PAMANTASAN NG CABUYAO

SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY

COURSE FINAL PROJECT SPECIFICATION

(FILM MAKING / RESEARCH PAPER)

RATIONALE

In the new knowledge society in which we live, the gap of sciences and humanity can be address by technology.
The course will present science and technology integrated together in a social context. The primary concern of
the STS course is to promote contextualization of scientific discoveries through interaction between Science,
Technology and Society. The course aims to increase scientific and technological literacy of citizens and help
students improve critical thinking, logical reasoning, creative problem solving and decision making.

To realize the objectives of the course, it is highly recommended to practice collaboration among students.
Collaboration activities is important to student development. The final project of the course can help students
in forming their critical thinking, logical reasoning and being creative in contextualizing the integration of science
and technology that affect humanity.

Students in STS are required to produce either a film or research paper that discusses the convergence of
science, technology and society. Output of the course final project will be shown or presented during the
Innovation day of the College of Computing and Information Technologies.

FILM MAKING

Each section of STS will work on a 15 – 25 minutes film. The class will decide on the theme for their film as long
as it is aligned with the objectives of the STS course. The class should elect a core group (4 – 5 students) that
will serve as the point persons of the project. The core group is the sole in-charge in the film making starting
from the storyboard, scripting, actors/actress selection, directors, editors, up to final video screening. The group
will give update to their professor regarding their project.

Required elements of the film

1. Length. Your film should be 15-25 minutes in length, plus time for “credit roll” to show your references.
2. Genre. There are no restrictions on the genre of the film.
3. Original Content. Aim to create your own resources. That means using your own drawings, pictures,
filmed scenes, and interviews. Where this is not possible, be sure that you only use material which falls
under Creative Commons license (that you can use and modify without breaking copyright laws)
4. Photo/Video release forms. Anyone who is features and identifiable in your film (interviewee, man on
the street, actor, narrator, etc.) must sign a Photo/Video Release Form. You must submit the completed
forms prior to the final screening.
5. References. All artifacts (images, videos, music, sound effect, etc.) used in the video which you did not
create yourself must be cited at the end.
6. Credits. Acknowledge the people who contributed to the video, including yourself, your interviews,
narrators and actors, people who supported the production, and your instructor, and specify that the
film was made within the context of this course (Science Technology & Society, Pamantasan ng Cabuyao,
2nd Semester 2019-2020).
 Final Screening

The final screening is scheduled on _____ from 8:00AM – 5:00PM at ____. Each section should submit 1-
minute teaser trailer that will be used for the introduction of the film during the screening. A poster with
the size of 24” x 36” and should be printed on thicker stock paper.

STS Film Awards

Awards will be given based on the total scores, per category.

Best Picture
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Cinematography
Best Film Editing
Best in Visual Effects

Scores for each entry is based on the rubric below.

Movie Rubric
CATEGORY 10 7 4 1

Organization - Establishes a purpose Establishes a purpose There are a few lapses It is difficult to figure
Story early on and maintains early on and maintains in focus, but the out the purpose of the
a clear focus focus for most of the purpose is fairly clear. presentation.
throughout. presentation.

Clips / Images Images create a distinct Images create an An attempt was made Little or no attempt to
atmosphere or tone atmosphere or tone to use images to create use images to create an
that matches different that matches some an atmosphere/tone appropriate
parts of the story. The parts of the story. The but it needed more atmosphere/tone.
images may images may work. Image choice is
communicate communicate logical.
symbolism and/or symbolism and/or
metaphors. metaphors.

Sound Track Microphones are Microphones are At least one Little attention was paid
/Audio Track positioned optimally to positioned optimally to microphone (in addition to ensuring quality
ensure that important ensure that important to that on the camera) sound during the shoot.
sounds and dialogue are sounds and dialogue are is used to ensure that Music is distracting,
captured. The team has captured. Music stirs a dialogue is captured. inappropriate, OR was
made every attempt to rich emotional response Music is ok, and not not used.
anticipate and filter out that somewhat matches distracting, but it does
unwanted ambient the story line. not add much to the
noise in the recording. story.
Music stirs a rich
emotional response
that matches the story
line well.
 CATEGORY 10 7 4 1

Editing The story is told with The story composition is The story seems to need The story needs
exactly the right typically good, though it more editing. It is extensive editing. It is
amount of detail seems to drag noticeably too long or too long or too short to
throughout. It does not somewhat OR need too short in more than be interesting.
seem too short nor does slightly more detail in one section.
it seem too long. one or two sections.

Props and Students have made an Students have made a Most students have Only a few students
costumes excellent effort to good effort include +/or made a good effort to have made a good
include costumes +/or props which help make include costumes +/or effort to include
props which help make the scene more props which help make costumes +/or props
the scene more understandable. the scene more which help make the
understandable. understandable. scene more
understandable.

Originality Movie shows Movie shows some Movie shows an Movie is a rehash of
considerable originality originality and attempt at originality other people's ideas
and inventiveness. The inventiveness. The and inventiveness in and/or images and
content and ideas are content and ideas are part of the shows very little
presented in a unique presented in an presentation. attempt at original
and interesting way. interesting way. thought.

Content - All content throughout Most of the content is The content is generally Content is typically
Accuracy the presentation is accurate but there is accurate, but one piece confusing or contains
accurate. There are no one piece of of information is clearly more than one factual
factual errors. information that might flawed or inaccurate. error.
be inaccurate.

