Posted on :  July 15, 2014                        
                        1st  Semester AY 2014-2015
 August  13-14, 2014
 麻花星空视频-Iligan  Institute of Technology
 Guides for Uploading 6th SGS Colloquium
 Adviser's Recommendation
 I. Objectives
      - Provide  a forum for a wider dissemination of MA/MS theses and special projects;
- Develop  the presentation skills of MA/MS students by exposing them to an academic  conference atmosphere;
- Improve  the research quality of theses and special projects before they are finally defended  for degree/certificate; and
- Enhance  and update the current research practices in the SGS.
II. Rules
      - Participants              - All MA/MS students who are enrolled in all  graduate programs of the Institute shall present a substantial portion of their theses and special projects in the  colloquium (refer to S.O. No. 01061 Series of 2012). Ph.D.  students are now required to present a substantial portion of their  dissertation in national or international conferences. 
 (Note: “Substantial portion” means all the portions  that are specified and required in the summary of the paper. Refer to IV. Summary of the Paper Specifications)
- Students  whose theses and special projects are scheduled for official final defense in October  2014, as confirmed by their advisers, are qualified for presentation. Furthermore, they have to be recommended by  their advisers before they can present in the colloquium. (Please see Form 3).
 
- Schedule of submissions(soft and hard  copies) and file names              - Deadline  of submission of list of titles of theses and special projects from the respective  program coordinators: 
 July  21, 2014
- Deadline of submission of recommendation  form and personal information: 
 July 29, 2014
- Deadline of submission of summary of the  paper( 4 hard copies): 
 August 6, 2014
- Deadline of submission of summary of the paper  (online submission): 
 August 6, 2014
- Deadline of submission of Powerpoint August 11, 2014 before 12nn (the student shall also bring with him/her a back-up copy of the presentation stored in  a mobile disk and submit these 15 minutes before the start of the presentation session.
- For this semester’s colloquium, submission  of abstracts, summary of the paper and powerpoint will be done through the open conference system, a free Web publishing tool that creates a complete Web presence for  scholarly conferences.  Students can upload their abstracts and  powerpoint through this link: .  Please refer to “Guide for Submission of Abstract, Summary and Powerpoint for  the 6th SGS Graduate  Colloquium through the Open Conference System” for uploading documents.
- The following will be the format for submission: 
 For  abstracts
 Subject heading: abstractsgs colloquium
 File name of attachment:  College-Abstract FAMILY NAME,First Name of  presenter
 (Example: CASS-Abstract CRISOL, Lourd)
 For summary of the paper
 Subject heading: summarysgs  colloquium
 File name of attachment: College-Summary FAMILY NAME, First Name  of presenter
 (Example: CASS-Summary CRISOL, Lourd)
 For powerpoint presentations
 Subject  heading: presentationsgs colloquium
 File name of attachment : College-Presentation FAMILY NAME, First Name of presenter
 (Example: CASS-Presentation  CRISOL, Lourd)
 
III. Abstract Specifications
      - The abstract  should not be more than 400 words and must include four (4) key terms, the  research problem, methods, initial results and recommendations.
- The  abstract must be in MS Word format, using Times New Roman font, size 12 (see Form 1) and encoded in A4 bond  paper with 1” top, left and right  margins
- The  abstract must be accompanied by a short professional information of the student (see Form 2)
IV. Summary of the Paper Specifications
      - A 15-page summary of the thesis/special  project will be required from each presenter. This is to allow the panellists/reviewers  to have a good and more detailed picture of the study.
- The  summary shall be encoded in A4 bond paper, in Times New Roman font, size 12, in  1.5 spacing.
- The  summary shall include the following: Introduction,  statement of the problem, specific objectives, conceptual and/or theoretical  framework, methodology, initial results and recommendations.
V. Oral Presentation
      - Parallel  Sessions              - The  colloquium shall be conducted in parallel sessions.
- Papers  for each session are categorized according to specialization and themes.
- Each session shall have 3 to 5 speakers.
- A  panel of three members who will critique and give recommendations for the  improvement of theses/special project shall be assigned to each session.
- A moderator will be assigned for each session.
 
- Presentation
 2.1. The participant should be in the venue 15  minutes before the start of the session.
 2.2 Each  participant is given 15-20 minutes for presentation.
 2.3. After the presentation of each participants, a  20-minute moderated open forum follows to allow time for clarifications and  suggestions from the panel members and the audience.
- Format of the Oral Presentation
 3.1  Powerpoint slides are required  as visual aid for presentation.
 3.2 The Powerpoint presentation should not exceed 15 slides,  excluding the slide bearing the dissertation/thesis/special project title. Back-up slides bearing data may be prepared  as the panellists may require additional information on the study during the  open forum.
 3.3 The slides, once projected, should be  readable up to a distance of 12 meters.
 3.4 The presentation should  include the following: research  objectives, brief background, rationale, conceptual/theoretical framework,  methods, findings, conclusions and implications/recommendations of the study.
VI.  Implications and Bearings of the Colloquium
      - The  presentation of the student does not have bearing on his/her grade for his/her  thesis or special project.
- The decision on whether the student passes  his/her final oral defense rests solely on his/her official panel members. The  panel members of the SGS colloquium do not have any authority to impose their suggestions  and decisions. However, it is strongly recommended by the Office of the SGS  Dean and the Graduate Program Committee to the advisers that the comments and  suggestions of the panel members of the colloquium be considered if they are  deemed necessary to improve and uplift the quality of the student’s thesis or  special project.