A good oral presentation will cover these points.
An Introduction to the topic
The research question and/or hypothesis
A brief discussion of the relevant literature: how was the literature review
organized.
A discussion of the methods they will use to answer their
questions.
a conclusion including a discussion of the problems faced in
working on this project.
We've already talked quite a lot about citation styles. The University of Minnesota has its own style guide. It is available at the following web address and at the library bookstore.
http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/style/index.html
If you're struggling to figure out whether or not your article is scholarly check out this handy guide
For those interested I've attached the American Sociological Associations code of ethics.
Here is a link to the ASA's style guide.
http://www.asanet.org/page.ww?name=Quick+Style+Guide§ion=Sociology+Depts
Here is a link to the Universities generic consent form. Use this if you plan on interviewing a subject and turn it in with the assignment.
http://www.research.umn.edu/irb/consent/
If you are interested you may interview a family member and add their story to the archives. Here is a link to the the MN historical society webpage. They also have tips for collecting oral histories.
http://www.mnhs.org/people/mngg/index.htm
This site is "free" and allows users to create a web-based survey. If you would like you could try it out for your homework assignment and write a short paper on how it goes.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/