Page 3 - Report on PCC Research Day 2019

 Pre-Research Day Activities

Marketing. Posters and flyers were created internally and circulated on notice boards on both

campuses. Poster/fliers were also circulated on social media platforms such as Whatsapp, Instagram

and Facebook.

Invitation letters were emailed to the following schools:

• Bridgeport High School

• Waterford High School

• Ascot High School

• Cumberland High School

• The Cedar Grove Academy

Late calls were made to follow up on the invitation, however hard copies of the invitation were not

delivered to the schools.

Research Database. A database of all the research work to be showcased on research day by

participants in either the oral presentations and/or research poster competition was created and is

maintained by the Research Unit. An email address research@pcc.edu.jm was also created to

facilitate formal communications with presenters.

Research Poster Competition. Guidelines and a submission form for the research poster

competition were approved by the Senior Management Team and circulated through the

departments (see appendix 1a and 1b). Students were encouraged to submit entries by the stated

deadline of March 22 . Three judges were selected and provided with a scoring rubric to guide the
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judging of the research posters (see appendix 2). Five entries were received from 2 groups and 3

individuals (see entries listed in table 1 on page 5).

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