What is a Poster? A poster is visual communication tool. An effective poster will get your main ideas across to many people and will assist you in engaging your colleagues in conversations. A well-designed poster will act as a source of information, be a conversation starter, promote your work, and summarize your work. 2. Using this Information A well-designed poster will deliver a message, is highly visual, and is readable from 3-6 feet away. Unfortunately many posters suffer from problems that can easily be fixed such as: main points are hard to find, small text, poor graphics, and poor layout. These guidelines will take you through the process of creating a successful poster and give you a few examples. 3. Getting Started ? Start with an idea. Your idea (or concept) must be turned into a visual poster by using a clear message supported by a combination of text and images. ? Know your message: Have a clear image in your mind of the one thing you want your audience to learn and go home with. ? Focus on that one message throughout the poster. If a color or picture or image does not reinforce the message, delete it. ? Know your audience: Your target audience will determine the look and content of your poster presentation. Who's my Audience? The audience should shape your poster . . . (1) Specialists only. You can assume a high level of disciplinary knowledge, use jargon, and take other presentation shortcuts. (2) Wide-ranging discipline. You can assume familiarity with the discipline in general, but there are so many sub-specialties that jargon is to be avoided and language simplified. (3) Very general audience. You cannot assume familiarity with any discipline and must explain everything in the most basic terms. However, there are three types of people in almost any audience . . . (Woolsey 1989) (1) People in your field of specialization are likely to seek out and read your poster, even if it's not very good. (2) People in related fields might study your poster, if they can be "hooked" quickly. They are worth capturing, because they can have interesting insights and perspectives about your work. (3) People in unrelated fields are not likely to read your entire poster, but might want to quickly read and glean the main points. You want to - and can - satisfy them all!! Write an abstract: An abstract is generally needed to get a poster accepted and a good abstract will serve as a starting outline for the poster. An abstract can also be illustrated with images that will go into the final poster. Create a draft poster: Drafts, whether printed or done by hand, can help with the overall layout and design of the poster. Information can be edited, moved around, and verified before the final is done. Displaying your poster: Before you arrive at the conference you need to verify the size of the available display space, have the necessary mounting materials with you such as double sided tape, push pins, or Velcro™, and mounting boards or form core. If your poster is going to be displayed at several events, you may wish to have it laminated to protect it. Evaluate the outcome: How was the poster received? Did it make an impact? Was your message clear and understood by those who viewed it? Use what you learned in designing your next poster presentation. 4. Planning Your Poster What's my message? * Say it again! * You must be able to state your main point(s) or conclusion(s) succinctly. * All visuals and text should relate to those points and conclusions. How much room do I have? * Determine specific size requirements. This determines what you can fit ... What you'll have to leave out ... And how things will be organized. How much money do I have? * Cardboard or foam core? * High quality paper or not? * Do it yourself or contract it out? Set up some deadlines * Especially important if the poster is multi-authored. * Start with the due date and work back to create milestones. * Remember to leave time for friendly review and editing. 5. Creating Your Poster Who to Contact All conference and class posters should be review, edited, and proofed by your instructor or mentor before sending them in for printing. When they are ready, either your instructor will forward them to Fran Rogers in bulk with the rest of your class or, if your poster is for a conference, you can send it directly via email ([email protected]). You can also deliver it in person on a USB thumb drive. Remember: it may take up to 3 days to get your poster printed so please do not waiting until the last minute. Layout * Headings help readers find key sections - objectives, results, methods, conclusions, references, disclosures etc. * Balance the placement of text and graphics. * Use white space creatively to define flow of information. * Don't fight "reader gravity" that pulls eye from top to bottom, left to right. * Good column formatting makes posters easier to read in a crowd. Sizing Class Displays: Tri-fold (table top) display boards (which are available in the book store) are 36” X 48”. Each wing is 12” W X 36”H, with the center section being 24”W X 36”H. Your table top poster should not be any larger than 36”H X 48”W. Generally text and graphics do not look good when it is in a fold, so try to adjust your text boxes and graphics accordingly. As before, go to the pull down menu “file” and select “page setup” to adjust your posters size. Glue sticks (also available at the book store) work well to attach your poster to the display board. Flat, foam core mounted posters are also popular. They are 30”H X 42”W. Foam core is also available at the Bookstore and again, glue sticks work well for mounting. Graphics * Graphs communicate relationships quickly. * Graphs should be simple and clean with a resolution of at least 1024 X 768 if possible. * Stick to simple 2-D line graphs, bar charts, and (if you must) pie charts. * Avoid 3-D graphs unless you're displaying 3-D data. * Be sure to follow text guidelines (below) for graphs. * Use photos that help deliver your message. * Use clip art - but not too much - to attract attention. Text * Use phrases rather than full sentences. * Use an active voice. * Avoid jargon (depends somewhat on your audience). * Use easy to read fonts for all text. * Text should be large - 36 to 48 points (or more) for titles and author’s name; 24 point for text. * Text in figures should also be large. * Title can be up to two inches tall. Colors * Use a light color background and dark letters for contrast. * Try to avoid dark backgrounds with light letters – can be tiring to read. * Stick to a theme of 2-3 colors, if possible. * Overly bright colors will attract attention, but wear out readers' eyes. * Beware of