Creating Visuals Presentation
[WLOs: 2, 4] [CLOs: 2, 3]
Prior to beginning work on this assignment,
Research a current issue or trend in your field using at least two credible sources (you may use the same issue or trend you used for the Week 2 assignment or choose something different).
Consider using the ProQuest Central and Business Source Elite (EBSCOhost) databases to conduct research.
Read pages 120 to 128 of your course text The Only Business Writing Book You’ll Ever Need.
Watch the following two videos:
Do’s & Don’ts of Presenting with Visual Aids (Links to an external site.)
Transcript download
How To Use Your Voice on Video (Links to an external site.)
Transcript download
Business and professional writing often include data, and data is far easier to understand when it is shown visually. Including tables, charts, graphs, etcetera in business communications can be very effective.
This assignment has two parts:
Part 1: Create Original Two Tables, Charts, or Graphs
Create at least two original tables, charts, graphs, etcetera as visual representations of data based on the research you have done on a current issue or trend in your field (e.g., accounting, finance, human resources, marketing, etc.). Your data visualizations can be made in Microsoft Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
For example, if your field is accounting, you can create a graph on employment and salary trends over the past decade.
You may not use a table, chart, or graph that someone else has created.
For additional help creating your original visual data representation, see the Writing Center’s Tables, Images, & Appendices (Links to an external site.) guide and Microsoft’s Create an Excel Chart in Word (Links to an external site.) and the Insert a Table (Links to an external site.)
Must use at least two credible sources to support your tables, charts, or graphs.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
Note: You do not need to submit your charts, tables, or graphs—just be sure to show them in your video recording in Part 2.
