Mini-Posters and Presentations
Adapted from the AP Biology Lab Manual
Mini-Posters and Presentations
At scientific conferences, many experiments are presented orally or via posters. Posters provide the advantage of clarity and brevity that articulate the essential elements of the research. In a class, an alternative to the standard oral presentation or a full-sized poster is a mini-poster session, which requires fewer materials and less time than a formal presentation. You can include the most important elements of a full-sized poster, present your work, and get feedback from your classmates in an informal setting. Such a session allows you to evaluate information on your own, and then discuss it with other students, mimicking authentic presentations and peer review. The essential elements of a mini-poster are as follows:
• Title
• Abstract
• Introduction with primary question, background context, and hypothesis
• Methodology
• Results, including graphs, tables, charts, and statistical analyses
• Conclusions, or your interpretation of your results based on your hypothesis
• Literature cited
Mini-Poster Resources:
http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/
http://people.eku.edu/ritchisong/posterpres.html
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~schne006/tutorials/poster_design/
http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin1/posteradvice.htm
http://writing.engr.psu.edu/posters.html
Mini-Posters and Presentations
At scientific conferences, many experiments are presented orally or via posters. Posters provide the advantage of clarity and brevity that articulate the essential elements of the research. In a class, an alternative to the standard oral presentation or a full-sized poster is a mini-poster session, which requires fewer materials and less time than a formal presentation. You can include the most important elements of a full-sized poster, present your work, and get feedback from your classmates in an informal setting. Such a session allows you to evaluate information on your own, and then discuss it with other students, mimicking authentic presentations and peer review. The essential elements of a mini-poster are as follows:
• Title
• Abstract
• Introduction with primary question, background context, and hypothesis
• Methodology
• Results, including graphs, tables, charts, and statistical analyses
• Conclusions, or your interpretation of your results based on your hypothesis
• Literature cited
Mini-Poster Resources:
http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/
http://people.eku.edu/ritchisong/posterpres.html
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~schne006/tutorials/poster_design/
http://www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin1/posteradvice.htm
http://writing.engr.psu.edu/posters.html