POSTERS
DESIGN, EXECUTION, PRESENTATION & EVALUATION
(http://faculty.washington.edu/krumme/posters.html)
Posters represent a non-conventional but popular form of communicating
ideas, concepts, results of empirical
research or professional, business or planning projects. Posters provide
you with the opportunity and flexibility to
present variable combinations of text, tables, charts, graphics, maps,
and/or photos.
OBJECTIVES: THE POSTER OPTION PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO:
FOLLOW UP A SPECIFIC RESEARCH IDEA FROM YOUR 'CONCENTRATION'
USE AN ALTERNATIVE, LESS CONVENTIONAL WAY TO PRESENT YOUR
IDEAS
USE YOUR ILLUSTRATIVE, GRAPHIC SKILLS & CREATIVITY
SHARE YOUR IDEAS AND SKILLS WITH THE CLASS THROUGH A MORE
'COMMUNICATIVE' FORM OF PRESENTATION
COMPONENTS:
RESEARCH PAPER OR BUSINESS /EMPLOYMENT PLAN (CAN BECOME PART
OF POSTER OR BE SUBMITTED SEPARATELY) -- AT LEAST 6 PAGES
TABLES, GRAPHICS, CHARTS, MAPS, PHOTOS
HOW TO DO IT?
IDENTIFY IDEAS FROM YOUR (CONCENTRATION-BASED) PROJECT WHICH
YOU FEEL YOU CAN GET ACROSS BEST THROUGH ILLUSTRATIONS
THINK ABOUT AND LAY OUT YOUR POSTER COMPONENTS ON THE BOARD
(WILL YOUR PAPER BE INCLUDED ON THE POSTER OR NOT?)
DETERMINE APPROPRIATE OVERALL SIZE OF POSTER (MIN: ;MAX: ;
POSTER MAY CONSIST OF TWO PANELS); THEN "DO IT!"
ANTICIPATE QUESTIONS YOU MAY BE ASKED ABOUT YOUR PROJECT
DUE-DATE and PRESENTATION TO CLASS: early March
EVALUATION: GRADING WILL BE BASED ON:
SELECTION OF TOPIC OR THEME: ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN LIGHT OF YOUR
CONCENTRATION (30%)
QUALITY AND CLARITY OF PRESENTATION OF IDEAS THROUGH OVERALL
DESIGN, TEXT, ILLUSTRATIONS, & DOCUMENTATION (REFERENCES) (40%)
ATTRACTIVENESS OF POSTER'S FORMAT & STYLE, QUALITY OF
INDIVIDUAL ILLUSTRATIONS, PRESENTATION TO CLASS (IF SELECTED) (30%)
UNEXCUSED LATE SUBMISSION, UNAVAILABILITY OF AUTHOR FOR PRESENTATION, OR
ABANDONING POSTER IN CLASS OR INSTRUCTOR's OFFICE WILL RESULT IN LOSS OF
AT LEAST 50% OF THE CREDITS
Literature & Internet Resources:
Roger Suthren:
Creating Electronic Posters on the Web
[http://www.chelt.ac.uk/el/philg/gdn/abstracts/a141.htm]
A List of Publications on Poster Presentations at Professional Meetings
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