Assignment Prompt & Instructions
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– ## 5030PresentationRubricweek6.pdf
**## MRUBrandedTemplate_MSN50306.pptx**
Case Study
Introduction
Please include a brief introduction
Case Scenario:
Patient Name:
Diagnosis:
Background:
Mental Status Assessment
Perception
Thought Process
Content of thought
Judgment
Insight
Cognition
Selected Therapy
Please include a description and the goals of the therapy of your choice.
Selected Therapy
Why did you select this therapy for your specific case study?
Expected Outcomes
Include the outcomes that you expect your patient to accomplish
Conclusion
Include a conclusion
References
Include references here: (Use articles that are below five years)
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**## CaseStudy-Wordingsample.pdf**
Create a PowerPoint presentation with a case scenario based on one of the personality disorders
covered in class. You need to include:
Title slide.
Introduction
Case Scenario
Mental Assessment.
Therapy of your choice.
Why did you choose the therapy for your specific case?
Conclusion
References
Please include speaker notes in the presentation.
Example:
Case Scenario:
Patient Name: Sarah
Diagnosis: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Background: Sarah is a 28-year-old woman referred to therapy by her primary care physician due to
recurrent emotional instability, intense mood swings, and difficulty maintaining stable relationships.
She has a history of self-harm, suicidal ideation, and impulsive behaviors, including substance abuse.
Presenting Issues:
1. Emotional Instability: Sarah experiences intense emotions that can quickly shift from extreme
happiness to profound sadness or anger within a short period.
2. Identity Disturbance: She has a chronic sense of emptiness and struggles with a fluctuating self-
image. She often feels unsure of who she is and experiences feelings of detachment from herself.
3. Impulsivity: Sarah engages in risky behaviors such as reckless driving, excessive spending, and
substance abuse without considering potential consequences.
4. Intense and Unstable Relationships: She has difficulty maintaining stable and healthy
relationships with family, friends, and romantic partners. She tends to idealize people initially but
quickly becomes disappointed and switches to devaluation when conflicts arise.
Psychological Therapy:
To address YB Borderline Personality Disorder, a therapeutic approach called Dialectical Behavior
Therapy (DBT) will be applied. DBT is one of the most effective and evidence-based treatments for
BPD. It combines cognitive-behavioral techniques with mindfulness practices to help individuals
regulate emotions, manage impulsive behaviors, and develop healthy coping strategies. Here's an
overview of how DBT will be applied to Sarah's case:
1. Emotional Regulation: Sarah will learn skills to identify and manage her intense emotions
effectively. The therapist will help her understand that emotions are valid but need to be
expressed in a healthy and balanced manner.
2. Mindfulness: Mindfulness practices will be incorporated into therapy sessions to help Sarah
stay present in the moment and increase self-awareness. Mindfulness can help her observe
her thoughts and emotions without judgment.
3. Distress Tolerance: Sarah will learn strategies to tolerate distressing situations without
resorting to self-destructive behaviors. She will develop healthier coping mechanisms to deal
with stress and emotional pain.
4. Interpersonal Effectiveness: The therapist will work with Sarah to improve her communication
and relationship skills. She will learn assertiveness techniques, how to set boundaries, and
how to navigate conflicts in a healthier manner.
5. Safety Planning: Due to Sarah's history of self-harm and suicidal ideation, safety planning will
be an essential aspect of therapy. She will work with the therapist to develop a
comprehensive safety plan to manage potential crises.
6. Diary Cards: Sarah will be encouraged to keep track of her emotions, behaviors, and learning
skills in a diary card. This tool will help her recognize patterns and progress over time.
7. Individual and Group Sessions: Sarah will participate in both individual therapy sessions with
her therapist and group sessions with other individuals who are undergoing DBT. Group
therapy provides a supportive environment to practice new skills and learn from others'
experiences.
The therapeutic process will be challenging but rewarding, and the therapist will maintain a
nonjudgmental and validating stance to build a strong therapeutic alliance with Sarah. The ultimate
goal is to help her develop a more stable sense of self, manage her emotions more effectively, and
improve her overall quality of life.
**## 5030PresentationRubricweek6.pdf**
MSN 5030 Psychopathology
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation Assignment: Utilization of
Nonpharmacological Interventions for the Diagnosis & Treatment of
Behavioral Disorders.
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation Rubric MSN
*Signature Assignment
PURPOSE
Please provide a speak over PowerPoint presentation on the utilization of one of the following
nonpharmacological psychotherapy approach for the diagnosis and treatment of a behavioral
disorder of your choice based on the reading of the course material.
Nonpharmacological Psychotherapy Options
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Group Therapy
Family Therapy
Dialectic Behavioral Therapy & Complex Trauma
Please include the following slides in your presentation (you can use the sample provided)
Title slide
Intro slide
Case scenario summary slide (patient name, diagnosis, background)
Mental status assessment slide (perception, thought process, content of thought, judgment,
insight, cognition)
Selected therapy slide (Please include a description and the goals of the therapy of your
choice)
Selected therapy slide (Why did you select this therapy for your specific case study? )
Expected outcomes (Include the outcomes that you expect your patient to accomplish)
Conclusion slide
Reference slide
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation
*Signature Assignment
2
**Please upload your presentation in the Microsoft Office One Drive and share the link
in Moodle. (See Moodle link sharing document).
\*\*\* You can use any tool to record your voice over the Powerpoint. In case you need
you can see the tutorial provided for speak over presentation in Moodle with Screenpal
(free tool) (https://screenpal.com/screen-recorder)
by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Include three scholarly sources references.
COURSE OUTCOMES
1. Translate major theories from nursing and other disciplines to psychiatric practice.
2. Integrate foundational and advanced specialty knowledge into clinical reasoning.
3. Recognized the dynamic nature of advanced practice psychiatry nursing.
4. Identify the tenets, benefits, and phases of group therapy.
5. Understand the evolution and the assumption of family therapy.
6. Understand the role of the psychiatric mental health advanced nurse practitioner as it relates
with the scope of psychopathology.
7. Defining the semiology, diagnostic, and treatment of behavioral and mental disorders.
8. Understand, comparing various personality disorders, chronic and acute psychiatric
decompensation presentations.
9. Use of nonpharmacological interventions in the process of differential diagnosis and disease
management.
End of Program Student Learning Outcomes
1. Integrate nursing and related sciences into the delivery of care to clients across diverse
healthcare settings.
2. Create effective interdisciplinary organizational and systems leadership in the care of the
client in diverse healthcare settings.
