final project tips and guidelines

P R O F E S S I O N A L E N G L I S H

M R . J A I M E

THE FINAL PROJECT

Rationale of the Project

Help others: One reason why we are here: to be able to help others after we graduate.

Help self: Another reason: to empower ourselves with useful skills, information, and attitudes.

Rationale: This project is related to your achieving these two goals.

Expected Output

1 poster (infographic), size: A4x4

1 report

project proposal (IT majors)

business proposal (Business majors)

1 presentation in PowerPoint

About the writer (1 minute maximum)

About the project (3 minutes maximum)

Project Limitations

Time: You should choose a project that can be finished in three weeks.

Effort: Your project should be something that you can do without much difficulty.

Resources: Your project should require very little physical resources.

viable (effectiveness or profitability) practical (ease of implementation or use) related to your culture / home country / major

course of study or degree original – developed in class; each step approved

by the lecturer; cannot be copied from the internet

Your Target Audiences

The Poster: a specific group in your community in your home country.

The Report: this is proof of your professional communication skills, for your lecturer to grade.

The Presentation: this is for the general public in the campus.

Complete Project Timeline

Creative Concept

Week 5

Concept Approved

Week 6

Infographic Poster

Week 7

Slides Presentation

Week 8

Formal Report

Week 8

Slides Approved

Week 9

Infographic Approved

Week 9

Report Approved

Week 10

Display Exhibit

Week 12

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Infographic Poster Timeline

Creative Concept

Week 5

Poster A4 Draft

Week 5

Concept Approved

Week 6

Email as PDF

Week 8

Create Final

Week 8

Poster A3 Draft

Week 7

Poster is Graded

Week 9

Prepare for Display

Weeks 10-11

Display Exhibit

Week 12

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PPT Presentation Timeline

Creative Concept

Week 5

Concept Approved

Week 6

PPT 1 Presentation

Week 7

PPT 2 Plan

Week 8

PPT 1 is Graded

Week 8

PPT 2 Presentation

Week 9

PPT 2 is Graded

Week 9

Prepare for Display

Week 10

Display Exhibit

Week 12

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Formal Report Timeline

Creative Concept

Week 5

Concept Approved

Week 6

Thesis St & Outline

Week 6

Research Notes

Week 7

Draft 1 & Cover Letter

Week 8

References The Writer

Week 9

Report is Graded

Week 10

Prepare for Display

Week 11

Display Exhibit

Week 12

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A B I G P O S T E R T H A T I S

• E A S Y T O U N D E R S T A N D

• C O N V I N C E S A T A R G E T A U D I E N C E

The Poster

One infographic

CONTENTS: words and images and can be displayed as a big poster.

GOAL: To create proof of your ability to effectively communicate to a target audience.

Infographic Deadlines

Week 5 - A4 Draft

Week 9 - A3 Final Draft

Week 10 - Edited Poster

Week 12 - Poster Exhibit

Submission

SUBMIT on paper to your group leader one day before the class.

Group leader, leave the posters on the lecturer's table before the class begins.

If the group leader is absent or late for that meeting, the entire class will not get a grade.

TIP: Appoint an assistant group leader.

I T P R O J E C T P R O P O S A L

O R

B U S I N E S S C O N C E P T P R O P O S A L

The Report

The Report

FORMAT: Parts of an academic research paper: Starting from Cover Page, Table of Contents, Abstract… to References, About the Author, and Research Notes.

GOAL: To create proof of your ability to write a formal report.

Note: Do not print on paper until the final week.

Submission

SUBMIT by email to your group leader one day before the class.

Group leader, leave the reports on the lecturer's table before the class begins.

If the group leader is absent or late, the entire class will not get a grade.

Deadlines

Week 6: Outline

Week 7: Research Notes

Week 8: Complete Report + Cover Letter or Transmittal Letter (for self-correction)

Week 10: Full Report (for grading)

Week 11: Edited Report

Week 12 Published Report (for exhibit)

A B O U T T H E W R I T E R

A B O U T T H E P R O J E C T

The Presentation

The Presentation A one minute PPT presentation about you, the

writer.

Goal: To correct your design errors

To correct your presentation errors

To get a higher grade in the final presentation

A three-minute PowerPoint presentation about your project. Automatic timing of about 20 seconds per slide;

approximately 9 slides, (including introduction and references).

Goal: To convince the group why your project is useful to the target audience. Submit to your group leader.

Submission

Group leader: transfer the files to my laptop at the start of the class.

If the group leader is absent or late, the entire class will not get a grade.

Deadlines: PPT 1

PPT 1: the writer of the project

Week 7: in-class presentation, peer assessment

Week 8: removal presentation (lecturer assessment)

Week 12 : Public exhibition (to be approved)

Deadlines: PPT 2

PPT 2: the project

Week 9: in-class presentation, peer assessment

Week 10: removal presentation (lecturer assessment)

Week 12 : Public exhibition (to be approved)