Students must submit 5 copies of the entire contents of their poster, including any tables, graphs, or pictures. However, submissions should be on standard 8.5 x 11 inch paper (prepared in WORD or comparable program). Submissions must include a letter of support from your research supervisor (faculty or graduate student). The deadline for submission is Monday April 13 at noon; submissions should be brought to the Psychology Advising Office (A209). The Power Point slide of your poster must be submitted electronically by the following Monday, April 20 to: chalcraf@psy.fsu.edu Be sure that your subject header says: Undergraduate Research Day. The Psychology Department will be sure that your posters are printed out on large poster paper in time to set up for the Poster Session on Friday April 24, 2009.

The poster submission should include the following sections:

Title
Authors
Institution(s) of authors
Abstract
Brief Introduction
Methods
Results, including any supporting graphs or figures
Discussion & Conclusions (This may be combined with Results)
List of Key References, if appropriate

Pointers:

1. Be brief, but informative. Attendees are not likely to read a very long text while they are standing there.
2. Be sure that the goals of the study and specific hypotheses are clear to someone unfamiliar with your research topic.
3. Results displayed in graphic form or figures are often easier for attendees understand than are results presented in text form. However, this will vary depending on the nature of the data presented.
4. Ask your lab supervisor to show you examples of posters that have presented by other members of the lab. Pay attention to the length and content for your submission, and pay attention to the format and organization when you prepare your Power Point slide.

Photos from the 2009 Graduate Research Day