What is a Poster?
• Text and figures
• Roughly 1.5 x 1m– 56 x 34 inches
• Legible from a distance
• Two basic styles– Collection of individual sheets of paper– One large page
Organization
• Sequential information– Top-to-bottom and left-to-right
• Columns– Three or four
• Text
• Figures
Poster Layout & Organization
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Referencing
• Yes, you do need to reference sources
• Can use embedded or endnotes
• Can give full or abbreviated References– Smith, J. & Hanks, D. (2001). Buy that stuff!
Journal of Buying, 6(3), 11-14.– Smith, J. & Hanks, D. (2001). J. Buy., 6, 11-14.
Grading
• Likert scale– Very poor, Poor, Good, Very good, Excellent
• Legibility– Readibility, appropriate amount of material, visibility
of images, etc.
• Organization– Design, sequencing of material, logical flow, etc.
• Content– Appropriate content, structure of argument,
referencing, etc.
Student Evaluation
• Each of you will be given three posters you have to evaluate on the day you aren’t presenting
• Same grading criteria as me
• My evaluation = 75% of grade
• Student evaluation = 25% of grade
• 15% penalty to own poster for failing to complete required evaluations
On-line Documentation
• Helpdesk: Large Format Printing and Design– http://helpdesk.ualberta.ca/printing/
• Helpdesk Knowledbase– http://helpdesk.ualberta.ca/knowledgebase/support.html?
main=9&sub=3
• Print driver• Using PowerPoint to make poster• Sending and printing• Troubleshooting