1. PDP task - Year 1 Semester 2
Eleanor Pritchard

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. PDP Housekeeping Rules 1/2
I will only respond to s from your BUPT address (professionalism)
I will only respond to s 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)

6. 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: BUPT Student Number:
Proper closing

7. Semester 2 Assignment

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

9. 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

10. 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

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

12. 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

13. 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?

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

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

16. 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

17. 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

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

19. 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

20. 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?

21. 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?

22. 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.

23. 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?

24. Questions? The presentation slides are on
QMPlus EBC3000 Personal Development Plan 1
Eleanor: