PP CODE

POSTGRADUATE SEMINAR EVALUATION FORM

(Research Proposal)
BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

DETAILS OF CANDIDATE
Name Matric no.
Type of study PhD Master
Session Semester
Mode of study Full time Part time
Thesis title

Poor Not Satisfactory Good Excellent

Does not satisfactory Almost meets Meets Exceeds
MQF meet Partly meets expectations expectations expectations
Component %
LOD expectations expectations

1 2 3 4 5
Introduction 1 10
[PLO1: Knowledge and
understanding]
Literature review 1 25
[PLO1: Knowledge and
understanding]
Methodology 2 15
[PLO2: Cognitive skills]
Expected Results 1 5
[PLO1: Knowledge and
understanding]
Presentation 6 15
[PLO6: Digital skills]
Question and Answer 5 15
[PLO5: Communication
skills]
Ethics and 11 10
professionalism
[PLO11: Ethics and
Professionalism]
Entrepreneurial elements 10 5
[PLO10: Entrepreneurial
skills]

TOTAL MARKS /100

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No Criteria Marks of student’s achievement

.
Poor Not satisfactory Satisfactory Good Excellent

Does not meet Partly meets Almost meets Meets expectations Exceeds
expectations expectations expectations expectations
1 2 3 4 5
1 Introduction Not able to integrate Limited ability to Able to integrate Good ability to Outstanding ability
[PLO1: existing ideas integrate existing existing ideas integrate existing to integrate existing
Knowledge and related to research ideas related to related to research ideas related to ideas related to
understanding] background, research background, research research
objectives, scope, background, objectives, scope, background, background,
and theory. Unable objectives, scope, and theory. Able to objectives, scope, objectives, scope,
Addresses the
to provide new and theory. provide new and theory. Able to and theory. Able to
research
solutions to the However, unable to solutions to the provide new and provide new and
background,
arising issues in provide new arising issues in clear solutions to the very clear solutions
problem
research/ studies. solutions to the research/ studies. arising issues in to the arising issues
statement,
arising issues in research/ studies. in research/
objectives, and
research/ studies. studies.
scope

(10%)

2 Literature Not able to integrate Limited ability to Able to integrate Good ability to Outstanding ability
review theories related to integrate theories theories related to integrate theories to integrate
[PLO1: research/ studies. related to research/ research/ studies. related to research/ theories and
Knowledge and The gaps in current studies. The gaps in The gaps in current studies. The gaps in mechanisms related
understanding] knowledge and current knowledge, knowledge, current knowledge, to research/
approaches that fill directions and directions and directions and studies. The gaps in
gaps in that aspect approaches that fill approaches that fill approaches that fill current knowledge,
Comprehensive
were not identified. gaps in that aspect gaps in that aspect gaps in that aspect directions and
summary of
were identified at were identified. were identified and approaches that fill
subject area or
minimum level. explained. gaps in that aspect
related theory
were identified and
aligned with
clearly elaborated.
research.

(25%)

3 Methodology Not able to Procedures are Complete method Complete method Complete method
[PLO2: Cognitive explain important difficult to follow. description with description with description with
skills] materials and/or explanation and explanation well explained
methodology, not Method is confusing citation. and citation. and citation.
sequential and most and lacks many
Statement of the
steps are missing or details. Justification to use Clear justification Clear justification
methodology
confusing. the method / model. to use the method / for using the
used to describe
Unsuitable proposed model. method / model.
sample
Unsuitable proposed sampling Suitable proposed
fabrication/
sampling methods/techniques. sampling Suitable proposed Well organised,
methodology to
methods/techniques. methods/techniques. sampling logical and easy to
attain data.
Irrelevant proposed methods/techniques. follow.
Irrelevant Instruments. Relevant proposed
(15%) proposed instruments. Relevant proposed Suitable and
instruments instruments. relevant proposed
sampling
methods/techniques
and instruments.
4 Expected Not able to organise Finds difficulty in Able to organise and Able to organise and Able to organise
Results and analyse organising and analyse gathered analyse gathered and analyse
[PLO1: gathered analysing gathered information or data information or data. gathered
Knowledge and information or data. information or data. at a minimum level. information or data
understanding] with significant
effect.
The expected
results aligned
with theory.
(5%)
 5 Presentation Not able to use Limited ability to use Able to use digital Good ability to use Outstanding ability
[PLO6: Digital digital devices, digital devices, devices, digital devices, to use digital
skills] communication communication communication communication devices,
applications and applications and applications and applications and communication
networks to facilitate networks to facilitate networks to facilitate networks to facilitate applications and
Ability to use
the articulation of the articulation of the articulation of the articulation of networks to
digital devices,
significant findings/ significant findings/ significant findings/ significant findings/ facilitate the
communication
output in research. output in research. output in research. output in research. articulation of
applications and
significant findings/
networks to
output in research.
articulate
significant
findings/ output
in research

(15%)

6 Question and No interest (eye Less interest (eye Substantial interest Good participation in Active to participate
answer contact, body contact, body (eye contact, body conversation and in conversation and
[PLO5: gesture, ability to gesture, ability to gesture, ability to conveying important conveying
Interpersonal converse in english) converse in english) converse in english) information (eye important
skills] to participate in to participate in to participate in contact, body information (eye
conversation and conversation and conversation and gesture, ability to contact, body
cannot convey less convey convey important converse in gesture, ability to
Expression of
important important information. english) . converse in
ideas and
information. information. english).
interaction with
panels.

(15%)

7 Ethics and References are not Limited reference Limited references Sufficient references Sufficient
professionalism provided or not s provided were provided where provided where references provided
[PLO11: Ethics cited in the text. cited in the text cited in the text and cited in the text for each citation in
and Data are not but not up to some are not up to which are up to the text, which are
Professionalism] verified. date. Data are date. Data is date. Data is verified up to date, and all
not verified. double-checked in by alternative relevant to the
(10%) an ad-hoc manner. sources. field. Data are
verified tri-
angulation.

8 Entrepreneurial Unable to articulate Demonstrates Clearly and Demonstrate Clearly and

elements the concept/ minimum ability convincingly ability to convincingly
[PLO10: potential of product to articulate the pitch an idea articulate articulate
Entrepreneurial application in concept/ of the concept/ the concept/ the concept/
skills] markets/ industries. potential of potential of potential potential of
product product of product product
application in application in application application
(5%)
markets/ markets/ in markets/ in markets/
industries. industries. industries industries with
with strong
substantial justification.
justification.

Marks and Grade Distribution

80-100 - Excellent
75-79 - Very Good
70-74 - Good
65-69 - Satisfying
60-64 - Moderate
Below 59 - Weak