The
Undergraduate Research Symposium was originally founded in 1999 as a way for undergraduates
to present their research in all disciplines ranging from the sciences to the
humanities. The symposium will be held
on April 13th, 2001 in the Illinois Room. It will include poster presentations, student talks, keynotes
speaker, and cash awards. The goal of
the symposium is to showcase the importance of undergraduate research in
education and academics.
There
is no fee to enter. This is open to all
UIC full-time enrolled undergraduates.
Research projects ranging from lab work to significant class projects
are welcome.
All participants will be required to present their research in a poster presentation. The format of the presentation may be significantly different than outlined below depending on your particular subject matter.
The poster should include relevant information about their research project such as conclusion, acknowledgment, thesis, discussion, visual aids, etc. Furthermore, the student may choose to provide handouts to aid in their presentation. Although posters are a traditional medium for scientific presentation, this format will probably be new for students from the humanities and social sciences. We urge such students to experiment with what the think might be appropriate to present on a poster for this year’s symposium. Additionally, there will be a “how to write a poster session” on March 21st, 2001 instructing any students on how to make a poster for the symposium.
All students will have one table, 6’ by 3’, and one tri fold carpeted poster backing, which will be placed on the table. The poster backing is 4’ by 4’ in the middle and 4’ by 2’ on the sides. Thumbtacks and Velcro will be provided along with scissors and tape. The student must provide the poster board with the illustrations, text, title, etc. attached. A space in front of the poster backing can be used for handouts.
Each student will be required to give a ten-minute presentation (2 minutes will be for questions) to a panel of judges. Judging criteria will be posted by Monday and will include presentation quality and understanding of the research project and implications.
For an example of an appropriate poster, please click on the link below (unfortunately, we were unable to find a representative poster in the humanities and social sciences—once again, we urge presenters to be creative in their efforts of putting their posters together):
Aardvark.pdf (Adobe Acrobat required)
Here
is another valuable source for poster creation and presentation:
Creating Posters for Humanities & Social Sciences
Juice by Ron Popeil,
Webpage by Matthew Wettergreen