Latest Oral and Poster Presentation Guidelines

The 4^th MUASRM 2012: LATEST Oral and Poster Presentation Guidelines

Oral Presentation

1. Each presenter/group is allocated a maximum of 8 minutes for presenting the paper followed by 2 minutes for questions and answers.

2.  Negative marks will be allotted to those who exceed their time limit (1 mark deducted for every 30 seconds exceeded).

3. The submission details for powerpoint (Powerpoint 97-2003 format) to the committee  will be announced at a later date.

Poster Presentation

1. Only one board will be provided to each poster. The poster size must be less than 90 cm X 120 cm.

2. The author’s name and institutional affiliations should be placed below the title. In case of multiple authors and/or institutions, the affiliation(s) of each author should be indicated by appropriate superscript numbers.

3. The smallest text size in the poster should be legible from a distance of at least 1m.

4. The poster will be put up by the presenting team one day prior to the meeting and one should not submit such to the committee. The arrangements, sequence and instructions for presenters will be given later.

5. Posters should be self explanatory. Oral explanation to the judges should not exceed 8 minutes.  

6. Students who wish to print their posters at JPP will have to follow the following guidelines:

Size: 30’ x 40’ (76.2cm x 101.6cm)

Format: PDF or Powerpoint

Dateline: By 20th June (Wed) afternoon

Please look for Farahin Kahar (013-2032825) on 18^th June (Monday) for the letter.

Judging Criteria for Oral and Poster Presentations

1.    Introduction & Background of Study (5%)

2.    Aims & Objectives (5%)

3.    Clarity / Novelty of Methods (10%)

4.    Results (15%)

5.    Discussion (15%)

6.    Conclusion & Implication of the Study (5%)

7.    Originality of the Research (15%)

8.    Creativity / Innovative Ideas (15%)

9.    Questions & Answers (15%)