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A N T O I N E A L A V O & A N N E T U R N E R
A R T S I N T E R N S H I P O F F I C E

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Congratulations!
With awards come responsibilities/expectations
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McGill ambassador : students/donors/departments/faculty
Researcher: serious position, more than a summer assistant

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Workshops
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Library workshop –
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May 25 th or May 26 th (signup NOW if not done so already)
Poster workshop
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June 2 nd 2016 – Leacock 429 11-12
ARIA Lunch workshop
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July 6 th , 2016 – Arts 160 12-1:30
One-month report , final report & poster
 RSVP and communication with AIO office
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Responsibilities towards your supervisor
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Full time commitment
11 weeks / 30-35 h
 Responsibilities to donors & faculty
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AUR event (posters/share experience)
Reports

ARIA Library Research Workshop

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Deadlines –
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Poster must be completed by August 8, 2016 (and sent to documents.aio@mcgill.ca
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Final printed posters must be submitted to LEA 307 by August 19th, 2016.
Size –
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Maximum of 42 inches wide (3.5 feet) and 42 inches tall (3.5 feet)
 Students must cover the cost of poster printing
 Recommendation – use McGill’s Printing Service –
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A group discount will be provided
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Contact Printing Services and mention it is for the Faculty of Arts Undergraduate Research
Event.
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The top of the poster should indicate the title, first and last name of author(s), and your program (e.g., BA English). You should acknowledge your supervisor and anyone else who contributed to the research.

 Your audience: McGill students, professors
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Knowledgeable about research
 Nonetheless, remember…. Breadth or Depth
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Is your targeted audience in your field or external?
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In your field: details
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Not in your field: overview

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Summary – a must
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Citations – a must
Results – if work is complete
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Methodology
The choice is yours on how best to represent your research
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Get your supervisor’s opinion
You will receive feedback and more

 Beware of copyright!
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Citations, citations, citations.
 Graphs, charts
 Visual appeal vs. textual content
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A.k.a breadth vs. depth

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Ideal Format: 3.5 x 3.5 foot
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Cost: $70 - $90

 Tip: Use a single MS Power Point slide set at the size to which the poster will be printed (i.e. use “Page Setup” to set the size).
 When getting your file printed save the file in both .ppt and
.pdf format – give both files to McGill Printing Services
 Use solid color backgrounds, no gradients.

 Use a large, easy to read font.
 Hint: Print a scaled-down copy of your poster onto regular 8.5”x11” paper. Check whether everything is still legible.
(This may also serve as a useful one-page handout: when you are preparing your poster, you can circulate this to your peers for their comments; on the day of the conference, you can give copies to visitors, if you so wish.
 Use graphs rather than tables, wherever possible.
 Present small, easily-digested bites of information rather than lengthy narrative.
 Numbered or bulleted lists can be a concise and effective way to convey a series of points .

 Today: May 10th 2016
 Digital copy due: August 8th 2016
 Hard Copy (Printed/Delivered) due: August
19th 2016
 Start now!

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Arts
Undergraduate
Research Event
Held annually every year in
January/February
Features multimedia presentations from students
Speakers from the
Faculty of Arts
Research Poster showcase
Reception

Share Your
ARIA
Research

Professor’s
Road to
Research

Creative and
Innovative
Poster Ideas

Present your
Research and
Poster

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