3. Analyze quality initiatives to improve health outcomes across the continuum of care.
4. Apply practice guidelines to improve practice and health outcomes.
5. Relate information and communication technologies to document and improve health
outcomes.
6. Examine the effect of legal, ethical, and regulatory processes on healthcare delivery,
practice, and health outcomes.
7. Employ collaborative interprofessional strategies for improving client and population
health outcomes.
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation
*Signature Assignment
3
8. Evaluate the effectiveness of clinical prevention interventions that affect individual and
population-based health outcomes, perform risk assessments, and design plans or programs
of care.
9. Relate knowledge of illness and disease management to providing evidence-based care to
clients, communities, and vulnerable populations in an evolving healthcare delivery
system.
DUE DATE: Submit to the Moodle by Sunday of the end Week #6 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
POINTS: This assignment is worth a total of 100 points.
REQUIREMENTS
à You will need access to the Miami Regional University virtual library database. Following
databases: CINAHL Complete Database, MEDLINE Complete Database, LIRN, and so forth.
Our Librarian is available to help on campus from Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 9:00 pm &
Saturday, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. Feel free to refer to the instruction video on how to do a speak
over PPT presentation and you are welcome to use the PPT template. If you have any
questions, feel free to reach out to your professors or post your question in the Q/A forum on
Moodle. We are here to help.
à This assignment is worth 100 points and will be graded on the required components as
summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric. This assignment will be graded on
the quality of information, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, quality of
communication, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components
as summarized in the directions and grading criteria and rubric.
à Please include supporting images and make sure to cite the source of the images.
à Create your PowerPoint using the version of Microsoft PowerPoint. You can tell that the
document is saved as an MS PowerPoint document because it will end in “.ppt.”
à Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about this assignment may
be posted under the Q & A Forum.
à The length of the presentation should be no more than 15 minutes.
à This presentation will be submitted through Turnitin. A Turnitin similarity score of 20% or
less is expected.
à A minimum of 3 current scholarly references that are 5 years old or less.
à The textbook required for this course may be used as a reference for this assignment but does
not count towards the required minimum number of scholarly references.
MSN 5030 Psychopathology
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation Assignment: Utilization of Nonpharmacological
Interventions for the Diagnosis & Treatment of Behavioral Disorders.
GRADING RUBRIC
Criteria Does Not Meet (0%) Approaches
(60%)
Meets
(80%)
Exceeds
(100%)
Total
0 points
Content/
Quality of
Information
Weight:
30%
0 point
Topic is inappropriate
to assignment, not
based on scholarly
information (if
required), unclear and
difficult to understand,
did not
include required
assignment
components; slide
notes missing (if
required).
10- 20 points
Topic is mostly covered
and appropriate to
assignment, but not
based on scholarly
information (if
required); mostly clear
and understandable;
some of required
assignment
components are
present; minimal use of
slide notes (if required)).
21-27 points
Good coverage of topic
and appropriate to
assignment; sound,
research-based (if
required) information;
clear and
understandable; all required
assignment
components are
accurate and present;
slide notes used
appropriately (if
required). Include two
scholarly sources.
28 – 30 points
In-depth coverage of
topic and assignment
components;
outstanding clarity
of
information; detailed
slide notes ensure all
required content is
well
explained (if
required). Include
three scholarly
sources.
/30
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation
*Signature Assignment
5
Presentation
Weight:
25%
0 points
Unattractive; difficult
to interpret, poor color
choice and slide
contrast; slide
presentation
unorganized; slide
effects detract from
the content; missing
slide headings or
subheadings
(if required
for organization
purposes); missing
title/reference slides.
10 – 14 points
Attractive but
somewhat difficult to
interpret; somewhat
pleasing contrast
between text and
background, slide
presentation may be
somewhat
disorganized;
transitions and slide
effects detract from
the content; may be
missing title or
reference slides;
included slide
headings/sub-headings
may detract from
presentation
15 – 19 points
Attractive; easy to
interpret, pleasing
colors with strong
contrast between text
and background, slide
presentation organized,
good use of transitions
and slide effects which
enhance the
presentation; both title
and reference slides are
present. Slide
headings/sub-headings
are used appropriately
to organize the
presentation.
20 – 25points
Excellent use of
transitions and
effects
that enhance the
presentation.
Presentation is
organized and
designed
for maximum impact
of
content.
/25
Use of
Multimedia,
Graphics,
Diagrams,
and/or
Illustrations
Weight:
20%
0 point
Does not include
required multimedia,
graphics, diagrams,
and/or illustrations or
they are irrelevant to
topic or detract from
slide content or
21 points
Required multimedia,
graphics, diagrams,
and/or illustrations are
generally relevant but
some may not
appropriately support the
slide content.
24 points
Required multimedia,
graphics, diagrams,
and/or illustrations are
highly relevant and
acceptably support the
slide content; sized and
positioned
30 points
Required
multimedia,
graphics, diagrams,
and/or illustrations
add
clarity and
sophistication to the
/20
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation
*Signature Assignment
6
presentation as a
whole.
appropriately. presentation content;
they improve the
effectiveness of the
presentation.
Quality of
Written
and Verbal
Communica
tion
Weight:
15%
0 point
Style and voice
inappropriate or do not
address given
audience, purpose, etc.
Word choice is
excessively redundant,
clichéd, and
unspecific.
Inconsistent tone,
inflection, volume,
and
pausing. For example,
use of fillers (such as
um and uh) are
pervasive enough that
they impede
communication of
meaning.
1 – 9 points
Style and voice are
somewhat appropriate
to give audience and
purpose. Tone,
inflection, volume, and
pausing detract from
the presentation. Word
choice is often
unspecific, generic,
redundant, and clichéd.
Inconsistencies in
language, sentence
structure, and/or word
choice are present. Use
of fillers (such as um
and uh) distract the
audience from the
presentation.
8 -11 points
Style and voice are
appropriate to the
given audience and
purpose. Tone,
inflection, volume, and
pausing are
appropriately placed
and add meaning to the
presentation. Fillers
(such as um and uh) do
not distract from the
presentation. Word
choice is specific and
purposeful, and
somewhat varied
throughout. Minimal
mechanical or
typographical errors
are present but are not
overly distracting to
the reader. Correct
sentence structure and
audience-appropriate
12 – 15 points
Style and voice are
not
only appropriate to
the
given audience and
purpose, but also
show
originality and
creativity. Tone and
inflection emphasize
material and add
meaning to the
presentation. Word
choice is specific,
purposeful, dynamic,
and varied. No
fillers
(such as um or uh)
used. Appropriate
volume and pausing
add interest. Speaker
is
/15
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation
*Signature Assignment
7
language are used. clearly in command
of
standard, academic
English.
