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Academic Poster An introduction. Level 5
- 1. An academic posteris a visual representation of work. It can be used within courses as a form of assessment, and it summarises information or research concisely and attractively. Check with your lecturer before starting your poster, as they can differ greatly between subject areas. What is an Academic Poster?
- 2. What What do youneed to consider when planning your poster? Planning your poster Content Structure Design Layout
- 3. Content Who is youraudience? What will they expect? What is the assessment criteria? Is the information vital? What are the key themes? Are images/charts etc. appropriate?
- 4. As with otherpieces of work, such as academic writing, an academic poster should have a clear structure. Title Your name Methods Introduction Results Discussion Conclusions References It should contain the following elements: Structure
- 5. Structure Ensure your posterhas a logical flow, with a beginning, middle and end Generally, posters are read left to right, so lay out your information in this way Try to group key themes or ideas together and avoid adding too much text
- 6. Your poster shouldbe readable from around one metre away, with the key themes visible from five metres. Most posters are between A3 and A1 in size but make sure you check with your lecturer before starting, as this may affect your layout and content. Try and keep the word count between 300 and 500 words. Anything less, even with images, may be too vague. Readability is key, therefore, pick one clear font type, such as Arial, Calibri or Verdana and stick to it throughout. Design
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- 8. Steps in PosterPlanning Analyse the task Research the information Plan content Plan visual design Edit and test
- 9. Centimetres Inches A2 42.0(h) x 59.4 (w) 16.53 (h) x 23.39 (w) A3 29.7 (h) x 42.0 (w) 11.69 (h) x 16.53 (w) A4 21.0 (h) x 29.7 (w) 8.27 (h) x 11.69 (w) Poster Sizing Guide Go to Design > Slide Size > Custom Slide Size and then enter the required poster size (see below)
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- 11. Open PowerPoint. Setthe slide design to blank. This is achieved by clicking on the Home tab, selecting the Layout tab and then choosing a blank template.
- 12. If you wishto apply an all-over colour to your background, select the Design tab, Format Background tab, Solid fill and then choose your colour.
- 13. • Placing textboxes, graphics and images within your poster can be difficult. • Inserting tables for your text enables you to plan and structure your poster design more easily. • You can do this by clicking on the Insert tab, clicking on Table icon and then Draw Table.
- 14. This will allowyou to structure your poster and add the relevant text.
- 15. By structuring yourposter in this way you can resize and move boxes to suit. This will allow you to adjust space so that you can add images, graphics or graphs where required. The boxes can be adjusted by simply clicking on the box and using the re-size arrows to adjust accordingly.
- 16. Inserting an imageinto your PowerPoint is simply a case of copying, pasting and then resizing the object to fit the space you have created. TITLE Text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text and more text! Text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text, text and more text! References and Links: Please click on link: Job Spec for Mock intervi ew - Research analyst.do cx
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