MASTER ASSIGNMENT 700 WORDS DUE BY 20 HOURS
Instruction booklet for development of a scientific poster
and online conference presentation (MSc Health Programmes)
What is a poster presentation?
Posters are widely used in the academic community, and most academic conferences (both face to
face and online) include poster presentations. Posters summarise information or research concisely
and attractively to help publicise it and/or to generate discussion. They may be used to present quite
complex material, and so it is important that the information on them is well laid out, legible and
attractively presented. The poster is usually a mixture of brief text mixed with tables, graphs,
pictures, and other presentation formats. At a face to face conference, the author of the poster
usually stands by the poster display while others can view the poster and interact with him/her. In
an online conference or a virtual conference the presenter may record their presentation and it is
then played on screens. Alternatively, they may upload an e-poster and then take questions
remotely.
A good example of a poster presentation at a face to face conference is:
Online e Poster
You are required to produce an e poster for an online conference presentation. Your e poster will
follow the format of a conventional scientific poster. You will have a title and a number of different
sections which you will populate with information and graphics. Your e poster should have
references and a brief reference list. You will see from the poster above that the reference list is
situated at the right hand bottom corner of the poster as you face it.
Layouts for Poster – Power-Point Template
Figure 1: Conventional layouts for a poster.
The long panel at top-centre is title/author banner. The majority of the information is then
presented in Individual panels, which may be connected by numbers or arrows. Also, note the use of
space between panels to achieve visual appeal.
There are a number of templates that can be used for poster presentations. You may wish to
consult the website below for some ideas:
http://www.eposterboards.com/poster-templates/
Designing a poster in power-point
For your assignments, please follow the guidelines below:
How to Create a Poster Using PowerPoint
Step 1- Gather your contents in the form of text, graphs and photos.
Step 2- Open PowerPoint, choose Blank Presentation and click OK.
Step 3- Choose the Blank slide layout and click OK.
Step 4- Go to File in the toolbar and click Page Setup /Design and Slide size.
Step 5-Enter the Height and Width of your poster. Please be aware that PowerPoints maximum size
is 52; therefore to produce a PowerPoint poster with dimensions larger than 52, both dimensions
are entered at half the desired size. For example, for a 44 x 66 poster, you would enter 22 in the
box for height and 33 in the box for width, and click OK. The posters size will be doubled during the
printing phase to bring it up to 44×66 inches as desired. We recommend that you use 44 inch and 66
http://www.eposterboards.com/poster-templates/
inch for your poster. However, remember we will not be printing the poster for our online
conference.
Step 6- Click Insert on the toolbar, choose Text Box. A text box drawing tool will appear on your
PowerPoint slide. Click and drag to create the box. This is where you will place your prepared text.
Simply cut and paste from Word or type directly into the text box. The box will expand to fit the
information entered. Remember to consider your font size and make it suitable for poster use. Font
sizes of approximately 36 to 54 are recommended for titles, approximately 18 for text. Use your
judgment for your specific poster needs. PowerPoint does not recognize all fonts; Arial and Times
New Roman are recommended for use, as these are clear standard fonts. Symbol is the font
recommended for scientific symbols. To choose the characteristics of the text box such as line,
colour or size, go to Format in the toolbar or right click on the text box and select Format Text Box.
You can copy and paste directly from Word documents into PowerPoint text boxes. We would
suggest using black on a white background in text boxes for easy reading.
Step 7-To add logos, charts or photos, go to Insert in the menu bar and select Picture, and then From
File and browse to your file containing your charts or scanned and saved pictures. Select it and click
the Insert button.
Step 8- Once you have inserted your pictures, you can move or resize them to suit your needs. The
dotted guide lines on the templates are there to tell you where on the sheet your boxes are and can
help in getting things properly aligned. If you click and hold them, a box will appear giving the lines’
locations on the sheet. You can then move them into position. They will not appear when the poster
is printed. If the Guide lines are not visible on your screen, select View, then Guides.
Step 9- Once your text and pictures are in place, you may decide to add some colour or texture
effects. The colour options and background effects are found under Format on the toolbar, or you
may double click the border of any text box to view Format Text Box with colour and line options.
Step 10 -Carefully review your poster.