Writing,
Mechanics,
and APA
Weight:
10%
0 points
Style is inappropriate
or does not address
given audience,
purpose, etc.
Inconsistent grammar,
spelling, and
punctuation; APA
format and style are
not evident throughout
the presentation.
1-3 points
Style is somewhat
appropriate to given
audience and purpose.
Repetitive mechanical
errors distract the
reader. Inconsistencies
in language, sentence
structure, and/or word
choice are present.
There are missing APA
elements or some are
incorrectly formatted
throughout the
presentation.
4-7 points
Style is appropriate to
the given audience and
purpose. Word choice
is specific and
purposeful, and
somewhat varied
throughout. Minimal
mechanical or
typographical errors
are present, but are not
overly distracting.
Reference slide and intext
citations have few
formatting errors.
8 – 10 points
Style shows
originality
and creativity. Word
choice is dynamic
and
varied. Free of
mechanical and
typographical errors.
Reference slide and
other in-text
citations
are formatted
correctly
using APA elements.
/10
**## 5030PresentationRubricweek6.pdf**
MSN 5030 Psychopathology
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation Assignment: Utilization of
Nonpharmacological Interventions for the Diagnosis & Treatment of
Behavioral Disorders.
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation Rubric MSN
*Signature Assignment
PURPOSE
Please provide a speak over PowerPoint presentation on the utilization of one of the following
nonpharmacological psychotherapy approach for the diagnosis and treatment of a behavioral
disorder of your choice based on the reading of the course material.
Nonpharmacological Psychotherapy Options
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Group Therapy
Family Therapy
Dialectic Behavioral Therapy & Complex Trauma
Please include the following slides in your presentation (you can use the sample provided)
Title slide
Intro slide
Case scenario summary slide (patient name, diagnosis, background)
Mental status assessment slide (perception, thought process, content of thought, judgment,
insight, cognition)
Selected therapy slide (Please include a description and the goals of the therapy of your
choice)
Selected therapy slide (Why did you select this therapy for your specific case study? )
Expected outcomes (Include the outcomes that you expect your patient to accomplish)
Conclusion slide
Reference slide
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation
*Signature Assignment
2
**Please upload your presentation in the Microsoft Office One Drive and share the link
in Moodle. (See Moodle link sharing document).
\*\*\* You can use any tool to record your voice over the Powerpoint. In case you need
you can see the tutorial provided for speak over presentation in Moodle with Screenpal
(free tool) (https://screenpal.com/screen-recorder)
by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Include three scholarly sources references.
COURSE OUTCOMES
1. Translate major theories from nursing and other disciplines to psychiatric practice.
2. Integrate foundational and advanced specialty knowledge into clinical reasoning.
3. Recognized the dynamic nature of advanced practice psychiatry nursing.
4. Identify the tenets, benefits, and phases of group therapy.
5. Understand the evolution and the assumption of family therapy.
6. Understand the role of the psychiatric mental health advanced nurse practitioner as it relates
with the scope of psychopathology.
7. Defining the semiology, diagnostic, and treatment of behavioral and mental disorders.
8. Understand, comparing various personality disorders, chronic and acute psychiatric
decompensation presentations.
9. Use of nonpharmacological interventions in the process of differential diagnosis and disease
management.
End of Program Student Learning Outcomes
1. Integrate nursing and related sciences into the delivery of care to clients across diverse
healthcare settings.
2. Create effective interdisciplinary organizational and systems leadership in the care of the
client in diverse healthcare settings.
3. Analyze quality initiatives to improve health outcomes across the continuum of care.
4. Apply practice guidelines to improve practice and health outcomes.
5. Relate information and communication technologies to document and improve health
outcomes.
6. Examine the effect of legal, ethical, and regulatory processes on healthcare delivery,
practice, and health outcomes.
7. Employ collaborative interprofessional strategies for improving client and population
health outcomes.
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation
*Signature Assignment
3
8. Evaluate the effectiveness of clinical prevention interventions that affect individual and
population-based health outcomes, perform risk assessments, and design plans or programs
of care.
9. Relate knowledge of illness and disease management to providing evidence-based care to
clients, communities, and vulnerable populations in an evolving healthcare delivery
system.
DUE DATE: Submit to the Moodle by Sunday of the end Week #6 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
POINTS: This assignment is worth a total of 100 points.
REQUIREMENTS
à You will need access to the Miami Regional University virtual library database. Following
databases: CINAHL Complete Database, MEDLINE Complete Database, LIRN, and so forth.
Our Librarian is available to help on campus from Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 9:00 pm &
Saturday, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. Feel free to refer to the instruction video on how to do a speak
over PPT presentation and you are welcome to use the PPT template. If you have any
questions, feel free to reach out to your professors or post your question in the Q/A forum on
Moodle. We are here to help.
à This assignment is worth 100 points and will be graded on the required components as
summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric. This assignment will be graded on
the quality of information, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, quality of
communication, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components
as summarized in the directions and grading criteria and rubric.
à Please include supporting images and make sure to cite the source of the images.
à Create your PowerPoint using the version of Microsoft PowerPoint. You can tell that the
document is saved as an MS PowerPoint document because it will end in “.ppt.”
à Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about this assignment may
be posted under the Q & A Forum.
à The length of the presentation should be no more than 15 minutes.
à This presentation will be submitted through Turnitin. A Turnitin similarity score of 20% or
less is expected.
à A minimum of 3 current scholarly references that are 5 years old or less.
à The textbook required for this course may be used as a reference for this assignment but does
not count towards the required minimum number of scholarly references.
MSN 5030 Psychopathology
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation Assignment: Utilization of Nonpharmacological
Interventions for the Diagnosis & Treatment of Behavioral Disorders.
GRADING RUBRIC
Criteria Does Not Meet (0%) Approaches
(60%)
Meets
(80%)
Exceeds
(100%)
Total
0 points
Content/
Quality of
Information
Weight:
30%
0 point
Topic is inappropriate
to assignment, not
based on scholarly
information (if
required), unclear and
difficult to understand,
did not
include required
assignment
components; slide
notes missing (if
required).
10- 20 points
Topic is mostly covered
and appropriate to
assignment, but not
based on scholarly
information (if
required); mostly clear
and understandable;
some of required
assignment
components are
present; minimal use of
slide notes (if required)).
21-27 points
Good coverage of topic
and appropriate to
assignment; sound,
research-based (if
required) information;
clear and
understandable; all required
assignment
components are
accurate and present;
slide notes used
appropriately (if
required). Include two
scholarly sources.
