Poster
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Abstract at left
Visual flow, left-toright
Conclusions at right
Handout with all
panels printed out
Presentation
• Your name and
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question
Abstract at beginning
Beginning to end
Conclusions at end
Handout with all
panels printed out
Nitty Gritty
• Post on Blackboard (may need to be pdf)
• Bring enough copies for everyone
• Name outline. Mylastname.Mytopic(23words.ppt
• Do this for poster and then again for
presentation
• Use the opportunity to improve it
Poster content
• Abstract
• Introduction – background –why is this
study important
• Review of individual studies’ results
– Or Review of themes
• Emphasize empirical project
– Methods, Results
• Discussion—relate empirical project
findings to literature
Individual studies
• Title of slide should give us main message:
“A is related to B”.
– Use part of title of article if nothing else.
– Put reference (Weissman et al., 2003) some
place in slide.
– Do NOT make title: Study 1 or Weissman et al.
Poster content
• Summarize study by study
– Generally not more than one panel per study
– Highlights of research
• but know the details for questions
– Use your text to communicate results that
answer your question
Overall
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Everything must be bulleted.
Every line counts.
Tell us what we need to know.
No tangents, no digressions
• All font at least 24 point
Abstract and Conclusion
• Abstract
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– Answers your final topic question
– Addresses all the studies (and empirical study)
• Discussion
– Bulleted
– Sums up the answer to your final topic question
– Addresses all the studies (and empirical study)
• They are not identical but you do want to reinforce
the essential info.
Make 3 points
• That answer your final topic question.
• Put these points in the abstract
• There should be a slide or two that
communicates results that ‘make each
point’
• Then sum up in the conclusion
Empirical project in final
poster and presentation
• ~Three panels
• Focus on results
– Methods panel
– One panel of text and one of tables/figure
– Or two panels of Tables and/or Figures
• Tell us what you learned
• Props to communicate what you actually did
• Cry? Video? Questionnaire?
You will need
• Posterboard
– Bookstore, Pearl’s, Michael’s
• Big font (at least 24), small margins
• Pictures or figures
– from articles or empirical project
• Copies of handout for all classmates and me
For each student’s presentation
• Write their name, research question, and
one comment or suggestion on their
presentation
Presentation
• I would write out your presentation and
practice 2-3 times, at least once with
somebody listening who can give you
feedback.
• I am also looking for you to communicate
that you are open to and eager to address
questions.
More on presentation
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A straightforward scientific presentation of
your question (title)
why you did what you did (intro)
what you did (methods)
what you found (results)
what it means re: the literature (discussion)
the final answer to your final topic question
(conclusion).