Major Discussion Topics | Main Points of Support | Surface-Level Details | Discussion / Oral Presentation Level |
Interest in Your Major (Computer Engineering) | Working with computers | Understand computer "thinking"Enjoy lengthy, detailed computer work | Expand on how your future career will allow you to work with these interests and what these interests mean to you | Throughout your oral discussion of the information, show relationships between the different ideas, such as how developing persuasive writing or multimedia equipment knowledge / experience may enhance your skills in developing computer networks or why your understanding of computer "thinking" and dreams of inventing new technology fit well with a possible future career where you develop computer networks or even work with Artificial Intelligence. |
Love for technology | Discovery is excitingDream of inventing new technology |
Future Career | Good salary | Starting salariesOpportunity for advancement | Expand on why these career aspects appeal to you and how each of these items could be fulfilled by your future career |
Work with Artificial Intelligence | Machines that "think" like peopleCreate custom-designed robotics |
Developing computer networks | Create efficiency in the workplaceSharing resources and information quickly / easily |
Impact of English 314 | Writing business / project proposals | Developing persuasive writingPractical experience in class | Expand on why these skills are important in your future career, why they may need developing, and how you can develop these skills |
Developing presentations | Engaging presentationsMultimedia equipment knowledge / experience |
Writing esearch instructions | Practical experience with other forms of instructions |
Remember you will want to display some of the surface-level details, but refrain from including information that would be better expanded upon through discussion. Essentially, the first three columns would contain information that would be good to display in your presentation, while the "Discussion / Oral Presentation Level" should not be included in the slides themselves, but in the accompanying presentation discussion.