28 – 30 points
In-depth coverage of
topic and assignment
components;
outstanding clarity
of
information; detailed
slide notes ensure all
required content is
well
explained (if
required). Include
three scholarly
sources.
/30
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation
*Signature Assignment
5
Presentation
Weight:
25%
0 points
Unattractive; difficult
to interpret, poor color
choice and slide
contrast; slide
presentation
unorganized; slide
effects detract from
the content; missing
slide headings or
subheadings
(if required
for organization
purposes); missing
title/reference slides.
10 – 14 points
Attractive but
somewhat difficult to
interpret; somewhat
pleasing contrast
between text and
background, slide
presentation may be
somewhat
disorganized;
transitions and slide
effects detract from
the content; may be
missing title or
reference slides;
included slide
headings/sub-headings
may detract from
presentation
15 – 19 points
Attractive; easy to
interpret, pleasing
colors with strong
contrast between text
and background, slide
presentation organized,
good use of transitions
and slide effects which
enhance the
presentation; both title
and reference slides are
present. Slide
headings/sub-headings
are used appropriately
to organize the
presentation.
20 – 25points
Excellent use of
transitions and
effects
that enhance the
presentation.
Presentation is
organized and
designed
for maximum impact
of
content.
/25
Use of
Multimedia,
Graphics,
Diagrams,
and/or
Illustrations
Weight:
20%
0 point
Does not include
required multimedia,
graphics, diagrams,
and/or illustrations or
they are irrelevant to
topic or detract from
slide content or
21 points
Required multimedia,
graphics, diagrams,
and/or illustrations are
generally relevant but
some may not
appropriately support the
slide content.
24 points
Required multimedia,
graphics, diagrams,
and/or illustrations are
highly relevant and
acceptably support the
slide content; sized and
positioned
30 points
Required
multimedia,
graphics, diagrams,
and/or illustrations
add
clarity and
sophistication to the
/20
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation
*Signature Assignment
6
presentation as a
whole.
appropriately. presentation content;
they improve the
effectiveness of the
presentation.
Quality of
Written
and Verbal
Communica
tion
Weight:
15%
0 point
Style and voice
inappropriate or do not
address given
audience, purpose, etc.
Word choice is
excessively redundant,
clichéd, and
unspecific.
Inconsistent tone,
inflection, volume,
and
pausing. For example,
use of fillers (such as
um and uh) are
pervasive enough that
they impede
communication of
meaning.
1 – 9 points
Style and voice are
somewhat appropriate
to give audience and
purpose. Tone,
inflection, volume, and
pausing detract from
the presentation. Word
choice is often
unspecific, generic,
redundant, and clichéd.
Inconsistencies in
language, sentence
structure, and/or word
choice are present. Use
of fillers (such as um
and uh) distract the
audience from the
presentation.
8 -11 points
Style and voice are
appropriate to the
given audience and
purpose. Tone,
inflection, volume, and
pausing are
appropriately placed
and add meaning to the
presentation. Fillers
(such as um and uh) do
not distract from the
presentation. Word
choice is specific and
purposeful, and
somewhat varied
throughout. Minimal
mechanical or
typographical errors
are present but are not
overly distracting to
the reader. Correct
sentence structure and
audience-appropriate
12 – 15 points
Style and voice are
not
only appropriate to
the
given audience and
purpose, but also
show
originality and
creativity. Tone and
inflection emphasize
material and add
meaning to the
presentation. Word
choice is specific,
purposeful, dynamic,
and varied. No
fillers
(such as um or uh)
used. Appropriate
volume and pausing
add interest. Speaker
is
/15
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation
*Signature Assignment
7
language are used. clearly in command
of
standard, academic
English.
Writing,
Mechanics,
and APA
Weight:
10%
0 points
Style is inappropriate
or does not address
given audience,
purpose, etc.
Inconsistent grammar,
spelling, and
punctuation; APA
format and style are
not evident throughout
the presentation.
1-3 points
Style is somewhat
appropriate to given
audience and purpose.
Repetitive mechanical
errors distract the
reader. Inconsistencies
in language, sentence
structure, and/or word
choice are present.
There are missing APA
elements or some are
incorrectly formatted
throughout the
presentation.
4-7 points
Style is appropriate to
the given audience and
purpose. Word choice
is specific and
purposeful, and
somewhat varied
throughout. Minimal
mechanical or
typographical errors
are present, but are not
overly distracting.
Reference slide and intext
citations have few
formatting errors.
8 – 10 points
Style shows
originality
and creativity. Word
choice is dynamic
and
varied. Free of
mechanical and
typographical errors.
Reference slide and
other in-text
citations
are formatted
correctly
using APA elements.
/10
**## MRUBrandedTemplate_MSN50306.pptx**
Case Study
Introduction
Please include a brief introduction
Case Scenario:
Patient Name:
Diagnosis:
Background:
Mental Status Assessment
Perception
Thought Process
Content of thought
Judgment
Insight
Cognition
Selected Therapy
Please include a description and the goals of the therapy of your choice.
Selected Therapy
Why did you select this therapy for your specific case study?
Expected Outcomes
Include the outcomes that you expect your patient to accomplish
Conclusion
Include a conclusion
References
Include references here: (Use articles that are below five years)
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**## CaseStudy-Wordingsample.pdf**
Create a PowerPoint presentation with a case scenario based on one of the personality disorders
covered in class. You need to include:
Title slide.
Introduction
Case Scenario
Mental Assessment.
Therapy of your choice.
Why did you choose the therapy for your specific case?
Conclusion
References
Please include speaker notes in the presentation.
Example:
Case Scenario:
Patient Name: Sarah
Diagnosis: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Background: Sarah is a 28-year-old woman referred to therapy by her primary care physician due to
recurrent emotional instability, intense mood swings, and difficulty maintaining stable relationships.
She has a history of self-harm, suicidal ideation, and impulsive behaviors, including substance abuse.
Presenting Issues:
1. Emotional Instability: Sarah experiences intense emotions that can quickly shift from extreme
happiness to profound sadness or anger within a short period.
2. Identity Disturbance: She has a chronic sense of emptiness and struggles with a fluctuating self-
image. She often feels unsure of who she is and experiences feelings of detachment from herself.
3. Impulsivity: Sarah engages in risky behaviors such as reckless driving, excessive spending, and
substance abuse without considering potential consequences.
4. Intense and Unstable Relationships: She has difficulty maintaining stable and healthy
relationships with family, friends, and romantic partners. She tends to idealize people initially but
quickly becomes disappointed and switches to devaluation when conflicts arise.
