ECON7740 Pitch Deck Presentation – Group Assessment

Students will work in groups to complete a Pitch Deck Presentation centred around a topic
provided in week 6. The topic will be introduced by an Industry Expert in lecture 6. All students
are expected to attend lecture 6 to engage with the Industry Expert as this will be your
opportunity to ask questions on the topic.

Note: There are no extensions for the group assessment per section 5.3 of the ECP.

Due Date: 8th May, 3pm
Groups must be formed by: 28th March 2025, 4pm

Topic:
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Owning a property is becoming increasingly difficult, and Governments around
Australia are implementing policies to increase housing supply.
You have been asked to provide a CBA pitch on the expected impacts of increasing
housing supply.
Develop and present a pitch that addresses the unique challenges of measuring the
benefits and costs of housing. Consideration should be given to the ethical and
social outcomes, and risks to benefit realisation.


Group Formation:
Groups must be 3 - 4 students. You must find your own group. All groups must be formed in
Blackboard by 28th March 2025 - no changes are allowed after this date regardless of
circumstances. Once the deadline passes any students who have not joined a group will be
automatically allocated. Students are then responsible for communicating with their group.

Submission Requirements:
The submission will be a video recording and a PowerPoint slide deck.

Each student must present for a minimum of 1.5 minutes as part of the assessment task. The
MAXIMUM acceptable recording length for a group of 3 students is 9 minutes. A group of 4
students is 10 minutes.

All students must show their student ID on the first slide. All students must show their face
clearly in the recording when speaking.

No more than 12 slides can be used (excluding the ID slide – all other slides are included in
this count).

A penalty will be applied for exceeding or falling short of these limits and requirements.

The PowerPoint slides must be submitted via Turnitin through the Online Submission link
under the Assessment section of the Course Blackboard site. The presentation recording must
be submitted via the Blackboard Assignment submission tool. Only one student needs to submit





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on behalf of the group. Students are responsible for ensuring one student from the group submits
presentation slides and recording.

Marking Criteria:

This Pitch Deck Presentation is a group assignment worth 20% of students’ final grade.
However, to ensure the quality of the working group for this assessment, a summative
“Buddycheck” evaluation will be included..

Students will be provided with the Buddycheck link to evaluate their peers’ contribution and
group work during the project’s progress.

This peer assessment is compulsory and requires students to rate each of their group members’
contributions and to indicate their own input rating. The peer assessment factor (PAF) will be
calculated as the average of the scores assigned to each student.

The moderated factor will be used to adjust the group mark for individuals.

Individual mark = PAF x Group project mark.

Buddycheck Due Date: 12th May, 3pm
A penalty of a 5% deduction from the capped factor will be applied to students who fail to
complete the peer assessments individually - Individual mark = (PAF*-0.05) x Group project
mark.

The Pitch Deck Presentation will be marked according to the following criteria;

• Economic Analysis and Understanding of Context (50%)
• Recommendation (10%)
• Presentation Visuals (20%)
• Communication and Delivery (20%)

Please refer to the Rubric table for more details.


Criteria Exceptional (7) Advanced (6) Proficient (5) Functional (4) Developing (3) Absent – Minimal (1
-2)
Pitch Deck Presentation
Economic
Analysis and
Understanding of
Context
(50 marks)
The presentation:
• Clearly presents key
economics concepts
within the preliminary
CBA with exceptional
accuracy and depth
relevant to the topic
provided.
• Demonstrates a
comprehensive
knowledge of the
topic and its relation
to CBA.
• Purports a
convincing and
insightful economic
argument supported
by research.
• Justifies the value of
the CBA with
compelling
arguments
addressing the
ethical and social
issues within the
topic provided.

The presentation:
• Clearly presents key
economics concepts
within the
preliminary CBA
relevant to the topic
provided.
• Demonstrates sound
knowledge of the
topic and its relation
to CBA.
• Purports a
convincing economic
argument mostly
supported by
research.
• Justifies the value of
the CBA with sound
arguments
addressing most of
the ethical and social
issues within the
topic provided.

