THESIS PROPOSAL EVALUATION FORM

THESIS ADVISER STI SCHOOL SCHOOL YEAR/TERM

Juhero V. Mañaga CALAMBA 2021-2022 / 2ND

THESIS TITLE

DEVELOPMENT OF SOLAR POWERED AND HYDROELECTRICITY PALAY DRYER WITH MONITORING SYSTEM
NAME OF GROUP MEMBERS

Jhon Paul G. Cuenca Solo M. Maristela

Jerico R. Exprescion Christian Joseph T. Talad

INSTRUCTIONS:
Fill-out the form by checking the appropriate box that needs to be revised by the thesis group. Write your
comments/suggestions/recommendations if necessary.

RECOMMENDATION:
☐ Thesis proposal is approved with no revisions.
☒ Thesis proposal is approved with revisions*. (Ensure that all revisions are met to be accepted as thesis)

*CORRECTIONS/REVISIONS:

☒ Inappropriate thesis title.

☐ The study was already conducted.

☒ Incompleteness or incorrectness of written research problems and objectives in any of the following (Indicate
reasons):
☐ Inappropriate statement of the research problems (form).
☒ Problems incorrectly state what must be solved by the study.
☒ Objectives state the incorrect solutions to the problem(s).
☒ Objectives of the study do not conform to S-M-A-R-T (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and
Time-bounded) criteria.
☒ The specific objectives do not state precise and definite details about the project.
☒ The criteria cannot be quantified for measuring the accomplishment(s).
☒ The goals set by the proponents are not achievable through available means.
☒ The proposed solution is not complex enough to justify a thesis.
☐ It is not possible to time-bound the objectives.
☒ Other (Please specify):

☐ Scope discusses all important modules or features of the study which were essential in the development of
the project.

☒ Limitations of the study are incorrectly identified which make the contents of the document inconsistent to
what has to be covered. (Should provide justifications on the limitations)

☒ Discussions which are not the original ideas are not properly cited and the bibliographical listing contains
inadequate amount of references. (Do not simply copy from sources)

☒ Others (Please specify):

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Title:

Remove the phrase “development of” and add terms which will highlight what your project can do and/or
auxilliary components worth of a thesis project.

We use Tagalog terms only if there is no English translation. In this case, there is an English translation for
“Palay”. Please use the English translation in the entirity of the document.

Background of the problem:

Specific Problem #1 should be rephrased. The problem is drying space. It wasn’t made obvious using the terms
used.

Specific Problem #2 should also be rephrased. Focus on the exact problem – changing weather conditions. Using
the term “difficulty” entails more factors other than weather.

Specific problem #3, again, should be rephrased. Reducing the amount of time is not the problem. The problem
is that the process consumes a lot of time.

Objectives of the Study:

Specific Objective #1 – I guess what you mean is to keep farmers “away” from using the road. Please include
this critical term in the statement. Your current statement means farmers will keep using the road – which is
not what you want to happen. Anther: Develop or create? Just choose one.

Specific Objective #2 – warm air that will dry up moisture is not what a fan will produce all the time. In fact, a
fan may exponentially add humidity if its external source is humid. That will destroy the quality of your grain.
You need to have a warmer module which is placed near the fan or right above the grains.

Scopes of the study:

Again, it is not just the wind which dries up the grains. Temperature also plays a factor. There should be a
module which will imitate the temparature coming from the sun even without its presence due to a bad weather
or nighttime.

Limitations of the Study:

Better to present limitations in an itemized manner with detailed discussion for each.

Others:

Grammatical errors were observed. Specifically, subject and verb agreements.

Note: Please provide a copy of this form in your Project Implementation documentation.

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