Psychological Therapy:
To address YB Borderline Personality Disorder, a therapeutic approach called Dialectical Behavior
Therapy (DBT) will be applied. DBT is one of the most effective and evidence-based treatments for
BPD. It combines cognitive-behavioral techniques with mindfulness practices to help individuals
regulate emotions, manage impulsive behaviors, and develop healthy coping strategies. Here's an
overview of how DBT will be applied to Sarah's case:
1. Emotional Regulation: Sarah will learn skills to identify and manage her intense emotions
effectively. The therapist will help her understand that emotions are valid but need to be
expressed in a healthy and balanced manner.
2. Mindfulness: Mindfulness practices will be incorporated into therapy sessions to help Sarah
stay present in the moment and increase self-awareness. Mindfulness can help her observe
her thoughts and emotions without judgment.
3. Distress Tolerance: Sarah will learn strategies to tolerate distressing situations without
resorting to self-destructive behaviors. She will develop healthier coping mechanisms to deal
with stress and emotional pain.
4. Interpersonal Effectiveness: The therapist will work with Sarah to improve her communication
and relationship skills. She will learn assertiveness techniques, how to set boundaries, and
how to navigate conflicts in a healthier manner.
5. Safety Planning: Due to Sarah's history of self-harm and suicidal ideation, safety planning will
be an essential aspect of therapy. She will work with the therapist to develop a
comprehensive safety plan to manage potential crises.
6. Diary Cards: Sarah will be encouraged to keep track of her emotions, behaviors, and learning
skills in a diary card. This tool will help her recognize patterns and progress over time.
7. Individual and Group Sessions: Sarah will participate in both individual therapy sessions with
her therapist and group sessions with other individuals who are undergoing DBT. Group
therapy provides a supportive environment to practice new skills and learn from others'
experiences.
The therapeutic process will be challenging but rewarding, and the therapist will maintain a
nonjudgmental and validating stance to build a strong therapeutic alliance with Sarah. The ultimate
goal is to help her develop a more stable sense of self, manage her emotions more effectively, and
improve her overall quality of life.
**## 5030PresentationRubricweek6.pdf**
MSN 5030 Psychopathology
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation Assignment: Utilization of
Nonpharmacological Interventions for the Diagnosis & Treatment of
Behavioral Disorders.
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation Rubric MSN
*Signature Assignment
PURPOSE
Please provide a speak over PowerPoint presentation on the utilization of one of the following
nonpharmacological psychotherapy approach for the diagnosis and treatment of a behavioral
disorder of your choice based on the reading of the course material.
Nonpharmacological Psychotherapy Options
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Group Therapy
Family Therapy
Dialectic Behavioral Therapy & Complex Trauma
Please include the following slides in your presentation (you can use the sample provided)
Title slide
Intro slide
Case scenario summary slide (patient name, diagnosis, background)
Mental status assessment slide (perception, thought process, content of thought, judgment,
insight, cognition)
Selected therapy slide (Please include a description and the goals of the therapy of your
choice)
Selected therapy slide (Why did you select this therapy for your specific case study? )
Expected outcomes (Include the outcomes that you expect your patient to accomplish)
Conclusion slide
Reference slide
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation
*Signature Assignment
2
**Please upload your presentation in the Microsoft Office One Drive and share the link
in Moodle. (See Moodle link sharing document).
\*\*\* You can use any tool to record your voice over the Powerpoint. In case you need
you can see the tutorial provided for speak over presentation in Moodle with Screenpal
(free tool) (https://screenpal.com/screen-recorder)
by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Include three scholarly sources references.
COURSE OUTCOMES
1. Translate major theories from nursing and other disciplines to psychiatric practice.
2. Integrate foundational and advanced specialty knowledge into clinical reasoning.
3. Recognized the dynamic nature of advanced practice psychiatry nursing.
4. Identify the tenets, benefits, and phases of group therapy.
5. Understand the evolution and the assumption of family therapy.
6. Understand the role of the psychiatric mental health advanced nurse practitioner as it relates
with the scope of psychopathology.
7. Defining the semiology, diagnostic, and treatment of behavioral and mental disorders.
8. Understand, comparing various personality disorders, chronic and acute psychiatric
decompensation presentations.
9. Use of nonpharmacological interventions in the process of differential diagnosis and disease
management.
End of Program Student Learning Outcomes
1. Integrate nursing and related sciences into the delivery of care to clients across diverse
healthcare settings.
2. Create effective interdisciplinary organizational and systems leadership in the care of the
client in diverse healthcare settings.
3. Analyze quality initiatives to improve health outcomes across the continuum of care.
4. Apply practice guidelines to improve practice and health outcomes.
5. Relate information and communication technologies to document and improve health
outcomes.
6. Examine the effect of legal, ethical, and regulatory processes on healthcare delivery,
practice, and health outcomes.
7. Employ collaborative interprofessional strategies for improving client and population
health outcomes.
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation
*Signature Assignment
3
8. Evaluate the effectiveness of clinical prevention interventions that affect individual and
population-based health outcomes, perform risk assessments, and design plans or programs
of care.
9. Relate knowledge of illness and disease management to providing evidence-based care to
clients, communities, and vulnerable populations in an evolving healthcare delivery
system.
DUE DATE: Submit to the Moodle by Sunday of the end Week #6 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
POINTS: This assignment is worth a total of 100 points.
REQUIREMENTS
à You will need access to the Miami Regional University virtual library database. Following
databases: CINAHL Complete Database, MEDLINE Complete Database, LIRN, and so forth.
Our Librarian is available to help on campus from Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 9:00 pm &
Saturday, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. Feel free to refer to the instruction video on how to do a speak
over PPT presentation and you are welcome to use the PPT template. If you have any
questions, feel free to reach out to your professors or post your question in the Q/A forum on
Moodle. We are here to help.
à This assignment is worth 100 points and will be graded on the required components as
summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric. This assignment will be graded on
the quality of information, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, quality of
communication, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components
as summarized in the directions and grading criteria and rubric.
à Please include supporting images and make sure to cite the source of the images.
à Create your PowerPoint using the version of Microsoft PowerPoint. You can tell that the
document is saved as an MS PowerPoint document because it will end in “.ppt.”
à Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about this assignment may
be posted under the Q & A Forum.
à The length of the presentation should be no more than 15 minutes.
à This presentation will be submitted through Turnitin. A Turnitin similarity score of 20% or
less is expected.
à A minimum of 3 current scholarly references that are 5 years old or less.
à The textbook required for this course may be used as a reference for this assignment but does
not count towards the required minimum number of scholarly references.