complimentary colors such as red & green. These are often very hard to read if used side by side. Software Tools * PowerPoint has proved to be the best day to day program for printing posters since it is a presentation orientated application. Text and graphics will be accepted in any application the college supports, but the final will generally be printed in a PowerPoint format. * Adobe Illustrator and Quark are even better for creating posters, but are far more complex to use. Posters done in Adobe Illustrator and Quark will need to be saved as a PDF for printing purposes. * Adobe Photoshop is great for manipulating images. Edit & Evaluate * Edit! Proof! Edit! Proof! Edit! To reduce text. * If it's not relevant to your message, remove it! * Have colleagues comment on drafts. Print a small proof version and circulate for comments, or hang a full-size draft with pens and invite them to critique. * Evaluate your work. * Are your objective and main message obvious? * Will readers be able to contact you? Production Time * Please allow one week for production during heavy production times. This will allow for proofs, corrections, and final printing. Three days is normal turn around time for printing. 6. Presenting Your Poster * Mailing tubes are available from Media Services for shipping posters. Due to the number of people attending some major conferences, 3 or more posters may be required for each tube. * Posters can also be FedEx'ed to your hotel if you are out of town at a conference. * Arrive early at the display site. * Unless you're confident the organizers will have proper supplies, bring a poster hanging kit with you. * Hang your poster square and neat. * Bring copies of a handout for your readers. It should include a miniature version of your poster and more detailed information about your work, in an illustrated narrative form. Consider doing this on an 11x17-inch sheet of paper, folded in half. This allows three pages of information, in addition to the miniature of your poster. You want people to remember you and your work! * Put handouts, business cards, reprints nearby - on a table or in an envelope hung with the poster. * Restock supplies periodically, if poster is up for long. * Consider leaving a pen and pad inviting comments from viewers. * Make sure you're at your poster during your assigned presentation slot. * Have a 3-5 minute presentation prepared for people who ask you to walk them through the poster. * When making such a presentation, don't read the poster. Instead, give the big picture, explain why the problem is important, and use the graphics to illustrate and support your key points. 8. Resources for Poster Presenters Internet Sites Designing the Scientific Poster (excellent site) http://www.kmeverson.org/design.html Plan-Design-Review-Print-Present: A Guide for Creating Posters (another excellent site) http://www.nuigalway.ie/remedi/poster/index.html George Hess & Leon Liegel Effective Poster Presentation Site http://www.ncsu.edu/project/posters/ Updated 2013 Kathryn Tosney's Effective Poster Presentation Site http://www.bio.miami.edu/ktosney/file/PosterHome.html Updated 2011 Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics http://www.siam.org/meetings/guidelines/poster.php Edward Tufte's Web Site (focus on visualizing data) http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/,
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Comparative Analysis Paper details: I want you to write an analysis of Philip Zimbardo's "Stanford Prison Experiment." The primary goal of this assignment is for you to develop a critical perspective on Zimbardo's essay that utilizes an outside source which I uploaded, to help you develop your argument. A analysis doesn't need to be a complete take-down of the text at hand, and on the other end of the spectrum, it also need to be full-scale showering of praise on the text. Instead, a good analysis engages specific aspects of the text in order to make a point about what you believe are the important issues in the text. Think of your outside source - Which I uploaded - as a way to help you articulate and reflect on the big picture - the larger issues and questions surrounding zimbardo's study (for example, the nature of evil, or the relation between individual identity and role-playing, or the complex nature of authority and obedience, etc.) A good analysis will always address one or several of these larger issues. Use this big picture issues ( Which should be addressed by your thesis statement) as an organizational/structural principle for your essay. In other words, every point you make in the body of your paper should connect to develop what you are arguing in your thesis statement about the big picture. Your second source, must play a central role in helping you elaborate argument, and "MUST BE MENTIONED IN YOUR THESIS STATEMENT" * Read the zimbardo's experiment and second source Disobedience as a psychological and moral problem, and utilize the second source to perfectly analysis Zimbardo's Experiment * (((((( Format)))): This must be a well-structured essay with an introduction and a conclusion, and with an argumentative and detailed thesis statement at the end of your introduction and the start of your conclusion Set the stage by introducing the main ideas or concerns that you will be discussing in the body of the essay. Make sure to introduce *BOTH* sources in your introductory paragraph, as well as what you will be saying about them. Your thesis statement, coming at the end of the introduction, should clearly and specifically lay out the original point you will be making. Begin your first body paragraph with a short summary of Zimbardo's Experiment. From here, transition to your analysis of Zimbardo, THE SUMMARY MUST NOT BE LONGER THAN A PAGE. Your priority in this essay is critique, and your critique should be structured according to the needs of the argument that you are making. This means that there is no set format for how you bring in your second source, as long as you incorporate it in a way that sharpens and develops your argument. Do not spend more than three sentences summarizing your second source. First Paragraph: - Introduce your sources - Thesis - Introduce your topic - A short summary ( no longer than a page for the experiment, no longer than 3 sentences for the second source) - Switch to critical mode and start building argument. Please read these details and pay attention to them. Also, read the zimbardo's experiment "First source which you will analysis", and the second source (Walker+Percy) " Which you will use to support your critique" Thank you:*
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