Design and Layout Considerations
Once you have written your text, you need to think about how you will present your text and
diagrams. There are a number of things to consider:
Font – choose a font that is easy to read. Most of the standard fonts are fine for this
(e.g.Arial , Times). Avoid mixing too many fonts as this can look messy. Two is often ideal;
one for the headings and one for the main text.
Do not have too much text as it can be difficult to read. Think about summarising main
points in text. Keep blocks of text to the minimum.
Case – text in UPPER CASE can be very difficult to read, even at close distances, and is best
avoided.
Colour palette. Colour can add an extra dimension to your poster design, making a poster
more attractive and giving you another method of highlighting particular aspects of your
information. Choose colours that work well together so that they dont detract from the
information in your display. It is sensible to use a small range of colours so that your poster
doesn’t look chaotic.
Diagrams. Displaying information on a poster gives you an opportunity to represent your
data in an interesting and eye-catching way. Think about how your display can be enhanced
through the use of illustrations, tables, charts or photographs. The inclusion of one carefully
chosen image can be a very powerful way of drawing peoples attention to your poster.
The board must be oriented in the “landscape” position (long dimension is horizontal).
A banner displaying your poster title, name, and class (e.g. Dissertation May 2018)(e should
be positioned at top-centre of the board.
Make it obvious to the viewer how to progressively view the poster. The poster generally
should read from left to right, and top to bottom. Numbering the individuals panels, or
connecting them with arrows is a standard “guidance system” (see Figure 1 above).
Leave some open space in the design. An open layout is less tiring to the eye and mind.
Present numerical data in the form of graphs, rather than tables (graphs make trends in the
data much more evident). If data must be presented in table-form, KEEP IT SIMPLE.
Visuals should be simple and bold. Leave out or remove any unnecessary details.
Make sure that any visual can “stand alone” (i. e., graph axes are properly labelled, maps
have north arrows and distance scales, symbols are explained, etc.).
Here are some more examples of a poster presentation
Online Conference
You will upload your e-poster along with a three-minute voice recording which gives an overview of
your poster to the thread called Online Conference. Please make sure that each poster is posted to a
new thread within the main online conference thread. Students and the tutor will then read all of
the e posters and listen to the speeches at the beginning of week after you are required to submit
the poster. Please also include a transcript of your speech with your submission. Remember to
speak clearly in your recording and at a reasonable speed do not speak too fast. Make sure that
background noise is also kept to a minimum. The aim of the voice recording is to replicate as much
as possible a face to face poster presentation where the presenter briefly speaks about their poster
to their audience.
Details of the deadlines for submission will be detailed in your module.
Questions
At conferences, presenters are asked questions by the audience. In our online conference, we will
do the same. Each student will post questions to three students about their posters the week after
they are posted. Your tutor will upload a list of which students you will be asking questions of; this is
to ensure fairness and to avoid some students being asked many questions whilst others are not
asked any questions. The student presenter needs to respond to the questions and should be aware
that their response will be graded. The response to the questions needs to be completed by the end
of the module (please see the deadline details for further details). The tutor will also ask questions
of presenters.
What makes a good question?
The conference Q&A is a valuable opportunity to rigorously evaluate research and open up fruitful
dialogue. A good question opens discussion rather than close it off. And good questions come
out of engaged, active listening. Good questions are always respectful and polite even if you dont
agree with what the presenter is saying. Good questions are never hostile and never belittle the
presenter. Asking questions is not about being competitive or showing how clever we are. The aim
of the questions is to understand the research in more depth and the whys, hows and so on.
Examples of questions you may like to ask are as follows:
1) Why did you focus on this research question?
2) What other research has been done on this issue?
3) Why did you pick this methodology as opposed to other methodologies?
4) Can you say some more about your analysis and why you choose this type of analysis?
5) What ethical issues could arise from undertaking this research?
6) What limitations do you think could arise from undertaking this research?
You can, of course, ask your own questions. The above are just examples.
Word Count
Your poster and your written answers to the questions in the forum should not be more than 1000
words plus or minus 10% in length.
Rubric
Please see the rubric in the module resources to understand how your e poster will be assessed.
Any questions please ask your tutor.
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Instruction booklet for development of a scientific poster
and online conference presentation (MSc Health Programmes)
What is a poster presentation?
