University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines, Cagayan de Oro

College of Science and Mathematics

Department of Environmental Science and Technology

PERFORMANCE INNOVATIVE TASK (PIT)-(20% of Term Grade):

Research Project

Instructions:
1. Follow the assigned grouping and topic for the research.
2. For the 20% of the midterm grade, present during the face to face or online class a 10 minutes powerpoint presentation with 10
slides only and also submit a written research proposal using the format of 12 font size, Arial, double-spaced composed of the
following parts:

Cover Page- Title and Authors

I. Introduction with 2 Objectives only (1-2 pages)
II. Review of Related Literature (2-3 pages)
III. Methodology (1-2 pages)
Last Page- References (1-2 pages)
Appendix-Zero percent plagiarism test result

3. The deadline for the midterm innovative task will be before the midterm exam. Upload the PDF files only (powerpoint slides
and proposal) individually in USTEP with the filename: Surname_First name (Initial)_Section.

4. For the 20% of the final grade, submit a written full research paper (15-20 pages, double -spaced, Arial, 12 font size) and a 15
minutes powerpoint presentation (15 slides only) of the research during the face to face class/online class.

Cover page- Title and Authors

IV. Introduction with Objectives (1-2 pages)
V. Review of Related Literature (2-3 pages)
VI. Methodology (1-2 pages)
VII. Results and Discussions (3-4 pages)
VIII. Conclusions and Recommendations (1 page)
Last Page- References (10-15 latest journals/books/websites)
Appendix- Zero percent plagiarism test result

5. The deadline for the final term innovative task will be before the final exam. Upload the PDF files only (powerpoint slides and
full paper) individually in USTEP with the filename: Surname_Section.

6. Rubric for grading a written report:

Criteria Percentage Excellent Average Poor
Completeness 25% Presented complete Presented almost half Presented few parts of
parts of the paper of the parts of a paper the paper
Organization 25% Well organized Majority of the data Few data and analysis
explanation of the data are organized but not
or results well analyzed
Content 50% Deep and detailed Majority of the Shallow explanations
knowledge of the principles can be seen of the theories
research; not in the paper; not presented; plagiarized
plagiarized plagiarized
Total 100%

7. Rubric for grading an oral report:

Criteria Percentage Excellent Average Poor
Clarity 25% Few important Use many statements Too many unnecessary
keywords in the slides in the slides and words in the slides or
or presentation, shows presented many presentation and not
photos or graphs or diagrams which are summarized
diagrams as a not fully summarized
summary
Organization 25% Well organized Majority of the parts Missing lots of key
presentation of the are presented and points during
parts of the research missed few important presentation
points
Content 50% Deep and detailed Majority of the Shallow explanations
knowledge of the principles are of the theories used in
study explained orally the study
Total 100%

2nd Semester, Academic Year 2023-24

Prepared by: Richel E. Relox, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof. 5, DEST-CSM, USTP CDO, richel.relox@ustp.edu.ph