Aukszi, Beatrix

Blanar, Christopher A.

Sternglanz, Weylin

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Nova Southeastern UniversityNSUWorksChemistry and Physics Faculty Proceedings,Presentations, Speeches, Lectures Department of Chemistry and Physics2007Creating and Presenting a Poster at theUndergraduate Student SymposiumBeatrix AuksziNova Southeastern University, ba285@nova.eduChristopher A. BlanarNova Southeastern University, cblanar@nova.eduWeylin SternglanzNova Southeastern University, sterngla@nova.eduFollow this and additional works at: http://nsuworks.nova.edu/cnso_chemphys_facpresPart of the Arts and Humanities Commons, Life Sciences Commons, Physical Sciences andMathematics Commons, and the Social and Behavioral Sciences CommonsThis Lecture is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of Chemistry and Physics at NSUWorks. It has been accepted for inclusionin Chemistry and Physics Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures by an authorized administrator of NSUWorks. For more information,please contact nsuworks@nova.edu.NSUWorks CitationAukszi, Beatrix; Blanar, Christopher A.; and Sternglanz, Weylin, "Creating and Presenting a Poster at the Undergraduate StudentSymposium" (2007). Chemistry and Physics Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures. Paper 99.http://nsuworks.nova.edu/cnso_chemphys_facpres/99Workshop by faculty membersBeatrix Aukszi, Christopher Blanar, and Weylin Sternglanz Poster boards and easels will be provided. Notify the Dean’s Office if you need other resources for your poster. The Dean’s Office will notify you of your poster and easel number. Click here to view poster templates Posters should be 36” by 48”. Posters can be printed at the Large Format PrintingOffice (Rosenthal Building, room 216). Printing request forms should be submitted byMonday, April 6 at latest. Printing request forms can be found here:http://www.nova.edu/asm/posterprinting.html Students are allowed to print 5 posters per academicterm for free.1) Public Speaking2) Heights3) Insects4) Financial Problems5) Deep Water6) Sickness7) Death8) Flying9) Loneliness10) Dogs1) Disseminate results ahead of publishing it2) Communicate ideas3) Teach the audience4) Establish future collaborations5) Secure funding6) Gain interest of prospective employers The purpose of a poster: Source of information  Conversation starter  Advertisement for your work  Summary of your work An effective poster: focuses on a single message.  tells the story via graphics (i.e., uses text sparingly). is organized , with a well-ordered clear sequence. Build your poster backwards1. Identify your key message. Express that message in a single sentence. (consider making this your title, too)2. Collect the graphical elements (graphs, pictures, tables, charts) that summarize the data that support that message.3. Write a clear, concise summary of your results, referencing the graphical elements.4. Write only those methods that allowed you to produce the results.5. Write brief introduction providing background information and framing research question.6. Briefly discuss results, and clearly reiterate your key message as a conclusion.7. Thank those who helped you (acknowledge labmates, resource people, funding sources). Simple background is best if you have a substantial number of images/ graphs/ tables to show. Avoid distractions! An eye-popping background image is almost always distracting- it is usually only appropriate if you do not have images. Use with caution!Low resolution images may look great on a computer screen, but become horribly pixelated and blocky when enlarged and printed. Always select the largest images you can.Avoid jpg or jpeg files, especially if  they are <3-4 MB in size.Visual elements on your poster Use the image editing options in PowerPoint to fully integrateimported images into your poster. Contrasting background colors on images are distracting: get rid ofthem by setting them to “transparent”. Improve clarity by dropping brightness and increasing contrast.Using someone else’s images without their permission is a copyright infraction. Proprietary images often have watermarks, but not always.Safest way to proceed is to use Google image search to find images licensed for noncommercial uses… or make your own. Typical sections of a poster: Title, your name, faculty advisor, NSU logo Abstract ** Introduction/Specific Aims/Objectives Materials and/or Method(s) ** Results Discussion/Conclusions/Future directions References or Literature Cited ** Acknowledgments/Funding/Contacts** Figures/Tables/Images should occupy central spaces, dominating the poser visually** These elements are less essential in posters and should never dominate. In most cases they can be omitted, or added to a handout to accompany the poster.A large informative title that states the key conclusion of  the projectIntro and key research questions / hypotheses hereKey findings and conclusions hereZone of absolutely diminished importanceZone of somewhat diminished importanceCritical information zone: graphs and tables go here…based on studies of eye movements in test subjects reading scientific postersThe visual appeal of your poster is the first thing people will notice.The second is the title. The average viewer will take less than fiveseconds to decide whether to actually read the poster, so make the titlea grabber.Horizontal Symmetry          Horizontal & Vertical Symmetry Diagonal Symmetry Asymmetry(text-heavy on left, image-heavy on right)Images are from: http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/NewSite/CreatePosterLayout.html The vertical symmetry divides written text on the sides and keeps visual focus in the center. The vertical and horizontal symmetry creates a very strong visual focus in the center, featuring your data. The diagonal symmetry alternates the visual focus of your data with the written text outlining details. Your poster qualifies you as a scholar! Objectives and Aims should be easy to find. Always use the logo approved by your institution. Choose proper, easy-to-read font type and size! Use good-quality graphics that are easy to interpret. Create overall organizational theme to guide the viewer through your poster. Check your spelling again, and again, and again! Stand next to your poster and look engaging Be prepared to answer questions Consider having a single-page printout of your poster, with your contact info, as an oversized business cardPoster templates can be found here:http://www.posterpresentations.com/html/free_poster_templates.htmlNSU logos can be found here:http://www.nova.edu/common-lib/styleresources/logousage.htmlTips on colors to choose from:http://jfly.iam.u-tokyo.ac.jp/color/#seeFor more tips: Better Posters blog: a fantastic resourcehttp://betterposters.blogspot.com/ American Society of Plant Biologists guide to making great posters:http://goo.gl/u9EWBG Information is Beautiful: illustrating difficult concepts with imageshttp://informationisbeautiful.net If you think of other questions later, please contact the following faculty members: Beatrix Aukszi (ba285@nova.edu) Christopher Blanar (cblanar@nova.edu) Weylin Sternglanz (sterngla@nova.edu)

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