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Poster Presentation Judging Rubric

Empirical (1 is lowest; 10 is highest) [20%]

  • Capable of being verified or disproved by observational or experimental research by following a structured step-by-step approach from data to decisions.
  • Is there a technical innovation in the project? Innovation may stem from the creation of new design, methods, as well as the application of existing methods to new problems or new environments. 

Delivery (1 is lowest; 10 is highest) [20%]

  • How does your solution provide recommendations, decision-support, strategy, or abilities in the context of the business need?
  • Does or can the solution scale? The capacity of the solution to be changed in size or scale for use or production across a range of capabilities.
  • Is this work portable to other applications or industries?
  • What political, technical, and managerial challenges had to be overcome in completing the project so it could be deployed, used, or considered for future integration? 

Layman (1 is lowest; 10 is highest) [30%]

  • Did you find the right balance of rigor, technical jargon, and layman language so any audience could appreciate the work performed and take-aways from it?

Impact (1 is lowest; 10 is highest) [30%]

  • What are the major quantified (e.g., dollars saved, revenue increased) and non-quantified (e.g., process streamlined, customer satisfaction improved) impacts of the work?
  • How important was the work to the client? 
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