+IDSP20C Introduction

1. IDSP20C Introduction
+ Alexandros Xafopoulos +
IDSP Coordinator
IDSP Competition 2020
London, 23 July 2020
@IDSPIOE
#IDSP19C

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Welcome to IDSP20C!
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China, Eswatini, India,
Kuwait, Taiwan, UK, Turkey
IPDY – 2IPDY – 3IPDY
Medallists

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About IDSP - IE Dissertation Support Project
• Student-initiated project in spring of 2017
• 2017: 6 Presentations, IDSP17P & 1 Conference, IDSP17C
• 2018: 1 tripartite Competition [Quarter-final, Semi-final, & Final],
IDSP18C
• 2019: 1 bipartite Competition [Departmental, Faculty], IDSP19C
• Coordinated by IOE PGT alumnus, past Faculty Rep 🎓
• Aim & Method: Helping Edu, Psy, & Social Sci PGT students excel
in Dissertation Research 🔬 by annual IDSP Competition
• Comprehensive info on IDSP website uidsp.wordpress.com

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About IDSP20C - IDSP Competition 2020
• Engaging Competition under IDSP initiated in 2018
• Programme with Abstracts & Bios on
uidsp.wordpress.com/idsp20c-programme/
• New format
• Online, MS Teams IDSP Team
• Competitors’ & Finalists’ Rounds

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IDSP20C Objectives
• Generate space for sharing experiences, info, & support about dissertation
processes
• Hone skills
• creativity
• presentation
• decision-making
• time management
• cooperation

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IDSP20C Roles
• Team
• Coordinators
• Session Chairs
• Managers: Media & IT
• Reviewers
• Secretary
• Competitors

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IDSP20C Competitors
• 11 Shortlisted Competitors 👏
• Order by Dept & programme
• Group A - CCM: Ahmad {‘ahmed} - Marybeth {meəri bɛθ} -
Tianxin {tʰjɛn ʃin} - Yu-Ting {jutɪŋ}
• Group D - DSS: Hannah {ˈhænə}
• Group E - EPS: Isabel {ˈɪzəbɛl} - Georgina {dʒɔːˈdʒiːnə} -
Eleanor {ˈɛlənɔː} - Revathi {Ray-vuh-thee} – Philippa {fɪlɪpə}
• Group F - PHD: Dhanishtha {ˈdæ-nɪʃ-θɑː}

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IDSP20C Preliminary Stages
• Call for abstracts 
• Abstract submission 
• Review [Criteria-Feedback-Score] 
• Notification of acceptance 
• 3 sequential online Tasks
• Bio - Slides - Video
• [Criteria-Feedback-Score]

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IDSP20C Preliminary Leaderboard
Competitor Abstract Tasks1-3
Merit-
Distinction Optional Total
D1 Hannah Scott 4 9 6 8 27
E3 Eleanor Booth 4 9 4 7 24
E2 Georgina Adams 4 9 4 6 23
A4 Yu-Ting Huang 5 9 5 2 21
E4 Revathi Ramanan 4 9 3 4 20
F1 Dhanishtha Patel 4 9 4 3 20
A2 Marybeth Martin 4 9 3 3 19
E5 Philippa MacDonald 4 9 2 3 18
A1 Ahmad Jaber 4 9 1 1 15
A3 Tianxin Yan 4 9 2 0 15
E1 Isabel Kempner 4 9 2 0 15

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IDSP20C Programme

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IDSP20C Main Stages
• Competitors’ Round 
• Announcement of Finalists 
• Finalists’ Round 
• Announcement of Medallists - IPDY20 [IDSP PGT
Dissertation of the Year 2020] 🏆

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IDSP20C Competitors’ Round
• All 4 Groups, x11: 5-min Presentation [by Competitor] 
Critiquing Question [by Session Chair]  Defence [by
Competitor]  Q&A [by Participants on MS Teams chat
with Session Chair Moderation]
• Presentation: Intro, Framework, Collection, Analysis,
Findings
• Selection F1 & F2
• 6 Finalists’ Announcement & Competitors’ Round Results

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IDSP20C Finalists’ Round
• 1-min Elevator Pitch [Funding] x6 [by Finalist] 
• Selection M 
• Medallists’ Announcement & Finalists’ Round Results

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IDSP20C Selection [F1, F2, M]
• Selection F1: 3 Finalists from Groups A & D
• Selection F2: 3 Finalists from Groups E & F
• Selection M: 3 Medallists from the 6 Finalists
• Participants’ digital voting
• in 3 mins on Slido event
• website sli.do, event code idsp
• each Competitor has 1 entry
• each Participant selects 3 entries
• Leaderboard consultation in case of ties or bias

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IDSP20C Selection
• Suggested Criteria
• Quality of description of problem, research outline & process
• Need for research & funding
• Ability to communicate research to a non-specialist audience
• Clear conclusions
• Creativity of presentation & audience engagement
• body movement, speed, tone, clarity, & modulation of voice, eye contact, visual
impact of the slides
• Uniqueness of content & delivery

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IDSP20C Congratulations & Short Speeches
• Medallists
• Bronze [3IPDY20] - Silver [2IPDY20] - Gold [IPDY20]
• announced & congratulated by IDSP Coordinator
• offered 1-min talk on IDSP experience
• Gold Medallist announced IPDY20

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IDSP20C Coverage
• Competition recorded & parts published by organisers &
participation means consent to this
• Participant screenshots & recordings
• allowed for non-commercial use except mentioned
confidential parts
• can be published only if link sent to organisers & hashtag
#IDSP20C used

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IDSP20C Online Discussion
• #IDSP20C
• Twitter, @IdspIoe
• LinkedIn, @IDSP - IE Dissertation Support Project
• Facebook, @IDSPIOE
• Instagram, @idspioe

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IDSP19C Warm Gratitude & Wishes
• 11 Competitors
• For cooperation & engagement
• Session Chair, Danni Shi
• For chairing & critiquing
• PLs
• For promotion & assistance
• Participants
• For engagement & feedback
Let’s engage & celebrate!