Students who present posters in the Student Competition will be evaluated in the following areas:
Scientific Content (50%) - 10 Points Each
- Introduction & background with pertinent literature cited
- Objectives clearly stated and concise
- Materials and methods (study design) clear and concise
- Results and discussion clear, concise, and accurate
- Significance of results to field of study
Presentation (50%) - 10 Points Each
- Organization
- Logical order, minimum redundancy, effective use of space, good transition between sections
- Text, Figures, & Tables
- Legible with large fonts, color contrast, no conflicting backgrounds
- Text without grammatical errors; not excessively wordy
- Effective use of figures and/or tables, coordinated with text
- Other
- Overall quality/appearance, innovative/creative visual display, poster flow