MSN 5030 Psychopathology
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation Assignment: Utilization of Nonpharmacological
Interventions for the Diagnosis & Treatment of Behavioral Disorders.
GRADING RUBRIC
Criteria Does Not Meet (0%) Approaches
(60%)
Meets
(80%)
Exceeds
(100%)
Total
0 points
Content/
Quality of
Information
Weight:
30%
0 point
Topic is inappropriate
to assignment, not
based on scholarly
information (if
required), unclear and
difficult to understand,
did not
include required
assignment
components; slide
notes missing (if
required).
10- 20 points
Topic is mostly covered
and appropriate to
assignment, but not
based on scholarly
information (if
required); mostly clear
and understandable;
some of required
assignment
components are
present; minimal use of
slide notes (if required)).
21-27 points
Good coverage of topic
and appropriate to
assignment; sound,
research-based (if
required) information;
clear and
understandable; all required
assignment
components are
accurate and present;
slide notes used
appropriately (if
required). Include two
scholarly sources.
28 – 30 points
In-depth coverage of
topic and assignment
components;
outstanding clarity
of
information; detailed
slide notes ensure all
required content is
well
explained (if
required). Include
three scholarly
sources.
/30
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation
*Signature Assignment
5
Presentation
Weight:
25%
0 points
Unattractive; difficult
to interpret, poor color
choice and slide
contrast; slide
presentation
unorganized; slide
effects detract from
the content; missing
slide headings or
subheadings
(if required
for organization
purposes); missing
title/reference slides.
10 – 14 points
Attractive but
somewhat difficult to
interpret; somewhat
pleasing contrast
between text and
background, slide
presentation may be
somewhat
disorganized;
transitions and slide
effects detract from
the content; may be
missing title or
reference slides;
included slide
headings/sub-headings
may detract from
presentation
15 – 19 points
Attractive; easy to
interpret, pleasing
colors with strong
contrast between text
and background, slide
presentation organized,
good use of transitions
and slide effects which
enhance the
presentation; both title
and reference slides are
present. Slide
headings/sub-headings
are used appropriately
to organize the
presentation.
20 – 25points
Excellent use of
transitions and
effects
that enhance the
presentation.
Presentation is
organized and
designed
for maximum impact
of
content.
/25
Use of
Multimedia,
Graphics,
Diagrams,
and/or
Illustrations
Weight:
20%
0 point
Does not include
required multimedia,
graphics, diagrams,
and/or illustrations or
they are irrelevant to
topic or detract from
slide content or
21 points
Required multimedia,
graphics, diagrams,
and/or illustrations are
generally relevant but
some may not
appropriately support the
slide content.
24 points
Required multimedia,
graphics, diagrams,
and/or illustrations are
highly relevant and
acceptably support the
slide content; sized and
positioned
30 points
Required
multimedia,
graphics, diagrams,
and/or illustrations
add
clarity and
sophistication to the
/20
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation
*Signature Assignment
6
presentation as a
whole.
appropriately. presentation content;
they improve the
effectiveness of the
presentation.
Quality of
Written
and Verbal
Communica
tion
Weight:
15%
0 point
Style and voice
inappropriate or do not
address given
audience, purpose, etc.
Word choice is
excessively redundant,
clichéd, and
unspecific.
Inconsistent tone,
inflection, volume,
and
pausing. For example,
use of fillers (such as
um and uh) are
pervasive enough that
they impede
communication of
meaning.
1 – 9 points
Style and voice are
somewhat appropriate
to give audience and
purpose. Tone,
inflection, volume, and
pausing detract from
the presentation. Word
choice is often
unspecific, generic,
redundant, and clichéd.
Inconsistencies in
language, sentence
structure, and/or word
choice are present. Use
of fillers (such as um
and uh) distract the
audience from the
presentation.
8 -11 points
Style and voice are
appropriate to the
given audience and
purpose. Tone,
inflection, volume, and
pausing are
appropriately placed
and add meaning to the
presentation. Fillers
(such as um and uh) do
not distract from the
presentation. Word
choice is specific and
purposeful, and
somewhat varied
throughout. Minimal
mechanical or
typographical errors
are present but are not
overly distracting to
the reader. Correct
sentence structure and
audience-appropriate
12 – 15 points
Style and voice are
not
only appropriate to
the
given audience and
purpose, but also
show
originality and
creativity. Tone and
inflection emphasize
material and add
meaning to the
presentation. Word
choice is specific,
purposeful, dynamic,
and varied. No
fillers
(such as um or uh)
used. Appropriate
volume and pausing
add interest. Speaker
is
/15
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation
*Signature Assignment
7
language are used. clearly in command
of
standard, academic
English.
Writing,
Mechanics,
and APA
Weight:
10%
0 points
Style is inappropriate
or does not address
given audience,
purpose, etc.
Inconsistent grammar,
spelling, and
punctuation; APA
format and style are
not evident throughout
the presentation.
1-3 points
Style is somewhat
appropriate to given
audience and purpose.
Repetitive mechanical
errors distract the
reader. Inconsistencies
in language, sentence
structure, and/or word
choice are present.
There are missing APA
elements or some are
incorrectly formatted
throughout the
presentation.
4-7 points
Style is appropriate to
the given audience and
purpose. Word choice
is specific and
purposeful, and
somewhat varied
throughout. Minimal
mechanical or
typographical errors
are present, but are not
overly distracting.
Reference slide and intext
citations have few
formatting errors.
8 – 10 points
Style shows
originality
and creativity. Word
choice is dynamic
and
varied. Free of
mechanical and
typographical errors.
Reference slide and
other in-text
citations
are formatted
correctly
using APA elements.
/10
**## MRUBrandedTemplate_MSN50306.pptx**
Case Study
Introduction
Please include a brief introduction
Case Scenario:
Patient Name:
Diagnosis:
Background:
Mental Status Assessment
Perception
Thought Process
Content of thought
Judgment
Insight
Cognition
Selected Therapy
Please include a description and the goals of the therapy of your choice.
Selected Therapy
Why did you select this therapy for your specific case study?
Expected Outcomes
Include the outcomes that you expect your patient to accomplish
Conclusion
Include a conclusion
References
Include references here: (Use articles that are below five years)
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**## CaseStudy-Wordingsample.pdf**
Create a PowerPoint presentation with a case scenario based on one of the personality disorders
covered in class. You need to include:
Title slide.
Introduction
Case Scenario
Mental Assessment.
Therapy of your choice.
Why did you choose the therapy for your specific case?
Conclusion
References
Please include speaker notes in the presentation.
