三分钟学位论文演讲竞赛

第十一届全国声音与音乐技术会议将于2024年10月11-13日(周五-周日)在中国地质大学(武汉)举行。具体信息参见微信公众号CSMC-CSMT，或会议网站 https://www.csmcw-csmt.org.cn。本次会议将增设一个时下流行的三分钟学位论文演讲竞赛(Three Minute Thesis, 3MT)环节，旨在快速把研究课题介绍给一个受过高等教育但没有专业背景的人并阐述它的重要性，从而培养学生的学术、演讲和研究交流能力。

一、关于三分钟学位论文演讲

三分钟学位论文演讲竞赛是一种面向研究生的新颖的学术竞赛活动。3MT由昆士兰大学名誉教授艾伦·劳森(Alan Lawson)首创，培养学生的学术、演讲和研究交流能力。比赛支持参赛者在三分钟内以适合非专业观众的语言有效解释他们的研究的成果。

2008年，首届3MT竞赛在昆士兰大学举行，共有160位 研究生参加。自2011年以来，该比赛在全球范围内流行，到目前为止，已经有85个国家/地区的900多所大学中举行3MT竞赛。

二、3MT竞赛活动规则

l 参赛者限使用一张静态投影片。

l 简报投影片必须搭配口头报告，并于开始报告时放映。

l 投影片不得包含任何切换特效与动画。

l 投影片不得包含声音或影片档。

l 简报中不得使用任何辅助器具，例如简报器、戏服、乐器、实验或桌椅等。

l 简报时间应以三分钟为限，逾时者将丧失参赛资格。

l 简报仅限于口说，不得以诗词朗诵或歌曲唱诵之方式呈现。

l 简报必须于比赛规定之讲台上进行。

l 简报计时始于参赛者上台后所说的第一个字或做的第一个动作。

l 比赛结果以评审委员之决议为依据。

三、3MT竞赛评审规则

理解和内容

l 演讲是否提供了对所讨论的研究问题的背景及其意义的理解?

l 演示文稿是否清楚地描述了研究的关键结果，包括结论和结果?

l 演讲是否遵循了清晰合理的顺序?

l 论文主题、关键成果、研究意义和成果是否以适合非专业受众的语言传达?

l 演讲者是否避免使用科学术语，解释术语，并提供足够的背景信息来阐明观点?

l 演讲者在演讲的每个元素上花了足够的时间吗?或者他们在一个方面阐述得太久了，或者演讲很匆忙?

沟通和参与

l 演讲是否让听众想知道更多?

l 主讲人是否注意到不要轻视或概括他们的研究?

l 演讲者是否表达了对他们研究的热情?

l 演讲者是否吸引并保持了观众的注意力?

l 演讲者是否有足够的舞台表现力、眼神交流和音域;保持稳定的步伐，并保持自信的姿态?

l PowerPoint幻灯片是否增强了演示文稿的效果?它是否清晰、易读、简洁?

四、报名及资格

l 演讲者资格：2024年毕业或目前在读的硕/博士研究生。

l 演讲内容：其正在完成或计划完成的学位论文内容与CSMT会议主题一致，并取得初步的研究成果。

l 报名方式：填写如下信息表内容发至主办方邮箱csmt2024@163.com，并以“3MT+学生姓名”作为邮件标题。

五、奖项设置

l 设冠军、亚军、季军各1名，颁发奖金和证书

l 设最受欢迎奖1名，由现场听众投票选出

l 参与者均颁发优秀奖证书

The Three Minute Thesis Competition

The 11th China Conference on Sound and Music Technology will be held on October 11-13, 2024 (Friday-Sunday) at China University of Geosciences (Wuhan).For more information, please refer to Wechat public account CSMC-CSMT, or the conference website https://www.csmcw-csmt.org.cn. The conference will include an additional session of the popular Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, which is designed to quickly introduce a research topic to highly educated audiences without a professional background and to explain its importance, thus developing students' academic, presentation and research communication skills.

1. About Three Minute Thesis

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition is a novel academic competition for graduate students. Developed by Emeritus Professor Alan Lawson at the University of Queensland, 3MT cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills. The competition supports their capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.

The first 3MT competition was held at UQ in 2008 with 160 Higher Degree by Research candidates competing.

Since 2011 the popularity of the competition has increased and 3MT competitions are now held in over 900 universities across more than 85 countries worldwide.

2. Competition Regulations

· Participants are limited to one still slide.

· The presentation slide must accompany the oral presentation and be shown at the beginning of the presentation.

· The slide must not contain any switching effects or animations.

· The slide must not contain sound or movies.

· The presentation should not include any aids such as briefers, costumes, musical instruments, experiments, or desks and chairs.

· Presentations should be limited to three minutes, and presenters who exceed the time limit will be disqualified.

· The presentation should be oral only, and should not be presented in the form of recitation of poems or songs.

· The presentation must take place at the podium specified for the competition.

· Timing of the presentation begins with the first word spoken or the first action performed by the speaker on stage.

· The results of the competition will depend on the decision of the judges.

3. Judging Regulations

Comprehension and content

· Did the presentation provide an understanding of the background to the research question being addressed and its significance?

· Did the presentation clearly describe the key results of the research including conclusions and outcomes?

· Did the presentation follow a clear and logical sequence?

· Was the thesis topic, key results and research significance and outcomes communicated in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience?

· Did the speaker avoid scientific jargon, explain terminology and provide adequate background information to illustrate points?

· Did the presenter spend adequate time on each element of their presentation – or did they elaborate for too long on one aspect or was the presentation rushed?

Communication and engagement

· Did the oration make the audience want to know more?

· Was the presenter careful not to trivialize or generalize their research?

· Did the presenter convey enthusiasm for their research?

· Did the presenter capture and maintain their audience’s attention?

· Did the speaker have sufficient stage presence, eye contact and vocal range; maintain a steady pace, and have a confident stance?

· Did the PowerPoint slide enhance the presentation – was it clear, legible, and concise?

4. Registration and Eligibility

· Speaker qualifications: Master's/PhD students graduating in 2024 or currently enrolled in a program.

· Presentation content: The dissertation content that the speaker is completing or intends to complete is in line with the theme of the CSMT conference, and preliminary research results have been obtained.

· Registration: Fill in the following information form and send it to the organizer at csmt2024@163.com with "3MT + Student's Name" as the subject of the email.

· Provision of information: After qualification, staff will take the initiative to contact registrants to communicate the specifics of participation in the event.

5. Awards

· There will be one champion, one first runner-up and one second runner-up, and prizes and certificates will be awarded.

· One Most Popular Award will be selected by the audience.

· Participants will be awarded with certificates of excellence.