Poster Deliverable

A poster presentation is a great way to organize and summarize your long-term project visually. A poster consists of a somewhat timeline of your project and provides a high-level overview of your project’s accomplishments and challenges.

These posters will be shared publicly. It is essential that students work closely with their Corporate Partner Mentor to identify what parts of the project can be publicly shared without violating any NDAs. The Data Mine will send all posters to review the company’s legal team before posting publicly.

[Per Team] A poster template is uploaded to your general chat of your MS Teams group ("Files" tab). We encourage you to change the colors of your poster to match the branding requirements of your corporate partner.
- Subteams should work together to make one poster.
- It is imperative that you work closely with your Corporate Partner Mentor to identify what parts of the project can be publicly shared.

Expectations

All students must contribute to the poster but likely in different roles.
Work closely with your Corporate Partner Mentor to identify what parts of the project can be publicly shared. The Data Mine will send all posters to review the company’s legal team before posting publicly.

Due Dates

Draft of the poster due Friday, July 7.

Final version of the poster due Friday, July 21, 2023.

A submitted poster draft should be at least 75% complete. Any sections without content/visuals should contain notes of what will be added.

Examples

The Data Mine had a virtual symposium in 2020, 2021, and 2022. Please note we had fewer Corporate Partner teams in 2020 & 2021. It would be helpful to watch some of the videos and review the posters from 2019-2020, 2020-2021, and 2021-22.

Honorable Mentions For Best Posters

Honorable Mentions For Best Videos

Merck Biometrics Poster 2020-21

Minecraft Poster 2020-21

Beck’s Hybrids Supply Chain Poster 2020-21

Merck Biometrics Video 2020-21

Merck RFID Video 2020-21

Create your poster

Create your poster outline in PowerPoint and save it in the general channel of your MS Teams group. We encourage you to change the colors of your poster to match the branding requirements of your corporate partner.
Your poster should not be text heavy — it is not a paper, so complete sentences should be limited. Make sure to include multiple visuals and keep sentences to a minimum. Bullet points are encouraged.
Make sure to include all of these categories:

Introduction/Background/Motivation

• We recommend looking back at the project description and materials shared during the first weeks of the fall semester. This will be a great resource to find introduction and background material and wording.

Research Methodology

• The “how” of your research

Conclusions

• What are your big picture findings?

Future Goals

• What are next steps if you had more time to continue?

References & Acknowledgements

• Thank your CRP Mentors, any faculty mentors, and others that helped on the project.

• Cite your sources! There may be too many to include, but list a few key sources.

Figures

• Make sure to include relevant visuals

Layout & Design

• Keep font and colors consistent.

• Make sure it is visually appealing. Zoom out and make the entire poster shows on your screen. What do you notice about it? Is it full of text? Too much white space? Not enough images? Flow is confusing?

Check out these helpful resources.

Great tutorials: www.makesigns.com/tutorials/
Layout and design tips: www.personal.psu.edu/drs18/postershow/
Good vs Bad posters: sites.psu.edu/pubhub/wp-content/uploads/sites/36309/2016/04/Posters-The-Good-and-the-Bad.pdf

Rubric

Category	Needs Significant Improvement	Needs Improvement	Meets Expectations	Exceeds Expectations
Introduction/ Background/ Motivation	The team did not provide details about the project, the overall goal, and the vision.	The team provides minimal detail on their goals or visions for the project.	The team provides details about why they are doing the work but lacks details about the overall vision.	The team provides an easy-to-understand and thorough overview of their project goals and overall vision.
Research Methodology	The team did not provide details about the research process, tools used, or results.	The methodology and results are unclear. The team didn’t explain how the tools were used.	The team briefly mentions the tools and resources used in the project. Details may be unclear.	The team provides precise details on the methodology, tools, and resources used in the project.
Conclusions	The team did not provide any details on the overall outcome or findings of the project.	The team’s overview was difficult to understand and didn’t show a path forward for the coming semester.	The team provides an overview of the semester’s work and goals but may leave some details. Some of the reviews may be too technical for most audiences.	The team provides an easy-to-understand and concise overview of the semester’s work and the student’s learnings. Topics are easy to understand with any level of technical expertise.
Future Goals	The team did not provide any insight on potential advancements to the project.	The team does not have a well-defined future vision or steps to complete the work.	The team provides an outline of future work but may not have as much detail as how they plan to accomplish the milestones.	The team provides a clear outline of future goals and how they relate to the overall vision and the current semester’s work.
Reference and Acknowledgments	The acknowledgment section is missing.	The team did not list any additional contributions or support for the project. (And it’s known that other parties supported them.)	The team listed contributors in an “Acknowledgement” section.	The team was sure to call out anyone who helped support the team or contribute to the project.
Figures	Little visualizations to convey content shared.	Many visualizations don’t seem to be related to the subject at all.	Visualizations are good but may not always be related directly to the topic. Some are a bit confusing to interpret.	Visualizations are compelling and help to drive the story and user understanding.
Layout and Design	The presentation lacks a layout and design that attracts the audience.	The presentation is poorly designed, confusing, and distracting. Topics are hard to follow, and the work doesn’t appear professional.	The presentation is professionally done and easy to understand. Flow and color selections need improvements.	The presentation is concise and compelling. It’s easy to read and understand quickly.
Overall Feedback & Comments

Category

Needs Significant Improvement

Needs Improvement

Meets Expectations

Exceeds Expectations

Introduction/ Background/ Motivation

The team did not provide details about the project, the overall goal, and the vision.

The team provides minimal detail on their goals or visions for the project.

The team provides details about why they are doing the work but lacks details about the overall vision.

The team provides an easy-to-understand and thorough overview of their project goals and overall vision.

Research Methodology

The team did not provide details about the research process, tools used, or results.

The methodology and results are unclear. The team didn’t explain how the tools were used.

The team briefly mentions the tools and resources used in the project. Details may be unclear.

The team provides precise details on the methodology, tools, and resources used in the project.

Conclusions

The team did not provide any details on the overall outcome or findings of the project.

The team’s overview was difficult to understand and didn’t show a path forward for the coming semester.

The team provides an overview of the semester’s work and goals but may leave some details. Some of the reviews may be too technical for most audiences.

The team provides an easy-to-understand and concise overview of the semester’s work and the student’s learnings. Topics are easy to understand with any level of technical expertise.

Future Goals

The team did not provide any insight on potential advancements to the project.

The team does not have a well-defined future vision or steps to complete the work.

The team provides an outline of future work but may not have as much detail as how they plan to accomplish the milestones.

The team provides a clear outline of future goals and how they relate to the overall vision and the current semester’s work.

Reference and Acknowledgments

The acknowledgment section is missing.

The team did not list any additional contributions or support for the project. (And it’s known that other parties supported them.)

The team listed contributors in an “Acknowledgement” section.

The team was sure to call out anyone who helped support the team or contribute to the project.

Figures

Little visualizations to convey content shared.

Many visualizations don’t seem to be related to the subject at all.

Visualizations are good but may not always be related directly to the topic. Some are a bit confusing to interpret.

Visualizations are compelling and help to drive the story and user understanding.

Layout and Design

The presentation lacks a layout and design that attracts the audience.

The presentation is poorly designed, confusing, and distracting. Topics are hard to follow, and the work doesn’t appear professional.

The presentation is professionally done and easy to understand. Flow and color selections need improvements.

The presentation is concise and compelling. It’s easy to read and understand quickly.

Overall Feedback & Comments