Example:
Case Scenario:
Patient Name: Sarah
Diagnosis: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Background: Sarah is a 28-year-old woman referred to therapy by her primary care physician due to
recurrent emotional instability, intense mood swings, and difficulty maintaining stable relationships.
She has a history of self-harm, suicidal ideation, and impulsive behaviors, including substance abuse.
Presenting Issues:
1. Emotional Instability: Sarah experiences intense emotions that can quickly shift from extreme
happiness to profound sadness or anger within a short period.
2. Identity Disturbance: She has a chronic sense of emptiness and struggles with a fluctuating self-
image. She often feels unsure of who she is and experiences feelings of detachment from herself.
3. Impulsivity: Sarah engages in risky behaviors such as reckless driving, excessive spending, and
substance abuse without considering potential consequences.
4. Intense and Unstable Relationships: She has difficulty maintaining stable and healthy
relationships with family, friends, and romantic partners. She tends to idealize people initially but
quickly becomes disappointed and switches to devaluation when conflicts arise.
Psychological Therapy:
To address YB Borderline Personality Disorder, a therapeutic approach called Dialectical Behavior
Therapy (DBT) will be applied. DBT is one of the most effective and evidence-based treatments for
BPD. It combines cognitive-behavioral techniques with mindfulness practices to help individuals
regulate emotions, manage impulsive behaviors, and develop healthy coping strategies. Here's an
overview of how DBT will be applied to Sarah's case:
1. Emotional Regulation: Sarah will learn skills to identify and manage her intense emotions
effectively. The therapist will help her understand that emotions are valid but need to be
expressed in a healthy and balanced manner.
2. Mindfulness: Mindfulness practices will be incorporated into therapy sessions to help Sarah
stay present in the moment and increase self-awareness. Mindfulness can help her observe
her thoughts and emotions without judgment.
3. Distress Tolerance: Sarah will learn strategies to tolerate distressing situations without
resorting to self-destructive behaviors. She will develop healthier coping mechanisms to deal
with stress and emotional pain.
4. Interpersonal Effectiveness: The therapist will work with Sarah to improve her communication
and relationship skills. She will learn assertiveness techniques, how to set boundaries, and
how to navigate conflicts in a healthier manner.
5. Safety Planning: Due to Sarah's history of self-harm and suicidal ideation, safety planning will
be an essential aspect of therapy. She will work with the therapist to develop a
comprehensive safety plan to manage potential crises.
6. Diary Cards: Sarah will be encouraged to keep track of her emotions, behaviors, and learning
skills in a diary card. This tool will help her recognize patterns and progress over time.
7. Individual and Group Sessions: Sarah will participate in both individual therapy sessions with
her therapist and group sessions with other individuals who are undergoing DBT. Group
therapy provides a supportive environment to practice new skills and learn from others'
experiences.
The therapeutic process will be challenging but rewarding, and the therapist will maintain a
nonjudgmental and validating stance to build a strong therapeutic alliance with Sarah. The ultimate
goal is to help her develop a more stable sense of self, manage her emotions more effectively, and
improve her overall quality of life.
**## 5030PresentationRubricweek6.pdf**
MSN 5030 Psychopathology
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation Assignment: Utilization of
Nonpharmacological Interventions for the Diagnosis & Treatment of
Behavioral Disorders.
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation Rubric MSN
*Signature Assignment
PURPOSE
Please provide a speak over PowerPoint presentation on the utilization of one of the following
nonpharmacological psychotherapy approach for the diagnosis and treatment of a behavioral
disorder of your choice based on the reading of the course material.
Nonpharmacological Psychotherapy Options
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Group Therapy
Family Therapy
Dialectic Behavioral Therapy & Complex Trauma
Please include the following slides in your presentation (you can use the sample provided)
Title slide
Intro slide
Case scenario summary slide (patient name, diagnosis, background)
Mental status assessment slide (perception, thought process, content of thought, judgment,
insight, cognition)
Selected therapy slide (Please include a description and the goals of the therapy of your
choice)
Selected therapy slide (Why did you select this therapy for your specific case study? )
Expected outcomes (Include the outcomes that you expect your patient to accomplish)
Conclusion slide
Reference slide
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation
*Signature Assignment
2
**Please upload your presentation in the Microsoft Office One Drive and share the link
in Moodle. (See Moodle link sharing document).
\*\*\* You can use any tool to record your voice over the Powerpoint. In case you need
you can see the tutorial provided for speak over presentation in Moodle with Screenpal
(free tool) (https://screenpal.com/screen-recorder)
by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Include three scholarly sources references.
COURSE OUTCOMES
1. Translate major theories from nursing and other disciplines to psychiatric practice.
2. Integrate foundational and advanced specialty knowledge into clinical reasoning.
3. Recognized the dynamic nature of advanced practice psychiatry nursing.
4. Identify the tenets, benefits, and phases of group therapy.
5. Understand the evolution and the assumption of family therapy.
6. Understand the role of the psychiatric mental health advanced nurse practitioner as it relates
with the scope of psychopathology.
7. Defining the semiology, diagnostic, and treatment of behavioral and mental disorders.
8. Understand, comparing various personality disorders, chronic and acute psychiatric
decompensation presentations.
9. Use of nonpharmacological interventions in the process of differential diagnosis and disease
management.
End of Program Student Learning Outcomes
1. Integrate nursing and related sciences into the delivery of care to clients across diverse
healthcare settings.
2. Create effective interdisciplinary organizational and systems leadership in the care of the
client in diverse healthcare settings.
3. Analyze quality initiatives to improve health outcomes across the continuum of care.
4. Apply practice guidelines to improve practice and health outcomes.
5. Relate information and communication technologies to document and improve health
outcomes.
6. Examine the effect of legal, ethical, and regulatory processes on healthcare delivery,
practice, and health outcomes.
7. Employ collaborative interprofessional strategies for improving client and population
health outcomes.
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation
*Signature Assignment
3
8. Evaluate the effectiveness of clinical prevention interventions that affect individual and
population-based health outcomes, perform risk assessments, and design plans or programs
of care.
9. Relate knowledge of illness and disease management to providing evidence-based care to
clients, communities, and vulnerable populations in an evolving healthcare delivery
system.
DUE DATE: Submit to the Moodle by Sunday of the end Week #6 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
POINTS: This assignment is worth a total of 100 points.
REQUIREMENTS
à You will need access to the Miami Regional University virtual library database. Following
databases: CINAHL Complete Database, MEDLINE Complete Database, LIRN, and so forth.
Our Librarian is available to help on campus from Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 9:00 pm &
Saturday, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. Feel free to refer to the instruction video on how to do a speak
over PPT presentation and you are welcome to use the PPT template. If you have any
questions, feel free to reach out to your professors or post your question in the Q/A forum on
Moodle. We are here to help.