Posters are widely used in the academic community, and most academic conferences (both face to
face and online) include poster presentations. Posters summarise information or research concisely
and attractively to help publicise it and/or to generate discussion. They may be used to present quite
complex material, and so it is important that the information on them is well laid out, legible and
attractively presented. The poster is usually a mixture of brief text mixed with tables, graphs,
pictures, and other presentation formats. At a face to face conference, the author of the poster
usually stands by the poster display while others can view the poster and interact with him/her. In
an online conference or a virtual conference the presenter may record their presentation and it is
then played on screens. Alternatively, they may upload an e-poster and then take questions
remotely.
A good example of a poster presentation at a face to face conference is:
Online e Poster
You are required to produce an e poster for an online conference presentation. Your e poster will
follow the format of a conventional scientific poster. You will have a title and a number of different
sections which you will populate with information and graphics. Your e poster should have
references and a brief reference list. You will see from the poster above that the reference list is
situated at the right hand bottom corner of the poster as you face it.
Layouts for Poster – Power-Point Template
Figure 1: Conventional layouts for a poster.
The long panel at top-centre is title/author banner. The majority of the information is then
presented in Individual panels, which may be connected by numbers or arrows. Also, note the use of
space between panels to achieve visual appeal.
There are a number of templates that can be used for poster presentations. You may wish to
consult the website below for some ideas:
http://www.eposterboards.com/poster-templates/
Designing a poster in power-point
For your assignments, please follow the guidelines below:
How to Create a Poster Using PowerPoint
Step 1- Gather your contents in the form of text, graphs and photos.
Step 2- Open PowerPoint, choose Blank Presentation and click OK.
Step 3- Choose the Blank slide layout and click OK.
Step 4- Go to File in the toolbar and click Page Setup /Design and Slide size.
Step 5-Enter the Height and Width of your poster. Please be aware that PowerPoints maximum size
is 52; therefore to produce a PowerPoint poster with dimensions larger than 52, both dimensions
are entered at half the desired size. For example, for a 44 x 66 poster, you would enter 22 in the
box for height and 33 in the box for width, and click OK. The posters size will be doubled during the
printing phase to bring it up to 44×66 inches as desired. We recommend that you use 44 inch and 66
http://www.eposterboards.com/poster-templates/
inch for your poster. However, remember we will not be printing the poster for our online
conference.
Step 6- Click Insert on the toolbar, choose Text Box. A text box drawing tool will appear on your
PowerPoint slide. Click and drag to create the box. This is where you will place your prepared text.
Simply cut and paste from Word or type directly into the text box. The box will expand to fit the
information entered. Remember to consider your font size and make it suitable for poster use. Font
sizes of approximately 36 to 54 are recommended for titles, approximately 18 for text. Use your
judgment for your specific poster needs. PowerPoint does not recognize all fonts; Arial and Times
New Roman are recommended for use, as these are clear standard fonts. Symbol is the font
recommended for scientific symbols. To choose the characteristics of the text box such as line,
colour or size, go to Format in the toolbar or right click on the text box and select Format Text Box.
You can copy and paste directly from Word documents into PowerPoint text boxes. We would
suggest using black on a white background in text boxes for easy reading.
Step 7-To add logos, charts or photos, go to Insert in the menu bar and select Picture, and then From
File and browse to your file containing your charts or scanned and saved pictures. Select it and click
the Insert button.
Step 8- Once you have inserted your pictures, you can move or resize them to suit your needs. The
dotted guide lines on the templates are there to tell you where on the sheet your boxes are and can
help in getting things properly aligned. If you click and hold them, a box will appear giving the lines’
locations on the sheet. You can then move them into position. They will not appear when the poster
is printed. If the Guide lines are not visible on your screen, select View, then Guides.
Step 9- Once your text and pictures are in place, you may decide to add some colour or texture
effects. The colour options and background effects are found under Format on the toolbar, or you
may double click the border of any text box to view Format Text Box with colour and line options.
Step 10 -Carefully review your poster.
Design and Layout Considerations
Once you have written your text, you need to think about how you will present your text and
diagrams. There are a number of things to consider:
Font – choose a font that is easy to read. Most of the standard fonts are fine for this
(e.g.Arial , Times). Avoid mixing too many fonts as this can look messy. Two is often ideal;
one for the headings and one for the main text.
