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Behavioral Science Research Methods

Capstone PowerPoint Slides

The Behavorial Science Capstone PowerPoint presentation runs 20 minutes. Each student presenter will have a slideshow comprised of 15 slides. The slide presentation should include a slide for the following:

  1. Title slide
  2. Introduction (Background information, definitions, Why is topic important?)
  3. Purpose Statement (Research Question)
  4. Literature Review: Meta-data analysis (Critical analysis of research studies)
  5. Discussion (What did you find? What did you think of your findings? )
  6. Limitations
  7. Future Research
  8. Conclusion/Questions (Audience takeaways)
  9. Reference Slide 

For assistance with your PowerPoint slides please contact Regina Ewing, Educational Technologist, at 860-701-5014 or by email at ewing_r@mitchell.edu.

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PowerPoint Tips

  • Bulleted Points
  • Design slides, not decorate
  • Select one background
  • No more than 3 fonts (Titles, bulleted points, Citations) 
  • No animation
  • Contrast background with font color 
  • Project on presentation projector prior to presentation
  • Balance slide
  • Check spelling and grammar
  • Include citations on slides