The presentation:
• Clearly presents
some economics
concepts relevant to
the preliminary CBA
appropriate for the
topic provided.
• Demonstrates sound
knowledge the topic
and its relation to
CBA although some
additional detail
would have made the
analysis more
convincing.
• Attempts a sound
economic argument
supported by
research.
• Attempts to justify the
value of CBA for the
topic, in a general
context.

The presentation:
• Attempts to present
some economics
concepts but they
are not all relevant to
the CBA or the topic.
• Demonstrates some
knowledge of the
topic and its relation
to CBA.
• Attempts a sound
economic argument
partly supported by
research.
• Attempts to justify
the value of CBA for
the topic, but without
referring to the
general context.



The presentation:
• Attempts to present
some economics
concepts that are
not relevant to the
CBA or the topic.
• CBA theory is only
applied at a surface
level.
• Does not
adequately link CBA
to practical
application of the
topic.

The presentation
• Is missing economic
concepts or theory.
• Is missing CBA
theory.
• Does not develop
an economic
argument.

Recommendation
(10 marks)
• The presentation
provides insightful,
realistic and
convincing
recommendations to
consider.
• There is a very clear
connection between
the topic identified,
• The presentation
provides useful and
relevant
recommendations to
consider.
• There is a
connection between
the topic identified,
• The presentation
provides potentially
useful
recommendations to
consider.
• Most of the
recommendations
are could be
enhanced with a
• The presentation
provides some
potentially useful
recommendations to
consider.
• Some
recommendations
are useful, but
lacking some
• The presentation
recommendations
often reflect a
disconnect with the
topic and your CBA.
• There is no clear
connection between
the topic and the
recommendations.
• The presentation is
missing
recommendations
relevant to the topic





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your CBA and your
recommendations.
your CBA and your
recommendations.
clearer connection
with the topic
identified and your
CBA.
connection between
the topic identified,
and your CBA.
Presentation
Visuals
(20 marks)
The PowerPoint:
• Is visually appealing,
effectively using
design elements
(colour, layout,
typography) to
enhance
understanding and
engagement.
• Content presented is
clearly relevant to the
topic.
The PowerPoint:
• Is visually appealing,
using some design
elements (colour,
layout, typography)
to enhance
understanding and
engagement.
• Content presented is
relevant to the topic.

The PowerPoint:
• Has an acceptable
design to highlight
key points.
• Content presented
mostly relevant to the
topic.

The PowerPoint:
• Has an acceptable
design but could
have made
improvements to
visual elements to
enhance
understanding and
engagement.
• Content presented
has some relevance
to the topic.
The PowerPoint:
• Has a basic design
which may
somewhat detract
from the key issue
(e.g., too much
text).
• Content presented
is not always
relevant to the topic.

• Is missing not
relevant to a
presentation.


Communication
and Delivery (20
marks)
• Clear delivery and
articulation that
engages the
audience and
demonstrates a high
level of confidence
on the presentation
topic.
• Strong use of volume
and steady pacing
which enhances
audience
understanding.
• No reading off notes
showing high level of
confidence.
• Clear articulation
and delivery of
details of the
presentation.
• Appropriate use of
volume and pacing.
• No reading off notes.
• Mostly clear
articulation and
delivery of details of
presentation.
• Mostly appropriate
volume and steady
pacing.
• Some reading off
notes.
• Delivery is
sometimes uneven,
leading to
inconsistent
audience
engagement.
• Some parts are too
fast making it difficult
for the audience to
comprehend.
• Some reading off
notes.
• Little or no
expression.
• Inconsistent
delivery rate.
• Reading off notes.
• Speech is inaudible,
too loud, or too fast.
• Speaker seems
uninterested or uses
a monotone voice.
• Reading off notes.


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