1. Academic Poster Building UROP Event Planning Team (808)
956-7492 [email protected] http://manoa.hawaii.edu/urop 2. Dos,
Donts, and Whys Used with the permission of: Dr. Norine W. Yeung
and Dr. Kenneth A. Hayes 3. Educational Posters Used in academia to
promote and explain research Used to introduce a new piece of
research Remember the intent of the project/symposium 4. Honors
Symposium 5. Identify and provide a take- home message or
conclusion - Dont rely on what you dont provide Edit ruthlessly -
Find a friend, hit them - Then have them look Retention: Two Tips
6. 1. Clarity Too detailed? 2. Visual Interest Too plain? 3.
Accessibility Too technical? Design: Three Goals 7. 1. Who 2. What
3. How 4. Why Content: Four Questions? 8. Use graphs and charts
rather than tables General layout 20-25% text 40-45% graphics
30-40% empty space Blocks of text should be 1-2 paragraphs Visual
Presentations 9. Wording in a paper: This project sought to
establish the ideal specifications for clinically useful wheelchair
pressure mapping systems, and to use these specifications to
influence the design of an innovative wheelchair pressure mapping
system. Wording on a poster: Aims of study: Define the ideal
wheelchair pressure mapping system Design a new system to meet
these specifications Paper vs. Poster 10. 1. Most posters are read
left- right and top-bottom 2. Arrange presentation in columns 3.
Unnecessary to link sections with arrows or numbers Poster Layout
Most posters are read left- right and top-bottom Arrange
presentation in columns Unnecessary to link sections with arrows or
numbers 11. Poster Layout
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/presentations_poster.html 12.
Poster Layout 13. Poster Layout 14. Title legible from 15-20 feet
away (60+ pts) Primary text legible from 6 ft away (24+ pts)
Secondary text (18+ pts) Text at a Distance 15. Pictures, graphs,
tables, and illustrations: Use large file sizes Small pictures will
pixilate when blown up Use Insert menu instead of cut and paste
View at 100% to see final results Inserting Visuals 16. Problem
statement and research question(s) Context (Literature Review)
Significance, scope and limits Introduction 17. Required! Sequence
of steps Bulleted or numbered list Flow diagram Methods 18.
Summarize data and analysis Use graphs and charts Provide captions
and titles Figure 1: Breakdown of respondents by ethnic group (%)
Directly label graphics rather than use legends Results 19. Discuss
the significance of these results: Is more work necessary? Will
your initial data lead to promising or revolutionary results?
Should your approach be revised? Preliminary Results 20.
Implications of research Point out problems for feedback
Discussion/Conclusions 21. The fewer the better Provide a shortened
format Hayes (2008) Journal of Cryptogastronomy Secondary text (20
pts font) Citations 22. Pay your dues Secondary Text (20 pts)
Acknowledgments 23. Questions?Thank You!
