2022-23 ACADEMIC YEAR

LOW&MEDIUM GROUPS PROJECT

INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDENTS

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 2022-2023 / TRACK 3

(LOW&MEDIUM)
Project Title: “Departmental Journal”

By the completion of this project task, students will be able to explore their thoughts, feelings, and
experiences, and build their public speaking skills by writing a journal, doing research, and
presenting.

This project aims to;

1. let students write a journal to improve students’ self-reflection, facilitate critical thought,
boost their problem-solving abilities, and increase their ability of writing focused arguments.

2. give students the opportunity to do some research, answer some predetermined questions
helps students to have proper in-depth analysis of the related content and enhance the
knowledge of the subject matter.

3. let students delivering a presentation, give students the opportunity to present the
combination of their personal insights and their research findings on their departments.

Expectations in the project:

1. Students are provided with a few questions in advance, and they are expected to write their
answers in a journal.

2. Students can show their journals for progress check to their advisors during the days given
in the Deadline Chart, on page 3.

3. Students prepare a PPT to present the summary of their writings in the journal and share it
with their peers in class.

Instructions for Students:

● You will work individually in this project.

● You will write a journal based on the questions provided to you in a word document.
● The format of the word document will be Times New Roman, 12 pts, double space, black.
● There will be three different parts in the journal, and each part in the journal will include a
different subject matter.
● You must submit the parts of the project according to the deadlines in the chart. Make sure
you abide the deadlines on page 3.
● You will submit your documents both on Teams assignments that your advisors will create
and on Turnitin where your advisors will form a class.
● Any late submission will be penalized 5 points for each day.
● The project will be submitted in soft copy format (in OneDrive folder and on turnitin).
● You will present your journal to the whole class in week 7.
● Students can integrate video into their presentation with maximum duration of 1 minute.

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 ● The time limit of presentations is 4-5 minutes. Presentations above / below the time limit
will be penalized.
● Any kind of plagiarism will not be tolerated, and the project score will be “0” (zero).

QUESTIONS FOR THE PARTS OF DEPARTMENTAL JOURNAL

Part 1;

1. What are the reasons for you to choose this department?

2. Who has influenced your department choice? How?
3. Did you do any research about your department?
4. Did you get ideas regarding your department from anybody around you?
5. How did your parents guide you about choosing your department?
6. What are the possible difficulties you will have when you start working?
* Word Limit for the First Part of the Journal: 300 – 400

Part 2;
1. Do research on an expert, an entrepreneur, or a celebrity in your field of study, and write about
a. what contributions/achievements/failures s/he has,
b. what characteristics s/he has. (optional)
2. Would you like to have a similar career with that person? Why or Why not? Explain your
reasons in detail.
* Word Limit for the Second Part of the Journal: 350 – 450

Part 3;

1. Do research on a device / technique / application / approach / innovation etc. which is commonly

used in your field and write about it in your journal. When was it used first, who used it first, why is
it commonly used in today’s world?
2. What kind of advantages does that specific device / technique / application / approach /
innovation etc. have; and what kind of drawbacks are there about it?
* Word Limit for the Third Part of the Journal: 350 – 450

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Deadlines:
Task Deadline

1 Announcement of the Project February 22nd

2 Submission of the 1st part March 3rd

3 Progress check for the 2nd part March 9th-10th

4 Submission of the 2nd part March 17th

5 Progress check for the 3rd part March 24th-25th

6 Submission of the 3rd part March 31st

7 Submission of the whole journal and the PPT document. April 4th

8 Presentation of the project April 5th-7th

Evaluation Criteria for the Journal Project:

