UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
Presentation Information
Undergraduate Research Symposium
• Poster or PowerPoint session format
• Each student will exhibit a poster or PowerPoint
explaining her/his research or internship project (see
overview slide of poster layout)
• Each student will provide a short (3 to 5 minute) oral
summary.
• If exhibiting a poster, students are responsible for printing.
Presentation Contents
(Honors & Independent Studies Students)
• Introduction – Background on research topic
• Goals / Objectives of research
• Approach or methods – explanation of how the
research was conducted
• Results – Present results in figures, graphs
tables, and provide brief text discussing the
results
• Conclusions – Provide a summary of the
conclusions for your work.
Presentation Contents (Internships)
• Introduction- What was the project?
• Goals / Objectives of the internship-What did you do?
• What did you contribute to the internship?
1.
2.
What skills/knowledge were you able to apply from your Geography
related coursework to your internship? Identify specific courses if
relevant.
What did you bring to the internship?
• Results-What kind of skills/knowledge did you gain from
your internship that will help you in the future?
• Conclusions- Provide a summary of the conclusions for
your work/internship.