Measures of Dispersion and Variability: Range, QD, AD and SD
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1. Creating a Professional
Research Poster
a workshop for students
Lorrie Evans
Social Science Research and Instruction Librarian
Auraria Library
Research and Creative
Activities Symposium
University of Colorado Denver
Undergraduate Research
Conference:
a symposium of scholarly works and
creative projects
Metropolitan State University of Denver
2. What your poster should do:
• Communicate
• Promote
• Inform
• Engage
Your poster should make people stop, read,
think and talk to you!
3. Software:
two of the most common options
PowerPoint
Publisher
More functionality than PPT (for posters) but there might be a slight
learning curve if you have never used it.
Under the Design tab, click
“Page Setup”. Set your single
slide to the size of your poster.
4. Required elements
Title & authors
Introduction & Hypothesis
• Objectives
Results
• What did you learn?
Conclusions
Acknowledgments are optional
5. Title and Authors
• Title: Should be the same as that stated on the
abstract you submitted
• Authors: all individuals contributing to the work and
their institutional affiliations.
– The student presenting the poster is listed first and the
faculty member directing the research is listed last.
– If you have any question about whom to list in the title,
discuss this with your faculty sponsor.
6. Introduction/Hypothesis:Introduction/Hypothesis:
• Provide background on the research area,
including brief mention (citation) of related
work by others. State your hypothesis.
• If this research is not hypothesis driven, then
state why you are doing your research, i.e.,
what do you hope to learn.
7. Materials and Methods:
describe the methodology, materials and procedure
– The reader should be able to understand what you did
by looking at this section.
– How did you do your project? What did you use to
create your project or perform your experiment? What
steps did you follow?
– A single figure showing the study or experimental design
can be helpful.
– You can also include this information in figure captions
or results. Again, ask your faculty mentor how he/she
likes to see this done.
8. Results
• Major section of the poster! Include figures and/or tables, as
appropriate for the data.
• Graphs: clearly labeled axes, all variables shown must be
identified, either as a key on the figure or in the legend.
• Photographs: annotate to identify important elements.
• Both tables and figures need to have detailed legends that
should contain highly abbreviated experimental details.
• The results are also often summarized in text form at the end
of this section.
9. Conclusions/Discussion
• Succinctly list the conclusions drawn from the
results.
– What key things were learned? Why are the
results important?
• Future directions:
– What should follow from your work? Suggest
ways to expand on the current research.
10. AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements
• List funding sources, internal or external.
• Acknowledge technical or other types of non-
financial support by individuals who are not
listed in the title.
11. Clarity and Readability
• Font large enough to see from 4 – 6 feet away
• Keep text to a minimum
• Label all graphs and charts completely
• Use a clean design and a logical flow of
information.
• Color: two or three different colors. Use to draw
attention, should not clash.
12. Tips on design
• Consistency: font
type, font size, text
boxes, color
• Flow: What should
the reader see first?
• Learn by looking at
posters
Examples of good posters and
bad are all over the Web
Poster design (Colin Purrington)
great examples – good and bad -
with criticism. Funny too.
http://colinpurrington.com/tips/academic/posterdesign
Pimp my poster: Flicker group
where you can view other posters
and comments from peer reviewers.
Post your own draft poster for
feedback.
13. Then ask a friend…
To read your poster and
be critical
14. Present your work
• Anticipate questions about your methods and
conclusions.
• Discuss your research with confidence and
accuracy.
• Be enthusiastic. Over prepare!
Oral presentations: 10 minute limit
Posters: prepare a 2 – 3 minute summary
15.
16. Download the template below from:
http://www.slideshare.net/LorrieEvans/ucd-presentation-template
17. Printing options
Save your presentation as a PDF before sending it to a printer!
Departmental printing: not all, but some departments might have
printers available that can produce posters. Ask!
Commercial print shops: Quotes for 3’ X 4’ posters: 36” x 48”
•Ricoh - (Tivoli) $72 on matte paper. 24 hour notice.
•Speedpro – $51.00/poster paper or $68.00 laminated paper. Various Denver
area locations. 48 hours notice.
•AlphaGraphics – print ready PDF: $49.00 without laminate, $99 laminated.
Design work is $30/hour if requested.
•FedEx – printing/mounting services - they are running a sale, $65.00, normally
$120.00. But the sale just goes until 4/1/14.
18. Information
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Undergraduate Research
Conference: A symposium of
scholarly works and creative
projects
Date: April 25th
, 2014
Location: Student Success Building,
Auraria Campus
University of Colorado Denver
Research and Creative
Activities Symposium
Date: April 25th
, 2014
Location: Anschutz Medical Campus,
RC2 Trivisible Room.
Editor's Notes
If it’s too wordy or difficult to read people will walk by and not bother to stop.
Main difference is that PPT has a size limit. For these student conferences, this is not an issue.
assuming s/he contributed sufficiently to the research or provided financial or other support.
Present the ppt on a big screen to get a feel for the font size before you print it.
Flow - vertical or left to right. You don’t want to mix the flow.
There isn’t really a “right or wrong” but there best practices and recognized good design.
Present the ppt on a big screen to get a feel for the font size before you print it.
Flow - vertical or left to right. You don’t want to mix the flow.
There isn’t really a “right or wrong” but there best practices and recognized good design.
Present the ppt on a big screen to get a feel for the font size before you print it.
Flow - vertical or left to right. You don’t want to mix the flow.
There isn’t really a “right or wrong” but there best practices and recognized good design.
http://www.speedprodenver.com/ - $3.25 sq. ft.
http://www.theupsstore.com/products-services/print/Pages/banners-posters.aspx
http://www.fedex.com/us/office/sign-banner-printing.html?lid=fo_signs-banners
Metro: Posters are limited to a maximum of 3' x 4'. Poster board and easels will be provided at the conference. You can attach your poster with the available thumbtacks.
UCD: Please specify on your application whether you want an easel, table or wall space. Typically posters are approximately 3' X 4'. If you have a larger display, please specify your needs on your application or email [email_address] to make sure we have an appropriate space reserved for your display.
34 x 44 is recommended. - free printing – large format printer uses 34” roll paper.
BSS lab (NC2028). Our lab opening hours are 9 to 7 Mon ~ Thurs, 9 to 5 Fri, 12 to 5 Sat~Sun. Our lab monitor will help them print the works.