LORMA Colleges Institutional Students’ Research Forum 2019

Poster Paper Presentation Guidelines

(Student’s Research Forum)

I. Guidelines in the preparation of Poster paper

Poster should answer three attributes: it should be attractive, well – prepared and self-
explanatory. Allowing different viewers to proceed on their own while the author is free
to supplement or discuss particular points raised in inquiry. It should present one or two
major ideas. Caption and Body of text should give outright interpretations and significance
of results of the study.

a. Size: Use the standard size 3ft x 4ft tarpaulin.

b. Orientation: The poster should be laid out in vertical / portrait orientation.

c. Title and Author/s: The title should occupy the top portion of the poster. The
title should be a minimum of 2 inches high (144-point) and student and faculty
mentor’s name should be a minimum of 1-inch high (72-point). All capital letters
or combination can be used for the title. Department’s logo should occupy the
left bottom part of the poster.

d. Fonts and Sizes: Headings should be at least 36 point and easily readable from
at least 6 feet. All other text should be at least 18 point. Use Verdana or Arial
typeface. Use Bold and Italic to set type differently. All capital letters or
combination can be used for the title

c. Body text/ Caption: Minimize words while maximizing visuals

d. Visuals: Visuals include tables, charts, figures, drawings, and/or photographs.

Visuals are allowed; however, they should be clearly visible 2m away/ Size of
photographs should be 5R (6in x 8in). Avoid elements—such as unnecessary
background colors and overly specific labels—that do not add useful information.
Explanations should be within or next to figures.

e. Color: Stick to a simple color scheme. Background colors or images should

complement, and not distract from the poster’s topic, text, and graphics. Keep in
mind what you are trying to convey with the poster.

f. Flow of Poster Content: The flow of the poster’s content should be visually and
verbally clear. Information in one section should logically integrate with other
 sections. Information should be arranged in one of two ways: in a manner that
parallels reading, visually flowing from top to bottom and from left to right.

g. The overall layout of the poster should be attractive. The poster should not
he cluttered with too much text or imagery. Fonts should be consistent throughout.
The poster should be free of spelling and grammatical errors

II. Presentation Guidelines

Posters will be on display at the designated area throughout the entire Research
Forum. Poster presenters (one to two presenters are allowed) are requested to be in
the poster area to answer any questions by viewers. Poster Presenters do not have to
stand by their Posters during breaks.

Oral Poster presentation: 7 minutes oral poster presentation followed by 2

minutes discussion. At the end of your presentation you will be asked questions
about your abstract. The Chair of the session will facilitate questions. The medium of
communication for the presentation is the English language except for necessary
vernacular findings.

Poster presenters should either be in their Gala Uniform or Business attire.

III. Evaluation and Criteria for Poster

Criteria Point Score

1. Depth of Research addresses an 30
Content important issue in the field of
study, includes
goals/motivating questions that
provide the audience with a
sense of the project’s main
idea.
Information is accurate and
includes an explanation of key
concepts and theories, as well
as a clear description of the
results and the importance of
the results.
Applications of theory are
included to illuminate issues
 2. Content The content is clearly and 20
knowledge concisely written with a logical
and progression of ideas and
organization supporting information
Poster has a logical, intuitive
sequence of information.
Cues to all information are clear
and direct.
3. Introduction The introduction presents the 15
and Abstract overall topic and draws the
audience into the presentation
with compelling questions.
The abstract completely and
succinctly describes the
research project including all of
the basic components –
motivation for the topic,
methodology/process
employed, findings of study,
and implications for the field of
study.
4. Poster Design Poster is attractive in terms of 20
design, layout and neatness.
Graphics are easily viewed and
related to the topic, making the
material easy to understand.
Fonts are easy-to-read and vary
appropriately for headings and
text. Use of italics, bold and
indentions enhance readability
Text is appropriate in length for
audience and to the point of
the project.
Background and color choice
enhance readability.
There are no
grammatical/spelling mistakes.
5. Verbal Presenter(s) demonstrate full 15
Interaction knowledge of the material and
can explain and elaborate on
expected questions.
Comments
IV. Submission of Entries

a. Each department could submit two (2) entries for the poster paper. Submit
softcopy and hard copy of the abstract of the study in IMRAD Format
(introduction, methods, results and discussion) until April 24, 2019, thru
your Departmental research coordinators or directly to Mr. Fernando Oringo
or Mr. Kaypee Colet.
b. All presenters should submit the digital format of the poster paper in .pdf
and .jpeg/.jpg format on of before April 29, 2019 to Ms. Ardee Joy Ocampo
at ajocampo@lorma.edu.

V. Sample Template

This are just sample template that could be used as reference, you can
create your own poster lay out.