Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering City University of Hong Kong

CA 8028 Strategies for Planning & Construction (Semester A 2019/2020)

Assignment/ Coursework:
Students are required to prepare:
(1) a poster; and
(2) 2 to 5‐minutes oral presentation

To present his/ her:

 Preliminary research theme & objectives
 Proposed approach & methodology for the research
 Expected deliverables
 Schedule of research works

The poster size is A2 which serves as the summary of the presentation

Assessment Criteria

Assessment
Items Comments
Percentage
Presentation (i.e., first few slides) begins in a broad manner
Topic &
and clearly explains the problem to be investigated and defines
Context
important constructs
Literature Existing studies are described clearly and in enough detail for
Review the audience to understand
30%
A brief summary of the literature is provided, and there is a
specific, clear description of what is missing from this
Literature
literature or what researchers do not yet know. A clear
Advancement
explanation of how the proposed study idea will answer this
question or fill this research gap is included.
At least one objective is clearly stated, and is closely related to
Research
the research gap in the previous literature. They are achievable
Objectives
and can be evaluated. 40%
Detailed research design and methods used are carefully
Methodology
developed and explained.
Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Extends
Content and
audience vocabulary by defining words that might be new to
Vocabulary
most of the audience.
20%
Students present information in logical, interesting sequence
Clarity and
which audience can follow 100% of the time. Students were
Organization
100% prepared and have obviously rehearsed
Each slide displays text in a way that is easy for audience to
understand. This may be an outline, photo, table, chart, figure,
Power Point
etc. Visuals are creative or clean, and help the audience 10%
Slides
remember the presentation (suggestion: not more than 10
slides)
 Time
Presentation is 3-5 minutes.
Management
Total: 100%

Poster Presentation: 40%

Oral Presentation: 60%