Getting Your Research Poster Completed & Printed

John Q. Researcher1
Jane Q. Researcher2
1
Department ABC, 2 Department XYZ

Abstract
A description of your work. Abstract can
include an introduction, your hypothesis,
if applicable (in some cases your work is
not based on a hypothesis), the purposes
and goals of the project, methods, data
and conclusions, etc. Include a brief
summary of the literature Start out broadly
and then be more specific. Your abstract
should be brief, as the details of the
project will follow in the other sections. Be
clear and concise.

Objectives

Methodology

Results

A description of the methodologies that

were employed in your research. How
was you research conducted? How did
you gather the information? Did you use
statistical analysis to analyze the data?
Did you do a literature review? Describe
your target population and/or
characteristics of the community here if
applicable. For example, if you did a
focus group as part of your data
collection, who participated?

What were the results of your

research? Was your hypothesis
supported by the results?

Images

Conclusion
What does your data mean? What
are the implications of your
findings? What did you find out
during the course of your
research? Who will benefit from
your findings? What are the next
steps in the project?

References

What were/are the specific aims of your

project? Is there a 'big' picture? What
did you try to measure and why? What
information were you trying to gather?

If using references, always remember to cite

your sources!

Acknowledgments
Use images to enhance your poster

Poster created by the Office of Research

Here you can thank colleagues, sponsors, and

anyone else who contributed to the research and
the poster. Be sure to acknowledge the Office of
Research for printing this poster.