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CUHK Capstone Project Presentation Competition 2024

CUHK Capstone Project Presentation Competition 2025

Competition

CUHK CAPSTONE PROJECT PRESENATION COMPETITION 2024

Capstone projects are the culmination of students’ university experience, demonstrating their knowledge of their field as well as research and problem-solving skills.

This competition aims to provide a university-wide platform for students to showcase the outcomes of their year-long capstone projects to a much wider audience.

Prior to the contest, a training workshop will be organized to equip prospective student contestants with communicative and language skills.

We believe that this initiative will promote academic excellence and interdisciplinary communication by providing an opportunity for final-year students from across the faculties to gain valuable experience in presenting their research work in public. Winning students will receive trophies, certificates and Amazon gift cards, and their great performances will be showcased as exemplary samples in their capstone programmes.

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TIMELINE

DETAILS

Format

Inspired by competitions including the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®), Four Minute Thesis (4MT), and Rapid Fire Presentation, students will be given a maximum of 4 minutes to present their capstone project with a maximum of 4 slides. The goal is to effectively communicate your capstone project in a short period of time that it would be understandable to a lay audience.

Eligibility

All final-year students completing their capstone projects are eligible to participate in the competition. Students may enter individually for solo capstone projects or enter as a team for group projects.

Competition spots are limited and will be allocated in the order of registration.

Training

To help prospective contestants prepare for the competition, a Training Workshop on “Communicating your capstone project to a wide audience” will be organized. The workshop is open to all students interested in joining the competition or sharpening their capstone presentation skills for free.

Date: 13th March 2024 (Wed)
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Venue: LSK212

To register for the workshop, click here (Deadline for registration: 11th March 2024)

Qualifying Round

Participating students should fill in the online registration form for the competition and submit a video recording of their capstone presentation. For students competing as a group, all students must register but only one student (team representative) needs to submit a video on behalf of the group.

Online registration form: Click here
Video submission deadline: 28th April 2024 (Sun), 11:59pm
Video submission guidelines: Click here

Video submission form: Click here

Contestants will be notified of the qualifying round results by 3rd May 2024.

Grand Final

Date: 10^th May 2024 (Friday)

Time: 4:00 – 6:00pm

Venue: Lecture Theatre 4, UG/F, Lee Shau Kee Building (LSK LT4)

Emcee: PINTO Netaniah (Biomedical Sciences/2)

Judges:

Prof. CHU Ming Chung, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Physics, Department of Physics
Prof. MENG Mei Ling Helen, Patrick Huen Wing Ming Professor of Systems Engineering & Engineering Management, Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management
Prof. PFROMBECK Julian, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

Grand Finalists:

TANG Hiu Lam, Esther (Psychology, Faculty of Social Science)
– Can I help you even though you cannot hear me?
TAN Haohong, Tony (Economics, Faculty of Social Science)
– Populism’s impact on the economy: An empirical study on Turkey’s economy
ZHANG Dongyang, Tyrion (Economics, Faculty of Social Science)
– A drowning dragon: The recent sharp depreciation of RMB
SULTAN Zenna (English, Faculty of Arts)
– The role of age in second language acquisition: The case of South Asian secondary school students in Hong Kong
NG Chikit (Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)
– Enhancing autonomy in flexible robotic surgery through DRL
CHEUNG Yu Him, Aiden (English, Faculty of Arts)
– The impact of ChatGPT on the acquisition of English indirect questions: A mixed-methods study
HUNG Kim Pong, Kim (Risk Management Science, Faculty of Science)
– Case-based reasoning approach for financial risk detection
TSO Wing Suet, Minnie (English Studies and English Language Education, Faculty of Education)
– The effects of Digital Oral Dialogue Journals (DODJ) on learners’ self-regulated speaking in Hong Kong secondary classroom
DING Long Tung, Miranda & CHEN Yi-Hsuan, Angela (Data Science and Policy Studies, Faculty of Social Science)
– Exploring attitudes, facilitators and barriers of the grey digital divide in Hong Kong

* Lots were drawn to determine the above speaking order at the Contestant Briefing session on 6^th May 2024.

Results:

Champion –

DING Long Tung, Miranda & CHEN Yi-Hsuan, Angela (Data Science and Policy Studies, Faculty of Social Science)

First Runner-up –

TSO Wing Suet, Minnie (English Studies and English Language Education, Faculty of Education)

Second Runners-up –

TANG Hiu Lam, Esther (Psychology, Faculty of Social Science)
HUNG Kim Pong, Kim (Risk Management Science, Faculty of Science)

Audience Choice Award –

DING Long Tung, Miranda & CHEN Yi-Hsuan, Angela (Data Science and Policy Studies, Faculty of Social Science)

Creativity Award –

NG Chikit (Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)

PRIZES

Champion: $3000 Amazon gift card
1st Runner-up: $2000 Amazon gift card
2nd Runner-up: $1000 Amazon gift card
People’s Choice Award: $1000 Amazon gift card
Creativity Award: $1000 Amazon gift card
Plus trophies and certificates for all winners

