Due: Final PowerPoint: 11:59 pm EST Sunday of Unit 7
Points: 100
Overview:
You have been working at the Willie Wonka Toy Factory for approximately 6 months
now. Your supervisor has given you your 6-month employment evaluation, which was
excellent. As a result of your great work, your supervisor has informed you that he has
chosen you to be tasked with developing educational toys for children. You are excited
about this opportunity and readily agree to tackle this challenge.
You are assigned to the Research & Development (R&D) Toy Concept Committee.
Your instruction is to create a prototype for a NEW, developmentally appropriate,
educational toy.
The committee chair (Instructor) reminds you that the toy is an organic, dynamic process,
therefore, it is not possible to detail all that must go into developing your toy or final write-
up. What is written below is to serve as a guide to your open-ended, creative process.
You are the creator, the researcher, and the developer. You will take this project from
idea inception to presenting ideas for a prototype model. You are not actually making a
physical toy but are presenting the ideas in a PowerPoint written format. Pictures
and/or graphs should be included.
PowerPoint Presentation Instructions:
Your PowerPoint presentation should address the following:
1. Name and Aspect of Development: Name your toy and identify the aspect
of development (e.g., cognitive, linguistic, socioemotional, or physical) your
toy addresses. This should be a revised version of your unit 4 slides
incorporating instructor feedback.
2. Literature Review (A minimum of 3 slides): Find and discuss at least
three scholarly articles that provide relevant background information on the
area of development you are targeting (e.g., cognitive, linguistic,
socioemotional, or physical) This should be a revised version of your unit 4
slides incorporating instructor feedback.
3. Toy Description: Describe the novel toy you created including the
dimensions and features of your final prototype. Include graphics and/or
pictures.
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Toy Project, Part 2: Final Presentation
4. Function/Developmental Relevance: What is the function of your toy? How
does it work? How does your toy enhance any aspect of development?
5. Marketability: What is the target gender, age, location, and any other subject
variables that apply? How is this toy necessary? How does it fill a void in the toy
market? How is your toy an improvement over existing models already on the
market?
6. Bias: Is there any bias associated with your toy? Address any bias issues
relating to culture, gender, abilities/disabilities, etc. How could you modify your
toy to meet the needs of other cultures, abilities/disabilities?
7. Conclusion: Provide concluding remarks including ideas for future
product improvement.
8. References (Slide): This includes the three scholarly articles and any
other resources used.
Be sure to read the criteria by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.
Toy Project PowerPoint Grading Rubric
CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement
Proficient Exemplary
0 points 12 points
Name and Aspect of Development
Toy name and aspect of development not provided. Instructor feedback from unit 4 was not incorporated.
n/a n/a Toy name and aspect of development provided. Instructor feedback from unit 4 was incorporated.
0-6 points 7-9 points 10-11 points 12 points
Literature Review
Literature Review is absent or provides minimal and/or irrelevant information. Instructor feedback from unit 4 was not incorporated.
At least two relevant scholarly articles are discussed. Discussion provides some relevant background information on the area of development targeted; lacks significant details. Instructor feedback from unit 4 was somewhat incorporated.
At least three relevant scholarly articles are discussed. Discussion clearly provides relevant background information on the area of development targeted; lacks minor detail. Instructor feedback from unit 4 was mostly incorporated.
At least three Relevant scholarly articles are discussed. Discussion clearly provides relevant, thorough background information on the area of development targeted. Instructor feedback from unit 4 was incorporated.
0-6 points 7-9 points 10-11 points 12 points
Toy Description
Description is inadequate or missing.
Description of toy includes some required elements.
Description of toy includes all required elements; missing some minor detail.
Description of toy includes dimensions, final prototype features, and function and operational details. Graphics and/or pictures are included.
0-6 points 7-9 points 10-11 points 12 points
Function/ Developmental
The function of the toy is not addressed
The function of the toy is addressed, but
Description is valid and insightful;
Description is valid and insightful
Relevance and/or the relevance to development is not provided or is unclear and illogical.
the statement is somewhat unclear. The relevance to one or more aspects of development is unclear, lacks logic, and is not thoroughly justified.
missing some minor detail.
completely supported with details.
0-6 points 12 points
Marketability Missing or does not address all the questions.
n/a n/a Addresses all questions.
0-6 points 7-9 points 10-11 points 12 points
Bias Missing or inadequate.
Potential biases are presented. Modifications are provided but are not appropriate.
Potential biases of toy are presented. Appropriate modifications are suggested. Missing some detail.
Potential biases of toy are thoroughly analyzed and discussed. Appropriate modifications are suggested and justified.
0-6 points 7-9 points 10-11 points 12 points
Conclusion Conclusion statement is missing or inadequate.
Conclusion statement lacks some detail, clarity, or relevance.
Clear and relevant conclusion statement with follow-up ideas for future toy improvement that are not all feasible.
Clear and relevant conclusion statement with feasible follow- up ideas for future toy improvement.
0-9 points 10-12 points 13-15 points 16 points
Clear and Professional Writing and APA Format
Errors impede professional presentation; guidelines not followed.
Significant errors that do not impede professional presentation.
Few errors that do not impede professional presentation.
Writing and format are clear, professional, APA compliant, and error-free.