English for Academic and

Professional Purposes

Task Objective
At the end of the activity, the learners should be able to identify the IMRaD structure of
the given abstract.

Due
Task Instructions Date
Friday, 26 August
2022, 4:00 PM

General instructions:
1. Read the provided abstract.
2. Identify the Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion sections of
the abstract.
3. Create a sentence outline detailing the information found in each of the sections
in the abstract.

This study aims to determine the feasibility and the convenience of an RFID contactless
payment once it is implemented inside the canteen of a corporate company. RFID
contactless payment has been around since the boom of the 21st century, in the form
of contactless payment cards, electronic employee IDs, and many more. Once the
RFID contactless payment system is implemented in the canteen, it has the potential to
change how the employees transact and get food orders from their favorite stalls and
reduce crowd congestion inside the cafeteria. If an RFID runs out of balance, the employee
can visit the HR department and reload their ID.

The researchers started by programming the Arduino receiver through Microsoft C++ to
match the RFID frequency of the employee IDs, thus redirecting the payment command to
the Arduino receiver. The next step was implementing the receiver through a food stall
inside the canteen. The last step for the researchers was a focus-group discussion with
some of the employees to see the progress and results of the use of RFIDs.

The implementation of the RFID contactless payment is shown to have reduced the queue
in the canteen, especially during lunch time. In conclusion, further research and data
analysis shall be conducted on the said study, determining the security, efficiency, and the

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overall feasibility of the RFID contactless payment system as implemented.

Activity Output
Identify the IMRaD sections of the given abstract. Create a sentence outline detailing the
information for each of the sections. Include supporting details from the abstract itself as
needed.

I. Introduction
A. Objective of the study.
1. This study aims to determine the feasibility and the convenience of an RFID
contactless payment once it is implemented inside the canteen of a corporate
company.
B. History of RFID contactless payment.
1. RFID contactless payment has been around since the boom of the 21st century, in the
form of contactless payment cards, electronic employee IDs, and many more.
C. Potential of RFID contactless payment system when implemented.
1. Once the RFID contactless payment system is implemented in the canteen, it has the
potential to change how the employees transact and get food orders from their
favorite stalls and reduce crowd congestion inside the cafeteria. If an RFID runs out of
balance, the employee can visit the HR department and reload their ID.

II. Methods
A. Steps.
1. The researchers started by programming the Arduino receiver through Microsoft C++
to match the RFID frequency of the employee IDs, thus redirecting the payment
command to the Arduino receiver.
2. The next step was implementing the receiver through a food stall inside the canteen.
3. The last step for the researchers was a focus-group discussion with some of the
employees to see the progress and results of the use of RFIDs.

III. Results
A. Feasibility and the convenience of an RFID contactless payment
1. The implementation of the RFID contactless payment is shown to have reduced the
queue in the canteen, especially during lunch time.

IV. Discussion
A. Conclusion
1. In conclusion, further research and data analysis shall be conducted on the said study,
determining the security, efficiency, and the overall feasibility of the RFID contactless
payment system as implemented.

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Rubric for Grading

1 2 3 4 Weights Points

Content The student The student The student The student

provided an provided an provided a detailed provided a detailed
incomplete acceptable sentence sentence outline sentence outline
sentence outline outline but was and was able to and was able to
and was not able unable to identify all identify most of the identify most, if 50%
to identify the the ideas in the ideas in all the not all the ideas
ideas in the sections of the sections of the for all the sections
sections of the IMRad structure. IMRad structure. of the IMRad
IMRad structure. structure.

Organization The sentence The sentence outline The sentence outline The sentence
outline is not is poorly organized. is organized, with an outline is well
organized with no evident flow of organized, with a 35%
evident flow of ideas. flow of ideas.
ideas.

Grammar and The sentence The sentence outline The sentence outline The sentence
Mechanics outline is poorly contains more than has a few outline is free from
written with many a few grammatical grammatical errors. grammatical 15%
grammatical errors. errors.
errors.

Total 100%

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