Global Studies Poster Session:
Students may use PowerPoint, or any other electronic media form. PowerPoint presentations should not be more than 1 dozen slides. You may create a hard
copy poster, using posterboard provided by GSC. Your presentation should include the following elements:
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Name
Major(s)
Minors (s)
Other certificates, in addition to Global Studies
Language(s) studied
A global theme or issue that may have emerged as a result of your studies/experiences.
Your global concentration and courses taken to meet the requirement
Your regional concentration and the courses taken to meet the requirement
Include any transregional course work
Title of capstone paper and brief synopsis/findings/conclusions….
Other relevant courses
Co-curricular experiences relevant to your global and/or regional concentrations (internships, research, student group participation, employment)
Study abroad (if any)
Reflection (any themes that have emerged from your studies that you want to pursue, how your views have changed, etc)
Future Plans
Make it interesting and engaging!
Connectedness
Content
Presentation
3 –excellent
Language, region, and global concentration are very
related and show a clear connection to capstone
paper or global issue summary
2 - proficient
Language, region, and global concentration are
generally related and show some connection to
capstone paper or global issue summary
1 – does not meet criteria
Language, region, and global concentration are not
related to each other or capstone paper or global
issue summary
Student studied more than one language and
related that to capstone paper or global issue
summary
Student’s language study is related to capstone
paper or global issue summary
Student’s language study is not related to capstone
paper or global issue summary
Student demonstrates clear connection to capstone
paper or global issue summary through participation
in numerous co-curricular activities on or off campus
Student demonstrates some connection to capstone
paper or global issue summary through participation
in some co-curricular activities on or off campus
Student does not demonstrate connection to
capstone paper or global issue summary through
participation in co-curricular activities
Student evidences more than one professional
experience (internship, employment, etc.) related to
capstone paper or global issue summary
The main idea and purpose of the capstone paper
or global issue summary is clearly stated as is a
rationale for this topic
Student evidences at least one professional
experience (internship, employment, etc.) related to
capstone paper or global issue summary
The main idea and purpose of the capstone paper
or global issue summary is generally stated
Student does not evidence any professional
experience (internship, employment, etc.) related to
capstone paper or global issue summary
The main idea and purpose of the capstone paper or
global issue summary is not stated well or not stated
The capstone paper or global issue summary is very The capstone paper or global issue summary is
relevant, thoughtful, and well-researched.
generally relevant, thoughtful, and researched
The capstone paper or global issue summary
provides no evidence of relevance, thought or
research
The capstone paper or global issue summary
evidences analytical and critical thinking and
provides a thoughtful conclusion.
No analysis or conclusion is provided for the
capstone paper or global issue summary
The capstone paper or global issue summary
provides some analysis for the topic and a
conclusion
The capstone paper or global issue summary is very The capstone paper or global issue summary is
well-organized (introduction, presentation of
generally organized (introduction, presentation of
data/argument, analysis, conclusion)
data/argument, analysis, conclusion)
The capstone paper or global issue summary is not
organized well or not organized
Student provides a thoughtful description of what
s/he learned (implications, consequences, individual
growth) as a result of this paper/summary
The poster is clearly laid out and easy/logical to
follow in the absence of a presenter
Student provides some description of what s/he
learned (implications, consequences, individual
growth) as a result of this paper/summary
The poster contains all required elements
Student does not describe what s/he learned as a
result of this paper/summary
The text is very concise, legible, and free of errors
The text is generally concise, legible, and error-free
The text is not concise or legible or too many errors
Photographs and other art/media are very effective
and engaging and enhance overall poster appeal
Some photographs or other art/media are used to
increase the overall poster appeal
No photographs or other art/media are used
The poster is missing one or more of the required
elements