The following table has been developed to help participants understand how they will be evaluated during the judging portion of the event. Points are awarded on a 0-25 scale for each of the learning outcomes and indicators listed below.
- Relevant work acknowledged
- Clearly situates current work in an appropriate scholarly context
- Acknowledges the conceptual and methodological foundation provided by previous work
- Identifies the novel contribution of the present work to the field/Society
- Significant question or creative objective
- Explicitly states the research question or creative objective
- Explains why the research question is important and timely
- The research question or creative objective follows logically from the previous work cited
- Appropriate methodologies
- Clearly presents results; explicitly interprets results with respect to the research question or creative objective
- Acknowledges limitations of the methods used
- Clearly presents results; explicitly interprets results with respect to the research question or creative objective
- Effective conference presentation
- Poster display is well-organized and professional; tables and figures present content effectively
- Presents the work concisely and precisely; presentation is well-practiced
- Responds to questions thoroughly and thoughtfully.