PANEL OF JUDGES

The panel of judges will be composed of three (3) faculty members of Pamantasan ng Cabuyao and two (2)
theater/tv actors/actresses.
 Photo / Video Consent and Release Form

Without expectation of compensation or other remuneration, now or in the future, I hereby give my consent to
PAMANTASAN NG CABUYAO, its affiliates and agents, to use my image and likeness and/or any interview statements from
me in its publications, advertising or other media activities (including the Internet). This consent includes, but is not limited
to:

(a) Permission to interview, film, photograph, tape, or otherwise make a video reproduction of me and/or record
my voice;

(b) Permission to use my name; and

(c) Permission to use quotes from the interview(s) (or excerpts of such quotes), the film, photograph(s), tape(s) or
reproduction(s) of me, and/or recording of my voice, in part or in whole, in its publications, in newspapers, magazines and
other print media, on television, radio and electronic media (including the Internet), in theatrical media and/or in mailings
for educational and awareness.

This consent is given in perpetuity and does not require prior approval by me.

Name:

Signature:

Address:

Date:

The below signed parent or legal guardian of the above-named minor child hereby consents to and gives permission to
the above on behalf of such minor child.

Signature of Parent

or Legal Guardian: Print Name:

____________________________________________________________________________

The following is required if the consent form has to be read to the parent/legal guardian:

I certify that I have read this consent form in full to the parent/legal guardian whose signature appears above.

________________ ___________________________________________

Date Signature of Organizational Representative or Community Leader

RESEARCH PAPER

Part of the vision of the University is to be known in research both in local and global scenes. Through research, students
develop critical thinking expertise, as well as effective analytical, research and communication skill that are needed in the
21st century. Research is the foundations of new discoveries in science and technology.

Each group in the classes of STS can do research project as part of the culminating activities for the course. The research
project areas will be given by their respective professors. The students can investigate or proposed new technology that
they think beneficial to society. The final output of the research paper will be converted as a poster.

Research Format

Student may use APA, ACM, IEEE, MLA research format and documentation. The number of pages for research is 8-10
pages depending on the type of documentation (ACM, APA, IEEE, etc.).

POSTER PRESENTATION

The objective of the poster is to outline the findings from research, program implementation or technology interventions
clearly and concisely so that they can be understood even without an oral explanation – especially since posters will also
be displayed and viewed even when the author is not present. A poster is a graphically based approach to presenting
research. It aims to use the poster as a means for generating active discussion of the research.

Design and layout specifications

 The entire poster size must be 33” x 46” portrait orientation.

 Text should be readable from five feet away.
 Use all capital letters for the title.
 Present numerical data in the form of graphs, rather than tables
 Make sure that the text and the visuals are integrated. Figures should be numbered consecutively according to
the order in which the are first mentioned in the text.

Poster Presentation Awards

Awards will be given depending on the accumulated scores by the panel of reactors.

 Best Poster Presentation

 Best Poster paper
 Promising research award

Rubric for Poster Presentations

Criteria 10 7 4 1
Presentation of Prominently Contains Contains title/ Title/authors
Research positions title/authors of paper authors of paper absent
title/authors of adequately presents presents main
paper thoroughly main points of points of Does not
but concisely introduction, introduction, sufficiently present
presents main points hypotheses/ hypotheses/ main points of
of introduction, proposition, research propositions, introduction,
hypotheses/ methods, results, and research methods, hypotheses/
propositions, conclusions in a fairly results, and propositions,
research methods, well-organized conclusions but not research methods,
results, and manner as sufficiently and results, and
conclusions in a well- not as well- conclusions and is
organized manner Narration and/or organized not well-organized
answering of
Narration and/or questions is Narration and/or
answering of answering of
 Criteria 10 7 4 1
questions is adequate and adds questions is Narration and/or
engaging, thorough, to the presentation somewhat lacking answering of
and adds greatly to questions is lacking
the presentation
Visual Overall visually Overall visually Visual appeal is Not very visually
Presentation appealing; not appealing; not adequate; appealing;
cluttered; colors and cluttered; colors and somewhat cluttered; colors
patterns enhance patterns support cluttered; colors and and patterns hinder
readability; Uses readability patterns detract readability
font sizes/variations from readability
which facilitate the Adequate use of font Use of font
organization, sizes/variations to Use of font sizes/variations to
presentation, and facilitate the sizes/variations to facilitate the
readability of the organization, facilitate the organization,
research presentation, and organization, presentation, and
readability of the presentation, and readability of the
Graphics (e.g., research readability of the research is
tables, figures, etc.) research is inconsistent/
are engaging and Graphics (e.g. tables, somewhat distracting
enhance the text figures, etc.) enhance inconsistent/
content is clearly the text content is distractions Graphics (e.g.,
arranged so that the arranged so that the tables, figures, etc.)
viewer can viewer can Graphics (e.g., do not enhance the
understand order understand order tables, figures, etc.) text
without narration without narration adequately enhance
the text Content
arrangement is
Content somewhat
arrangement is confusing and does
somewhat confusing not adequately
and does not assist the viewer in
adequately assist understanding
the viewer in order without
understanding order narration
without narration
Documentation Cites all data Cites most data Cites some data Does not cite
of Sources, obtained from other obtained from other obtained from other sources.
Quality of sources. APA, ACM, sources. APA, ACM, sources.
Sources IEEE, MLA citation IEEE, MLA citation
style is accurate style is accurate Citation style is
either inconsistent
or incorrect.
Spelling & No spelling & Minimal spelling & Noticeable spelling Excessive spelling
Grammar grammar mistakes grammar mistakes and grammar and/or grammar
mistakes mistakes