à This assignment is worth 100 points and will be graded on the required components as
summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric. This assignment will be graded on
the quality of information, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, quality of
communication, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components
as summarized in the directions and grading criteria and rubric.
à Please include supporting images and make sure to cite the source of the images.
à Create your PowerPoint using the version of Microsoft PowerPoint. You can tell that the
document is saved as an MS PowerPoint document because it will end in “.ppt.”
à Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about this assignment may
be posted under the Q & A Forum.
à The length of the presentation should be no more than 15 minutes.
à This presentation will be submitted through Turnitin. A Turnitin similarity score of 20% or
less is expected.
à A minimum of 3 current scholarly references that are 5 years old or less.
à The textbook required for this course may be used as a reference for this assignment but does
not count towards the required minimum number of scholarly references.
MSN 5030 Psychopathology
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation Assignment: Utilization of Nonpharmacological
Interventions for the Diagnosis & Treatment of Behavioral Disorders.
GRADING RUBRIC
Criteria Does Not Meet (0%) Approaches
(60%)
Meets
(80%)
Exceeds
(100%)
Total
0 points
Content/
Quality of
Information
Weight:
30%
0 point
Topic is inappropriate
to assignment, not
based on scholarly
information (if
required), unclear and
difficult to understand,
did not
include required
assignment
components; slide
notes missing (if
required).
10- 20 points
Topic is mostly covered
and appropriate to
assignment, but not
based on scholarly
information (if
required); mostly clear
and understandable;
some of required
assignment
components are
present; minimal use of
slide notes (if required)).
21-27 points
Good coverage of topic
and appropriate to
assignment; sound,
research-based (if
required) information;
clear and
understandable; all required
assignment
components are
accurate and present;
slide notes used
appropriately (if
required). Include two
scholarly sources.
28 – 30 points
In-depth coverage of
topic and assignment
components;
outstanding clarity
of
information; detailed
slide notes ensure all
required content is
well
explained (if
required). Include
three scholarly
sources.
/30
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation
*Signature Assignment
5
Presentation
Weight:
25%
0 points
Unattractive; difficult
to interpret, poor color
choice and slide
contrast; slide
presentation
unorganized; slide
effects detract from
the content; missing
slide headings or
subheadings
(if required
for organization
purposes); missing
title/reference slides.
10 – 14 points
Attractive but
somewhat difficult to
interpret; somewhat
pleasing contrast
between text and
background, slide
presentation may be
somewhat
disorganized;
transitions and slide
effects detract from
the content; may be
missing title or
reference slides;
included slide
headings/sub-headings
may detract from
presentation
15 – 19 points
Attractive; easy to
interpret, pleasing
colors with strong
contrast between text
and background, slide
presentation organized,
good use of transitions
and slide effects which
enhance the
presentation; both title
and reference slides are
present. Slide
headings/sub-headings
are used appropriately
to organize the
presentation.
20 – 25points
Excellent use of
transitions and
effects
that enhance the
presentation.
Presentation is
organized and
designed
for maximum impact
of
content.
/25
Use of
Multimedia,
Graphics,
Diagrams,
and/or
Illustrations
Weight:
20%
0 point
Does not include
required multimedia,
graphics, diagrams,
and/or illustrations or
they are irrelevant to
topic or detract from
slide content or
21 points
Required multimedia,
graphics, diagrams,
and/or illustrations are
generally relevant but
some may not
appropriately support the
slide content.
24 points
Required multimedia,
graphics, diagrams,
and/or illustrations are
highly relevant and
acceptably support the
slide content; sized and
positioned
30 points
Required
multimedia,
graphics, diagrams,
and/or illustrations
add
clarity and
sophistication to the
/20
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation
*Signature Assignment
6
presentation as a
whole.
appropriately. presentation content;
they improve the
effectiveness of the
presentation.
Quality of
Written
and Verbal
Communica
tion
Weight:
15%
0 point
Style and voice
inappropriate or do not
address given
audience, purpose, etc.
Word choice is
excessively redundant,
clichéd, and
unspecific.
Inconsistent tone,
inflection, volume,
and
pausing. For example,
use of fillers (such as
um and uh) are
pervasive enough that
they impede
communication of
meaning.
1 – 9 points
Style and voice are
somewhat appropriate
to give audience and
purpose. Tone,
inflection, volume, and
pausing detract from
the presentation. Word
choice is often
unspecific, generic,
redundant, and clichéd.
Inconsistencies in
language, sentence
structure, and/or word
choice are present. Use
of fillers (such as um
and uh) distract the
audience from the
presentation.
8 -11 points
Style and voice are
appropriate to the
given audience and
purpose. Tone,
inflection, volume, and
pausing are
appropriately placed
and add meaning to the
presentation. Fillers
(such as um and uh) do
not distract from the
presentation. Word
choice is specific and
purposeful, and
somewhat varied
throughout. Minimal
mechanical or
typographical errors
are present but are not
overly distracting to
the reader. Correct
sentence structure and
audience-appropriate
12 – 15 points
Style and voice are
not
only appropriate to
the
given audience and
purpose, but also
show
originality and
creativity. Tone and
inflection emphasize
material and add
meaning to the
presentation. Word
choice is specific,
purposeful, dynamic,
and varied. No
fillers
(such as um or uh)
used. Appropriate
volume and pausing
add interest. Speaker
is
/15
Week #6 PowerPoint Presentation
*Signature Assignment
7
language are used. clearly in command
of
standard, academic
English.
Writing,
Mechanics,
and APA
Weight:
10%
0 points
Style is inappropriate
or does not address
given audience,
purpose, etc.
Inconsistent grammar,
spelling, and
punctuation; APA
format and style are
not evident throughout
the presentation.
1-3 points
Style is somewhat
appropriate to given
audience and purpose.
Repetitive mechanical
errors distract the
reader. Inconsistencies
in language, sentence
structure, and/or word
choice are present.
There are missing APA
elements or some are
incorrectly formatted
throughout the
presentation.
4-7 points
Style is appropriate to
the given audience and
purpose. Word choice
is specific and
purposeful, and
somewhat varied
throughout. Minimal
mechanical or
typographical errors
are present, but are not
overly distracting.
Reference slide and intext
citations have few
formatting errors.
8 – 10 points
Style shows
originality
and creativity. Word
choice is dynamic
and
varied. Free of
mechanical and
typographical errors.
Reference slide and
other in-text
citations
are formatted
correctly
using APA elements.
/10