Journal:
● Grammar & Accuracy : 30 points
● Content and Organization : 30 points

Presentation:
● Accuracy&Grammar : 15 points
● Performance & Fluency : 25 points

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 2020-21 TR3 LOW&MEDIUM GROUPS
Rubric for the Departmental Journal (Parts 1-2-3)
Excellent
30-24 points
 Almost all the required
GRAMMAR & ACCURACY
structures are used
effectively and correctly.
 Minor grammar mistakes
do not cause any
misunderstandings or
interrupt the flow.
30-24 points
 All the requirements of the
project are fulfilled.
 The work offers total
ORGANIZATION & CONTENT
originality.
 Written work is well-
organized and provides
logical transitions between
ideas.
 Almost all the questions
are answered clearly
providing necessary
information.
*Late submission will be penalized 5 points for each day.
Good
23-16 points
 Some of the required
structures are missing or a
few grammar mistakes are
present.
 Some grammar mistakes
occasionally cause
misunderstandings and
they occasionally interrupt
the flow.
23-16 points
 Some of the required
information in the
paragraphs is missing or
not in full length.
 The work offers originality
in some parts. Some
content is copied.
 Written work is fairly-
organized; provides
transitions for the most
part between topics.
 Some of the questions are
answered clearly
providing necessary
information.
Needs Improvement
15-9 points
 Most of the required
structures are missing or
many grammar mistakes are
made.
 Most of the grammar
mistakes frequently cause
misunderstandings and they
frequently interrupt the
flow.
15-9 points
 Most of the requirements of
the project are missing or
they are too short.
 The work offers originality in
few parts.
 Almost all the content is
copied.
 Written work is disorganized
in spots; some transitions
are unclear or missing.
 The answers of most
questions are missing.
Poor
8-0 points
 Almost all the required
structures are missing or there
are major grammar mistakes.
 Sentences are not complete.
 Almost all the grammar
mistakes cause major
misunderstandings, or the text
is not eligible at all.
 The flow is interrupted almost
all the time.
8-0 points
 Almost no requirements stated
in terms of content and
originality are met.
 Most of the required
information in the paragraphs is
missing.
 No originality is detected.
 Written work is disorganized;
transitions between ideas are
unclear or missing.
 None of the questions is
answered.
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 2020-21 TR3 LOW&MEDIUM GROUPS
Rubric for the Departmental Journal (Presentation)

Excellent Good Needs Improvement Poor

15-13 points 12-9 points 8-5 points 4-0 points

 Almost all the required
structures are used
effectively and correctly.
 Minor grammar mistakes do
not cause any
misunderstandings or
interrupt the flow.
 Almost all the required
structures are used
effectively and correctly.
 Minor grammar mistakes do
ACCURACY&GRAMMAR
 Some of the required structures
are missing or a few grammar
mistakes are present.
 Some grammar mistakes
occasionally cause
misunderstandings and they
occasionally interrupt the flow.
 Some of the required structures
are missing or a few grammar
mistakes are present.
 Some grammar mistakes
 Most of the required structures
are missing or many grammar
mistakes are made.
 Most of the grammar mistakes
frequently cause
misunderstandings and they
frequently interrupt the flow.
 Most of the required structures
are missing or many grammar
mistakes are made.
 Most of the grammar mistakes
 Almost all the required
structures are missing or
there are major grammar
mistakes.
 Sentences are not complete.
 Almost all the grammar
mistakes cause major
misunderstandings, or the
text is not eligible at all.
 The flow is interrupted
almost all the time.

not cause any
misunderstandings or
interrupt the flow.
occasionally cause
misunderstandings and they
occasionally interrupt the flow.
frequently cause
misunderstandings and they
frequently interrupt the flow.
 Almost all the required
structures are missing or
there are major grammar
mistakes.
 Sentences are not complete.
 Almost all the grammar
mistakes cause major
misunderstandings, or the
text is not eligible at all.
 The flow is interrupted
almost all the time.

25-20 points 19-14 points 13-7 points 6-0 points

 Student speaks fluently, and  Student speaks with some  Student hesitates too often.  Student pauses too often and
PERFORMANCE & FLUENCY

pronunciation is almost very
clear and accurate.
 Student sounds natural in
his/her speech.
 The meaning is conveyed
effectively and correctly.
 Student occasionally reads
the context written on a
paper or in the PPT while
giving the presentation.
hesitation and pronunciation is
usually clear and accurate with
some problems.
 Student sounds somehow
natural in his/her speech.
 The meaning is conveyed rather
effectively and correctly.
 Student sometimes reads the
context written on a paper or in
the PPT while giving the
presentation.
There are frequent problems
with pronunciation and it
sometimes makes it difficult to
understand.
 The meaning is conveyed
somehow effectively and
correctly.
 Student often reads the context
written on a paper or in the PPT
while giving the presentation.
too long. The pronunciation
is unclear, and it makes it
completely difficult to
understand.
 The meaning is not conveyed
at all or missing for the most
part and is not conveyed
correctly.
 Student always reads the
context written on a paper or
in the PPT while giving the
presentation..

*Late presentation will be penalized 5 points for each day.

**Students can integrate video into their presentation however the duration of the video is allowed to
be 1 minute at most.

*** The time limit of presentations is 4-5 minutes. Presentations above / below the time limit will be
penalized.