1. Proposal report organization

2. Content of proposal MAX 25 pages Title page Table of content
Executive summary – max of 1 page
Introduction –1-2 pages
Problem statement – max of 1 page
Overall aim & Objective – at least 3 objectives, max of 4 objective – 1 page
Literature review – 6-8 pages
Methodology – 3-5 pages
Gantt chart – 1 page
Milestones – 1 page
Expected result – max 1 page
Reference - min of 10 latest ref within 5 years ( )
MAX 25 pages

3. Gantt Chart

4. Submission of proposal Proposal defense Sample collection
Semester 1
Semester 2
Activity
Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Proposal preparation
Submission of proposal
Proposal defense
Sample collection
Preparation of C. nutans extract
Radical scavenging assay for antioxidant
Measurement of total chlorophyll
Kinetic analysis
Thesis writing
Viva presentation
Submission of full thesis

5. milestones Milestone Date Proposal submission Sample preparation
October 2015
December 2015
Heat treatment of C. nutans extract
Measurement of total chlorophyll and DPPH radical scavenging assay
Kinetic analysis of chlorophyll degradation and antioxidant activity
January 2016
Thesis submission
May 2016

6. “Choose proper tenses”
Introduction – present tense
Literature – past tense
Method – future tense
Findings – present tense

7. Recap- marks distribution

9. WRITTEN PROPOSAL - RUBRICNO
CRITERIA
EXEMPLARY (4)
PROFICIENT (3)
ACCEPTABLE (2)
UNACCEPTABLE (1) 1
Organization & Style
Excellent flow of information according to the UniMAP standard format and guidelines.
Good flow of information according to the UniMAP standard format and guidelines.
Moderate flow of information according to the UniMAP standard format and guidelines.
Poor flow of information according to the UniMAP standard format and guidelines. 2
Content & Knowledge
Fully meet the level of knowledge required by the course.
Sufficiently fulfil the level of knowledge required by the course.
Partially meet the level of knowledge required by the course.
Insufficient level of knowledge required by the course. 3
Executive Summary
The executive summary is professional and creates a curiosity in the reader to go further in the report.
The executive summary is just a correct compounding of the report content.
One of the important information about the project is missing (e.g. problem statement, solution procedure, deliverables)
The executive summary lacks a lot of relevant information about the project.

10. NO
CRITERIA
EXEMPLARY (4)
PROFICIENT (3)
ACCEPTABLE (2)
UNACCEPTABLE (1) 4
Compose problem statement
Clearly defined and state concise the problem statement sentence to address the issue.
Adequately define and state problem statement to address the issue
Inadequate problem statement and not addressing the real issues
Fail to identify and state the problem statement 5
Rational of techniques used
All techniques used during the experiment very well explained.
All techniques used during the experiment were explained.
Some techniques used during the experiment were not explained clearly.
Some techniques used during the experiment were not explained. 6
Findings /Result [Expected finding]
Thorough comparison and contrast of findings are provided and relate to the main discussion points in the order of their appearance in the purpose statement.
Focus is on research findings rather than research methods.
Comparison and contrast of findings are sufficiently provided thoroughness.
Discussion of findings sufficiently relates to the main discussion points in the purpose statement.
Comparison and contrast of findings are provided but lack thoroughness.
Discussion of findings could relate better to the main discussion points in the purpose statement.
Comparison and contrast of findings are lacking.
Discussion of findings does not relate well to main discussion points in the purpose statement.

11. NO
CRITERIA
EXEMPLARY (4)
PROFICIENT (3)
ACCEPTABLE (2)
UNACCEPTABLE (1) 7
Grammar & Spelling
Rare errors in grammar and spelling are observed in the report.
Seldom errors in grammar and spelling are observed in the report.
Frequent errors in grammar and spelling are observed in the report.
Abundance of errors in grammar and spelling are observed in the report. 8
References
Optimum number current references citation.
APA format is used accurately and consistently in the paper and on the “References” page.
Sufficient number current references citation
APA format is used with minor errors.
Partially sufficient number current references citation
There are frequent errors in APA format.
Inadequate number current references citation
Format of the document is not recognizable as APA.