Term Posters

  General

Sometimes I may request that you prepare what is called a "poster session". This is a formal presentation about a paper or project given in front of a poster board that contains the information that would be given at a normal professional forum. This allows room and time for many more presentations than would be possible in an auditorium forum.

  Guidelines and Suggestions

The poster must be devised to clearly present the work even if you are not there to explain it. It must stand by itself both physically and in concepts. You can use your own cardboard or use a borrowed tri-fold display cardboard. You do not have to print on chart paper like the elaborate Estuarine poster by Dr. Trefrey outside the first-floor DMES office.

  Planning

Plan your poster format early and get it approved by the instructor. This format is the rough hand sketch on 8.5" x 11' landscape-turned paper of the poster with headings for each of the sheets on it. The poster should be self-explanatory in case you aren't there when someone is reading it.

  Preparation

Based upon http://www.fit.edu/CampusLife/clubs-org/GSA/GSA%20Events.htm#_Poster_Session_2004:

  1. "Title banner at the top to indicate the title, author(s), and affiliation(s) or you may use a long header across the top. (Do not separate words in scattered "bubbles"; just use a straight title.)
  2. Short abstract (optional)
  3. Introduction, Background
  4. Material and Methods
  5. Results: However, results are generally presented in a series of figures, tables, illustrations, photos, etc. with minimal narrative.  Each figure should concisely describe both the content of the figure and highlight the major conclusions drawn
  6. Conclusions: placed near the end of the poster, which concisely lists the key points and major conclusions of the research (“the take home message”)
  7. References and Acknowledgment (optional)."

 

  Example

Here's an example from http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r2/wash_nova/leos/2005/PosterGuidelines.pdf

You don't have to use all the space. I've made some for four panels high, but it's crowded.

  Grading/Judging

Posters will be judged based on the presented technical information with emphasis on technical accomplishments and clarity of poster material. This may be included as part of a term project grade, or it may be an optional contribution to a term paper grade.

 

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