Oral Assessment Guidelines

  1. There are a total of 37 oral presentations given in 8 sessions. Each presenter will be given 10 minutes for presentation and 2 minutes for Q&A.

  2. The top three presenters will be selected by the adjudicators and will be awarded with a trophy and a cash prize.

  3. We are honoured to have a total of 8 adjudicators, of which 5 will be attending all 8 sessions, while 3 will have partial-attendance.

  4. Each adjudicator will grade the presenters using the following scheme:

 

Student name:
Oral presentation number:		 Score
Presentation style, organization and visuals
Oral presentation skills (speech clarity, tempo, volume) 1 2 3 4 5
Visual appeal of the slides (attractive and balanced) 1 2 3 4 5
Legibility of text, figures and tables (simple, illustrative) 1 2 3 4 5
Ability to handle Q&A session 1 2 3 4 5
Timing 1 2 3 4 5
Presentation content
Introduction/background of research comprehendible for outsiders 1 2 3 4 5
Methods and results explained in appropriate detail for presentation 1 2 3 4 5
Data well summarized and concluded 1 2 3 4 5
Originality and scientific merit 1 2 3 4 5
1 = poor, 5 = excellent


  1. Using the above scheme as an aid, each adjudicator is asked to form their personal top 5 of best presenters with ranking.

  2. Adjudicators will have time (~20 minutes) for a discussion after the last oral presentation session on December 3 to compare their lists of top 5 best presenters and finally select the winners of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize.

  3. Please note: the faculty advises the adjudicators to take the top 5 ranking of the full attendance adjudicators as the main judging reference of the presenters. The ranking from the partial attendance adjudicators will be used to further differentiate between the students.

 

Thank you kindly for your support of the Faculty!