Do not have too much text as it can be difficult to read. Think about summarising main
points in text. Keep blocks of text to the minimum.
Case – text in UPPER CASE can be very difficult to read, even at close distances, and is best
avoided.
Colour palette. Colour can add an extra dimension to your poster design, making a poster
more attractive and giving you another method of highlighting particular aspects of your
information. Choose colours that work well together so that they dont detract from the
information in your display. It is sensible to use a small range of colours so that your poster
doesn’t look chaotic.
Diagrams. Displaying information on a poster gives you an opportunity to represent your
data in an interesting and eye-catching way. Think about how your display can be enhanced
through the use of illustrations, tables, charts or photographs. The inclusion of one carefully
chosen image can be a very powerful way of drawing peoples attention to your poster.
The board must be oriented in the “landscape” position (long dimension is horizontal).
A banner displaying your poster title, name, and class (e.g. Dissertation May 2018)(e should
be positioned at top-centre of the board.
Make it obvious to the viewer how to progressively view the poster. The poster generally
should read from left to right, and top to bottom. Numbering the individuals panels, or
connecting them with arrows is a standard “guidance system” (see Figure 1 above).
Leave some open space in the design. An open layout is less tiring to the eye and mind.
Present numerical data in the form of graphs, rather than tables (graphs make trends in the
data much more evident). If data must be presented in table-form, KEEP IT SIMPLE.
Visuals should be simple and bold. Leave out or remove any unnecessary details.
Make sure that any visual can “stand alone” (i. e., graph axes are properly labelled, maps
have north arrows and distance scales, symbols are explained, etc.).
Here are some more examples of a poster presentation
Online Conference
You will upload your e-poster along with a three-minute voice recording which gives an overview of
your poster to the thread called Online Conference. Please make sure that each poster is posted to a
new thread within the main online conference thread. Students and the tutor will then read all of
the e posters and listen to the speeches at the beginning of week after you are required to submit
the poster. Please also include a transcript of your speech with your submission. Remember to
speak clearly in your recording and at a reasonable speed do not speak too fast. Make sure that
background noise is also kept to a minimum. The aim of the voice recording is to replicate as much
as possible a face to face poster presentation where the presenter briefly speaks about their poster
to their audience.
Details of the deadlines for submission will be detailed in your module.
Questions
At conferences, presenters are asked questions by the audience. In our online conference, we will
do the same. Each student will post questions to three students about their posters the week after
they are posted. Your tutor will upload a list of which students you will be asking questions of; this is
to ensure fairness and to avoid some students being asked many questions whilst others are not
asked any questions. The student presenter needs to respond to the questions and should be aware
that their response will be graded. The response to the questions needs to be completed by the end
of the module (please see the deadline details for further details). The tutor will also ask questions
of presenters.
What makes a good question?
The conference Q&A is a valuable opportunity to rigorously evaluate research and open up fruitful
dialogue. A good question opens discussion rather than close it off. And good questions come
out of engaged, active listening. Good questions are always respectful and polite even if you dont
agree with what the presenter is saying. Good questions are never hostile and never belittle the
presenter. Asking questions is not about being competitive or showing how clever we are. The aim
of the questions is to understand the research in more depth and the whys, hows and so on.
Examples of questions you may like to ask are as follows:
1) Why did you focus on this research question?
2) What other research has been done on this issue?
3) Why did you pick this methodology as opposed to other methodologies?
4) Can you say some more about your analysis and why you choose this type of analysis?
5) What ethical issues could arise from undertaking this research?
6) What limitations do you think could arise from undertaking this research?
You can, of course, ask your own questions. The above are just examples.
Word Count
Your poster and your written answers to the questions in the forum should not be more than 1000
words plus or minus 10% in length.
Rubric
Please see the rubric in the module resources to understand how your e poster will be assessed.
Any questions please ask your tutor.
Applied Sciences
Architecture and Design
Biology
Business & Finance
Chemistry
Computer Science
Geography
Geology
Education
Engineering
English
Environmental science
Spanish
Government
History
Human Resource Management
Information Systems
Law
Literature
Mathematics
Nursing
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Reading
Science
Social Science
Liberty University
New Hampshire University
Strayer University
University Of Phoenix
Walden University
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