Poster Presentation: Final, Finished Draft

Due Nov 15, 2019 by 11:59pm
Points 400
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Available Oct 28, 2019 at 12am - Nov 18, 2019 at 11:59pm

This assignment was locked Nov 18, 2019 at 11:59pm.

Goals

Analyze the rhetorical situation and determine the appropriate audience or users of written communication, considering the needs of global audiences and people with disabilities. [CLO 1]
Conduct research appropriate to workplace problem solving, such as literature review, evaluation of online resources, interview, and site inspection. [CLO 2]
Interpret research findings with understanding of ethical and human implications. [CLO 3]
Use conventions of various workplace genres, such as proposals, instructions, correspondence, reports, and slide decks, with understanding of how the genre conventions can be used as heuristics and as principles of arrangement. [CLO 4]
Apply principles of effective visual design for print and electronic presentation, including hierarchical, chronological, and spatial arrangements. [CLO 6]
Identify and apply the principles of effective style in the composing of usable, reader-centered written communications. [CLO 7]

The Task

For this Major Writing Project Activity, create a final, finished draft of your project. Return to your rough draft and complete the project. Remember that your final, finished draft is expected to be different from your rough draft.

Checking Your Draft

Once you have a complete draft, apply the strategies in the resources below to your project to ensure your work is ready to submit:

Resource	Use this Information to . . .
#ThursdayThought: Tips for Designing Better Research Posters #FridayFact: An Effective Research Poster Is a Readable Research Poster #TuesdayTutorial: Poster Design from Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium #FridayFact: Scientific Poster Design—Good and Bad Examples Checklist for Preparing and Presenting an Effective Research Posters [sic] (starting on page 326 of Miller) #TuesdayTutorial: Choosing the Best Fonts In Markel & Selber: Characteristics of an Effective Slide, on pages 587–589	Ensure your Poster Presentation uses document format accurately and effectively.
#WeekendWatch: Using Strong Verbs #TuesdayTutorial: Using Plain Language #ThursdayThought: Overused Words In Markel & Selber: Choosing Effective Language, on pages 599–602	Strengthen the words, phrases, and sentences of your Poster Presentation.
#FridayFact: Information-Rich Signposts Help Readers #FridayFact: Informative Headings Help Readers Effective Report Titles In Markel & Selber: Guidelines: Revising Headings, on pages 196–197	Use strong, informative document titles, headings and subheadings in your Poster Presentation to make it well-organized and easy to navigate.
#ThursdayThought: F-Shaped Reading Pattern #FridayFact: Centered Text Is Harder to Read #ThursdayThought: Put CRAP in Your Document Design Professional Design for Posters In Markel & Selber: Guidelines: Designing Easy-To-Read Text, on pages 286–287 Using Color Effectively, on pages 300–302	Make your Poster Presentation polished, professional, and easy to read.
#WeekendWatch: Adding Images to Your Text #TuesdayTutorial: Ethical Use of Text, Images, and Other Media #WeekendWatch: Charting Data with Images Use of Images Self-Review Links to an external site. In Markel & Selber: ETHICS NOTE: Creating Honest Graphics, on page 294 Citing Sources of Graphics, on page 300 Sample PowerPoint Presentation, on pages 593–599	Integrate images smoothly in your Poster Presentation.
Documentation and Citations for Your Projects #WednesdayWrite: Citing Your Sources #TuesdayTutorial: Ethical Use of Text, Images, and Other Media	Add documentation for any resources (words, images, videos, audio clips, etc.) that you did not create yourself.
UNC-Chapel Hill Writing Center’s Editing and Proofreading handout	Check your project for accurate/appropriate grammar, spelling, punctuation, mechanics, linking, and formatting.

Finishing Your Draft

Create a final, finished draft of your project. Keep the following Project Requirements in mind:

Focuses on the kind of writing examined in your Recommendation Report.
Meets all of the requirements listed in the Scenario section on the assignment page.
Is a slide show/presentation created in PowerPoint or Google Slides, made up of 6 to 12 slides, including one for each of the following sections:
- Title
- Introduction
- Problem Discussion
- Solution(s)
- Conclusions & Recommendations
- Works Cited
Includes Speaker Notes that accomplish the following:
- Reminds you (the presenter) of key points or stories to include.
- Helps build transitions between slides.
- Focuses on short notes (NOT a word-for-word script).
Uses professional design and formatting that does the following:
- Makes a good first impression as a polished, professional presentation.
- Uses appropriately-sized headings and text (24 pt minimum).
- Makes information easy for readers to find and read.
- Emphasizes important information.
- Uses well-integrated, well-designed visuals to clarify the information (p. 592).
Has presentation graphics that meet these five characteristics:
- They present clear, well-supported claim(s). (p. 587)
- They are easy to see. (p. 587)
- They are easy to read. (p. 588)
- They are simple. (p. 589)
- They are correct. (p. 589)
Uses accurate/appropriate grammar, spelling, punctuation, mechanics, linking, and formatting.

Read additional details on the project assignment, Poster Presentation: Assignment.

Grading Process

I will record the points for this activity after I check your draft and ensure that it meets the basic requirements listed above.

If I have a question or concern about your draft, I will add a comment. Check the help link in the #TuesdayTutorial: Resources on How to Use Canvas for information on how to read comments on your work.