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Poster Presentation/Preparation Workshop. Ranjani Muralidharan , April 5 2013 Academic REU GA. CLARITY & SIMPLICITY!. Steps in making poster. Determine the size of the poster Castle Undergraduate- 36” x 24” & 36 ” x 36 ” Make rough draft of layout Formatting. Layout. Other
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Poster Presentation/PreparationWorkshop Ranjani Muralidharan , April 5 2013 Academic REU GA
Steps in making poster • Determine the size of the poster • Castle Undergraduate- 36” x 24” & 36” x 36” • Make rough draft of layout • Formatting
Other Logo (optional) USF Logo TITLE Planning INTRODUCTION RESULTS AIM CONCLUSION EXPERIMENTAL REFERENCES
Components of an poster • Title • Introduction • Hypothesis - What is your research question, goal/aim? • Methods/Experimental - Explain your methods including • design of your study/chemicals (Flow chart ) • Results - What were the major findings in your research? • Conclusion and future directions • References
Figures & graphs Make the graphs in excel and copy as jpeg/png image Check Labels Have an axis title
Figures & Graphs Seongmin Hong, Xiao Li, Chemistry department, USF
Other components Less words More flowcharts & pictures Content Poster should be readable from 6 feet away
Poster formatting • Background – Grays/whites/light • Font Size 36-54 – Titles • Font Size 18-27 – Text • Fonts – Arial, Calibri or Helvetica, Times Roman
Poster preparation You need to have a 5 minute version for people not familiar with technicalities minute version for people in your field PRACTISE!!! Dress formal and have a good posture
Poster Rubric • Topic Coverage • Organization • Layout, Design and Graphics • Sources • Grammer • Presentation
Acknowledgment Dr. Richard Pollenz, Professor & Associate Dean, Director Office For Undergraduate Research http://www.kumc.edu/SAH/OTEd/jradel/Poster_Presentations/110.html