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Module 8: Research Day

Purpose & Goals

  • Showcase and celebrate student work; create a deadline that drives completion.
  • Help students translate analysis into a clear, ethical, professional poster.
  • Crystallize the experience into a concrete line on students’ resume that can help with future transfer, grad school or job applications

What Faculty Should Do (Step‑by‑Step)

  • Publish Research Day date in Week 1; set internal poster draft deadline 2–3 weeks prior.
  • Provide a house poster template (title, background, methods, results graph, takeaways).
  • Arrange session logistics: room, boards, printing, accessibility, consent for photos.
  • Invite speakers (alum, scientist), judges, and campus communications; offer snacks/awards.

Concrete Examples

  • Run a ‘poster clinic’ class with stations: title, figure polishing, 60‑second pitch practice.
  • Collect PDFs for a web gallery on INTREPID Commons.
  • Incentivize with poster or oral presentation competitions (if available, monetary compensation)

Troubleshooting & Tips

  • If printing is tight, allow digital posters or 4‑up letter‑size tiles.
  • If attendance dips, offer equivalent credit via a recorded 3‑minute video presentation.

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