RULES

For the Grand Final (live presentation), each presenter/presentation group is allowed a maximum of 4 minutes and 4 PPT slides. PowerPoint slides should be submitted by 9th May 2024 (Thursday).
The presentation content delivered must be ORIGINAL and must not have been used in any previous courses or competitions except for the credit-bearing Capstone Courses. Sources of reference, including any pre-approved AI use, should be cited in a reference list to be included in the presentation slides (excluded from the 4-slide quota).
The presentation content must NOT contain any material that is plagiarized, generated by AI (unless specific permission has been obtained from the contestant’s major department or program), or infringes copyright; otherwise, the contestant will be disqualified.
Contestants’ performance will be evaluated in terms of content, language, delivery and visuals. See evaluation criteria here.
Contestants who are over-timed by 30 seconds will be disqualified.
The organizer reserves the right to interpret or amend the above rules.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The organizer reserves the right to edit and use the submitted entries, photos, slides and video recordings of speech performances in the competition for future promotion or educational (teaching or research) purposes.
The organizer reserves the right to revise the terms and conditions without making any advance announcement.

Organizing Committee

Acknowledgment

The CUHK Capstone Project Presentation Competition 2024 is funded by the Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant (TDLEG).

Project Team (Organizing Committee)

Principal Supervisors and Co-supervisors

Dr Jose Lai

Co-Principal Supervisor
(852) 3943 7464
joselai@cuhk.edu.hk

Dr Olive Cheung

Co-Principal supervisor
(852) 3943 7427
olivecheung@cuhk.edu.hk

Ms Ella Leung

Co-supervisor
(852) 3943 7434
ellaleung@cuhk.edu.hk

Mr Marc LeBane

Co-supervisor
(852) 3943 5942
marclebane@cuhk.edu.hk

Project Staff

Ms Sarah Abramson

Teaching Assistant
(852) 3943 5955
sarahabramson@cuhk.edu.hk

Showcases

Champion:

DING Long Tung, Miranda & CHEN Yi-Hsuan, Angela

(Data Science and Policy Studies, Faculty of Social Science)

Project Title:

“Exploring attitudes, facilitators and barriers of the grey digital divide in Hong Kong”

Second Runner-Up:

TANG Hiu Lam, Esther

(Psychology, Faculty of Social Science)

Project Title:

“Can I help you even though you cannot hear me?”

Creativity Award:

NG Chikit

(Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)

Project Title:

“Enhancing autonomy in flexible robotic surgery through DRL”

Grand Finalist:

ZHANG Dongyang, Tyrion

(Economics, Faculty of Social Science)

Project Title:

“A drowning dragon: The recent sharp depreciation of RMB”

Grand Finalist:

CHEUNG Yu Him, Aiden

(English, Faculty of Arts)

Project Title:

“The impact of ChatGPT on the acquisition of English indirect questions: A mixed-methods study”

First Runner-Up:

TSO Wing Suet, Minnie

(English Studies and English Language Education, Faculty of Education)

Project Title:

“The effects of Digital Oral Dialogue Journals (DODJ) on learners’ self-regulated speaking in Hong Kong secondary classroom”

Second Runner-Up:

HUNG Kim Pong, Kim

(Risk Management Science, Faculty of Science)

Project Title:

“Case-based reasoning approach for financial risk detection”

Grand Finalist:

TAN Haohong, Tony

(Economics, Faculty of Social Science)

Project Title:

“Populism’s impact on the economy: An empirical study on Turkey’s economy”

Grand Finalist:

SULTAN Zenna

(English, Faculty of Arts)

Project Title:

“The role of age in second language acquisition: The case of South Asian secondary school students in Hong Kong”

CUHK Capstone Award Presentation

Reflective Statements

CHEUNG Yu Him, Aiden

Participating in the inaugural CUHK Capstone Project Presentation Competition was a rewarding experience for me to introduce my capstone project to a wider audience. In the process, not only did I get exposed to excellent projects presented by contestants from various disciplines, but I was also grateful for the opportunity to brush up on my presentation skills – the very ability to communicate research findings in a succinct manner. Challenge yourself by breaking out of your comfort zone and sign up for the competition!

HUNG Kim Pong

Being a contestant at the CUHK Capstone Project Presentation Competition was an astounding experience for me as a risk management science undergraduate student that will never fade in my memory. It was much more than just wrapping up a course for my degree.

I now feel more confident to take on challenging assignments and I believe that my specialized capacities have been fortified by this encounter. My enthusiasm for risk management was further developed, and this experience has fuelled my faithful want to push past acknowledged boundaries.

I am extremely thankful for the opportunity and recognition that I received. Cheers to grasping new opportunities and a deep-rooted desire to cherish learning in the future!

NG Chi Kit

I enjoy solving engineering problems. The CUHK Capstone Project Presentation Competition provides me with an excellent platform to present my final year engineering project to the public. It’s a golden opportunity for me to bridge theoretical concepts with real-world examples, enabling more people to comprehend state-of-the-art research in my field. Moreover, it provides me with a chance to hone my presentation skills in front of audiences.