Best Oral Presentation Award
Student Marine Biology Research Colloquium
Graduate Program in Marine Biology (GPMB)
College of Charleston, Grice Marine Laboratory
Oral presentations by second and third year students will be judged on the basis of: 1) scientific content based on the articulation of the problem, soundness of hypothesis testing, methodologies, and analyses (presentations will not be judged on results and conclusions in order to provide every opportunity for success for students in early phases of actual research implementation); 2) oral and visual quality of the delivery; and 3) demonstration of confidence and depth of understanding of the material.
A panel of awards judges will be appointed before the Colloquium such that each presentation will be judged by six official awards judges. For each presentation, the official judges will complete both a numerical and a narrative evaluation form (see criteria on the form here). Following the final presentation all official judges will meet to discuss their evaluations and select the award recipient. Additional narrative evaluation forms will be made available to selected audience members during the Oral Presentation Sessions so that presenters will be provided with additional feedback, but this feedback will not be considered in selecting the award recipient.
The award winner, to be announced at the reception following the Colloquium, will receive a personalized certificate of recognition from the Director of the GPMB.