Creating Academic Posters

Introduction

In this tutorial: Introduction > Getting started > About Academic Posters > Planning > Structuring > Drafting > Design Considerations > Designing > Refining > Presenting > Summary
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Course Outline

What makes a good academic poster, and how do you create it?

This course will take you through the process of creating a high-impact academic poster with examples.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session, you should be able to:

• Describe what an academic poster is and what distinguishes a good poster from a poor one;
• Use a range of tools in PowerPoint to create an effective and professional academic poster;
• Outline considerations about poster creation, such as printing and University logo use;
• Be able to trouble-shoot any issues that arise.

Reference

The paper used in this tutorial is S Rolland, R Hobson, S McHanwell (2007) 'Clinical competency exercises: some student perceptions' European Journal of Dental Education Volume 11, Issue 3, pages 184-191, and is used with permission from the authors.

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