.
Writing mechanics were not appropriate for university-level
work.
Paper grammatically sound (proper sentence structure)
Occasional errors were present.
Paper was marred by poor proofreading
.
Errors were sufficient to impair comprehensibility
.

Errors were present throughout the paper.
Grammar was not suitable for university-level work.
Citations and references in proper style (e.g., APA)
Occasional errors were present.
Citations and references were not consistent with each other.
Variations in citations and references would make it difficult to
check sources.
Extent of the errors suggest that citations were copied from
another source without prior reading of the work or no refereed
articles among the references.
No evidence of an effort to comply with APA style or no
citations or no references.
Option 1: Slide Presentation (e.g., PowerPoint). Set scores to
zero if Option 2 selected.
Topic, author, and date are clearly indicated
.
Introduction lacks some important information
.
.
Visually pleasing, with appropriate use of headings,
subheadings and white space
Appears cluttered and busy or distracting with large gaps of
white space or uses a distracting background
.
Confusing or unreadable
Readable text with good placement and appropriate typeface
Lengthy, busy, or full of distracting and inappropriate
embellishments
Missing, unreadable or inappropriate text
Graphics effectively supplement text
.
Graphics present, but irrelevant or inappropriately used

No enhancements
.
assignment
.
.
Option 2: Podcast. Set scores to zero if Option 1 selected.
Describes the topic fully and accurately
.
Describes the topic superficially or incorrectly
.
Description fails to correspond to the written description
.
Volume, transitions, and noise are effectively controlled
.
Uneven control of sound that occasionally interferes with
clarity
Missing intervals or unintelligible sound recording
Narrative enhanced with special effects throughout the delivery
Narrative exhibits momentary enhancement
.
Narrative lacks creative enhancement
.
Clear, well-rehearsed delivery
Unrehearsed or unclear delivery
Unintelligible enunciation
.
assignment
.

.
Overall Score

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