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ResearchPoster.pptxRESEARCH POSTERS
How to turn your CAPS 390 research into a Research Poster
What is a Research Poster?
RESEARCH POSTERS summarize information & research
THEY concisely and attractively showcase research
THEY help publicize it
and generate discussion
https://guides.nyu.edu/posters
What is a Research Poster?
Research posters summarize information or research
“Information” = secondary research results
“Research” = primary research results or original data
What is a Research Poster?
Brief text: between 250-800 words
Tables
Charts
Graphs
Pictures
Images
A POSTER ABOUT DESIGNING RESEARCH POSTERS
What is a research poster for?
To display the research behind your project
To showcase original research results
Who is my audience?
Other Capstone students, faculty, and people interested in your topic
NOT experts in your topic
What information goes on a poster?
Only the information crucial to your project
Choose carefully
Remember that what you present needs to be of interest to people, and they need to understand it
Are there rules to follow?
There are general guidelines …
…but the story your research tells is up to you to decide
Qualitative or quantitative research?
Both belong
Quantitative results are more visually appealing and easier to incorporate
What’s the point of a liberal arts research poster?
All projects require research
Poster tells the story of how and why you made the project the way you did
Showcases original data
Highlights your contribution to your field
https://guides.nyu.edu/posters
Check out UB English Professor Amy Nawrocki’s award-winning liberal arts research poster
Designing the Poster
Goals
Attract interest
Help your audience navigate the material
Give your audience content worth reading
Make it easy to comprehend
What makes a good poster?
Printed Posters: Important information should be readable from about 10 feet away
In this course, you will make a digital poster to include in the presentation of your final project
one Powerpoint slide organized as a research poster
What makes a good poster?
Title is short and draws interest
What makes a good poster?
Total word count of about 300 to 800 words
What makes a good poster?
Text is concise: clear and to the point
What makes a good poster?
Use of bullets, numbering, and headlines make it easy to read
What makes a good poster?
Effective use of graphics, color and fonts
What makes a good poster?
Consistent and clean layout
What makes a good poster?
Includes acknowledgments, your name and department affiliation
Getting started? Ask yourself…
What is the most important/interesting/astounding finding from my research?
How can I visually share my research?
Should I use charts, graphs, photos, images?
What kind of information can I convey that will complement my poster?
How to design a research poster
Title: Make it as catchy as possible, but make sure it conveys the issue that you are trying to solve
How to design a research poster
2. Introduction: No need for a comprehensive literature search but do explain why it was necessary to do the research
How to design a research poster
3. Method: Make sure it includes what, when and how you did the research. Consider using a flow chart if this makes it clearer
How to design a research poster
4. Results: Use graphs, charts and tables wherever possible (quantitative data)
How to design a research poster
5. Discussion: Are your results consistent with previous findings or are they new?
If new, how are they new?
Put your results into context by describing their implications and include the next steps for the research
Next Steps
The “next steps” may be the production of the final project, connecting what you discovered in your research with the choices you made in creating the final project as you did
Poster Examples & Templates
The following slides show:
1. Examples of research posters
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2. Research poster templates
You’ll see that there are many ways to organize a research poster
Link to UT Austin webpage to review together in class: https ://ugs.utexas.edu/our/poster/ samples
Link to a useful site for students: https://www.genigraphics.com/templates
Templates
The following two slides should be interactive, meaning you can use each as a template: choose the one you like best
Download this PPTX presentation so that you can edit the template slide of your choice
Edit title of the research presented in this poster
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How to use this Poster Template
Text Formatting
You can use this presentation template to make a poster for your University and include snapshots of your research, data collection, analysis, etc.
You can also put data-driven charts, images, slides and illustrations on each component.
This editable poster presentation template is free for educational use and you can make as many copies you want. Text and images are 100% editable so you can include your own data, change the titles or re-arrange the text components to make your own layouts.
Information can be organized within columns. It is recommended to organize the information from top to bottom across each column.
Try to avoid using ONLY CAPITAL LETTERS, and make special focus in choosing a good combination of colors to produce a high contrast between the text and backgrounds.
The font can be changed and you can pick any desired font in PowerPoint, Google Slides or Open Office. It is recommended to follow a consistency in Font, text size, captions, etc.
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Images
Given this presentation template is fully editable, you can insert images. It is recommended to insert images with a resolution of at least 150 dpi in order to keep a good quality level once printed.
Use Insert -> Image to insert a new image into any of the available columns. Then, drag the image to any desired position making sure that the borders are aligned with the text.
Logos
There is a dummy logo inserted in this presentation. You can easily replace the logo.
To add a new logo, remove the dummy logo and insert your own logo image or replace the current dummy logo image to choose the logo image (right click and Replace Image).
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This poster presentation can be saved as a PDF. Go to
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If you are in Mac, at the bottom left hand corner, there is a button PDF, click on this button and the scroll to:
“Save as PDF…”
Once exported to PDF, locate the new file and try to open it just to make sure the process worked as expected.
In any case, it is recommended to keep a digital version of the presentation poster file as a PowerPoint presentation or Google Drive in case you need to make modifications in the future.
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Methods
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