Motivation and emotion/Assessment/Multimedia

Audiovisual to accompany the book chapter

Overview

 * Weight: 20%
 * Due:
 * Tasks
 * Create and share a public link to an online multimedia presentation up to 3 minutes long which engagingly summarises psychological science about a unique motivation or emotion topic.
 * Address the same topic as covered by the book chapter.
 * Follow the instructions and address the marking criteria

Marking and feedback

 * Submissions will be marked according to the marking criteria
 * Feedback will be provided to explain how well the presentation meets the marking criteria
 * Marks and feedback should be returned within 3 weeks of the due date
 * Marks will be available via - keep an eye on Announcements
 * Written feedback will be available via the topic's Wikiversity discussion page
 * Follow up if you don't understand the feedback

Extensions and and late submissions

 * Extension requests require an Assignment Extension Form (available on ) and appropriate documentary evidence
 * Submissions are accepted up to 3 days late (-10% per day)

Learning outcomes
How the learning outcomes are addressed by this assessment exercise:

Graduate attributes
How this assessment exercise addresses the graduate attributes:

Instructions

 * Overview: Explain the motivation or emotion problem, key points related to theory and research, and emphasise practical, take-home messages
 * Style and format:
 * Style is open - could be in third person, second person, or first person narrative point of view
 * Format is open - could be a screencast, slidecast, animation, or video
 * Effectively communicate key psychological ideas using basic online multimedia tools
 * Present a "stand alone" work. The audience should not need to read the chapter in order to understand the presentation. Avoid repeated mentions of the chapter, although the presentation should be hyperlinked to the chapter for further information.
 * Platform:
 * Platform is open - as long it allows public viewing online via a web browser without having to login or download.
 * A common method is to record a screencast by narrating slides and then exporting the video file to a hosting service such as YouTube. Other possible methods are listed here.
 * Scripting:
 * Better quality productions tend to be scripted beforehand and involve at least a few takes.
 * Generative AI may be used with appropriate acknowledgement (e.g., to help develop the script and with production)
 * Equipment: Recommended equipment:
 * electronic recording device (e.g., computer, tablet, or phone) connected to the internet
 * microphone (better sound quality will be achieved by connecting an external microphone (rather than an inbuilt/onboard microphone)
 * Length:
 * 3 minutes (max.). Beyond the max. will not be counted for marking purposes
 * No minimum
 * Submission: Submit the chapter URL (website address) and Wikiversity author name into the assignment drop-box via

Marking criteria
Multimedia presentations will be marked against the following criteria.

Overview (10%)

 * Title and sub-title matches the book chapter
 * Outline focus question(s) and/or the purpose of the presentation
 * Introduce a specific, "real-world" problem or case study

Content (10%)

 * Well organised explanation of how key motivation or emotion theory(ies) and research apply to the problem

Conclusion (10%)

 * Provide practical take-home message(s). Take-home messages are very brief summaries of what the best available psychological science says about the sub-title question. They can also be practical, self-help, implementation-type messages.

Audio (30%)

 * Clear, well-paced, engaging style of audio communication. A common mistake is to verbalise too many technical words and concepts too quickly and in a monotone manner.
 * Speaking rate: Target 125 to 150 words per minute for public speaking. Develop a script that is no longer than 450 words to fit within 3 minutes. This is roughly 10% of the written chapter. More info:
 * Recording quality: Clearly audible with minimal background noise (e.g., use an external rather than on-board microphone)
 * Some excellent examples of short, clearly explained audio about scientific findings can be found on the Great Moments in Science ABC Radio National podcast by Dr Karl Kruszelnicki. For example: What we know about misophonia, the 'hatred of sounds'.

Video (30%)

 * Easy-to-grasp, interesting style of visual communication. A common mistake is to present too much text and/or use font which is too small.
 * Consider supplementing text-based visuals with tables, pictures, and/or diagrams. But also try to avoid over-complicated visuals because it can be difficult for a viewer to simultaneously process audio and video.
 * Recording quality: Clearly visible (e.g., not too light/dark, good resolution, not blurry or jerky)

Meta-data (5%)

 * Accurate title and sub-title (i.e., matches the book chapter)
 * Informative description
 * Provide a clickable, working hyperlink from the multimedia presentation to the book chapter (e.g., in the description field).
 * Provide a link from the book chapter to the multimedia presentation (by adding underneath the title).
 * Acknowledge academic sources used in the presentation in a list of APA style references (e.g., at the end of the presentation and/or in the description field).
 * It is a bonus if the presentation also includes:
 * Linked time codes in the description
 * Sub-titles/closed captioning

Licensing (5%)

 * Copyright license for the presentation is clearly indicated (as appropriate to the hosting platform). For example:
 * at the beginning (e.g., on title slide) and/or end of the presentation (e.g., last slide)
 * in the description and/or license field
 * Apply your preferred licensed. Options include:
 * Creative Commons licenses (e.g., see Figure 1). This is preferred so that the presentation can be re-used.
 * Acknowledge the source of any images used. A common mistake is to re-use copyright restricted images without permission or to re-use Creative Commons images without appropriate acknowledgement. Acknowledge image authors, sources, and licenses in at least 1 of the following locations:
 * directly on the slide where the image is presented
 * on a separate slide at the end of the presentation
 * in the description of the presentation (this is probably the best way because then the hyperlinks will likely be clickable or at least copyable)
 * in the description of the presentation (this is probably the best way because then the hyperlinks will likely be clickable or at least copyable)



Grade descriptions
This section describes typical characteristics of multimedia presentations at each grade level, based on the marking criteria.

Examples
Examples of high quality multimedia presentations:
 * Dark humour: Why do we enjoy dark humour? (2019)
 * Methamphetamine and emotion: What is the effect of methamphetamine on emotion? (2020)
 * Phobias: What are phobias and how can they dealt with? (2019)

For more examples, see the red Ms in the lists of previous book chapters.