Day 42.

We had a presentation about poster presentation preparation. Here are my notes from today’s lecture:

Presentation Date: July 30th

• concise summary
• 2-3 min of discussion (elevator pitch)
• 2-3 hr session average
• vibrant (and exhausting) space

Why a poster?

• visual summary of research
• good for networking and collaboration
• chance for feedback

Key Elements of a poster

• Title –> clear, concise, main idea, easy to read
• Intro –> brief background, problem statement
• Method –> visual, describe research and data collection
• Results –> key findings, also include visuals
• Discussion –> interpret results, relate back to research
• Conclusion & Future –> where this can go in the future

Q&A

• a chance to engage w/ industry professionals and faculty
• big for networking

Based off this presentation and the presentations from the other groups, here are my questions:

Comm Heat:

• Is your research focused locally?
• What does an affinity diagram look like? What does it do? How did it affect your project?
• Did your research touch on ways to adjust our environment to reduce the frequency and intensity of heat events? (Ie replace concrete with …, reduce this type of pollutant, etc)

Curiosity:

• What types of activities seem to help students engage?
• Is there research into why student engagement is decreasing?
• Do you have any research about how technology affects engagement?