Research Presentation Guidelines
The Research Presentation Option is open to graduate students from all disciplines to present their research to a general audience. This option takes the place of the poster option that was held when the exhibition was in person. Given that it is difficult to view an actual research poster on a computer, tablet, or smart phone screen, we are asking exhibitors to put create a PowerPoint or similar presentation using individual slides in place of individual poster panels. In addition, exhibitors will be asked to record a narration of their slide presentations via the platform of their choice (e.g. Zoom, narrated PowerPoint, Kaltura). Essentially, exhibitors will be presenting their research via an oral presentation rather than a traditional research poster. Each presentation will have a comment box associated with it to allow viewers and judges to ask questions and for exhibitors to respond.
The Research Presentation Option is distinguished from the Design Option in that the focus is on the research project and not the design of a product. For example, research into the impact of a specifically-designed product on users would be presented in the Research Presentation Option, while research leading to the design of the product itself would be presented in the Design Option.
Research Presentation Exhibitors will be required to upload submit 1) a publicly accessible link to a recording of their oral presentation, not to exceed five minutes in length, created in the platform of their choice (e.g. Zoom, narrated PowerPoint, Kaltura), (2) a pdf of the slides from their oral presentation (not narrated, just the slides), and (3) an image to be used as part of the tile for their presentation on the main exhibition page (optional). See instructions for exhibitors for more detailed information. The scoring rubric for the Research Presentation Option can be found here. Exhibitors are encouraged to review the rubric to make sure to address the relevant points in their presentations.
Research presentations will be judged online from March 24 through March 26, 2021.
The broad disciplinary categories for research presentations include the following:
- Arts and Humanities
- Engineering
- Health and Life Sciences
- Physical Sciences and Mathematics
- Social and Behavioral Sciences
Judging Criteria for the Research Presentation Option
Judges will be asked to score each presentation on a scale of 1-10 in five different categories. Descriptions of the criteria to use for scoring can be found below by clicking each category in the purple box.
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Communication of Objective and Significance
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Explanation of Project Design and Methodology
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Explanation of Results and Conclusions
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Overall Presentation
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Recognition
Those individuals whose works and presentations are judged best will receive monetary awards of $100 to $500.