UBGLL1-30-M Project Management Methodologies 2020/2021

Individual Poster Brief

1. Poster Brief
Component B. will assess learning outcomes LO4 and LO5. The students will be required to
demonstrate in-depth knowledge within one [1] key area of PRINCE2® (either a principle, a theme,
or a process) by producing an A1 format poster created in Microsoft Powerpoint and converted to
Pdf. After submission of the poster pdf file in Blackboard, the students then record their
presentation of the poster [10 minutes maximum presentation time] in Panopto and upload the file
link on Blackboard. The submission deadline is 13/01/22 at 2 pm on Blackboard. For the resit the
poster should be accompanied by a script of speaker notes.

This assessment strategy was chosen because it will help students develop more understanding of
PRINCE2® while they improve their presentation skills which are essential for communication in
management positions.

To assist with he preparation for these assessments, students will attend a workshop on the 16th of
December 2021 at 14.00 pm UK time, where they will follow direction to construct their poster and
will receive formative feedback. Students may also arrange for one draft of the poster to be
reviewed by the tutor to get additional formative feedback. For details on how to arrange personal
formative feedback sessions please see session 3 below.

This poster accounts for 50% of the final grade.

The marking grid is included at the end of this brief.

2. Poster content
A successful poster will not only attract a viewer's attention, but will also outline accurately and
concisely the aims, workings, and conclusions of your scientific research. Below are some suggested
guidelines to help you prepare a successful and effective poster.
 Determine how large your poster will be and how much space you have been allocated.
Once you know this, you can begin to work out how much information you can to include.
The purpose of a poster is not to simply stick every single bit of information you have on a
board, but to be succinct and clear in what you are trying to present. Be clear as to the
message that the poster is presenting so that relevant results are presented and discussed.
 Think about your audience and what you are trying to achieve with your poster, as this will
help to determine your poster style. For example, posters that are conveying a simple
message (e.g. billboards and poster campaigns) tend to be very visual with a non-technical
content. By comparison, scientific posters will have a more detailed and complex content.
 Typically, a poster should contain: a title section, abstract or summary, short introduction,
aims and objectives, methodology, results, discussion and conclusions. You may also want to
include a section detailing suggestions for further work; you could recommend how your
work could be developed, or suggest other tests that could be applied.
 Keep your title short and to the point so as to grab the attention of the viewer. The title
section should also include the names of the people involved in the work.

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 Be selective in the results you include in your poster, display only those representing the
main findings of your work, you can always keep other results close to hand in case you are
asked about them. Use figures to present data in a concise form e.g. showing trends, but
refer to figures where they support the text.
 The conclusion of your poster should be the climax of your work, and needs to address the
main aims and objectives of the project.

Layout and Format

 It is very important that the text and data included in your poster follow a logical and
hierarchical order. When we approach new information we tend to read from top to bottom
and from left to right. Therefore, it makes good sense to lay your work out in this order. You
could, for example, place your abstract in the top left corner and the conclusions in the
bottom right corner. Remember that the poster should be able to lead the reader through
the work presented.
 An alternative layout to the one described above is to place the conclusions in the centre of
the poster and have the supporting work radiating out from it.
 It may be helpful to provide arrows that direct attention to the sequence and order of the
presentation. Excessive augmentation, however, can be distracting and confusing.
 Keep the column widths at a size that is easy to scan.
 Try not to present long and detailed sections of text. Bullet points can often be more
effective and will maintain the reader's interest.

Images, Graphs and Photographs

 If used in the correct way, graphics and visual images can greatly enhance your poster,
increasing both understanding and interest. However, ensure that all graphics are relevant
to your work, and linked by references e.g. figures numbers in the text.
 Make sure that all diagrams are clearly captioned and easily seen. For example, a
micrograph should be around 120 - 80 mm in size. Captions should be positioned below to
the diagram/figure and the figure should be placed close to the relevant text.
 Whenever possible captions on graphs and diagrams should read horizontally (the exception
to this is the vertical axis label on a graph).

Style
 Keep it simple, clear and concise. Obviously the poster needs to be eye-catching and
attractive, but filling up your poster space with excess clutter can be distracting for the
viewer.
 Ensure that your font size is large enough to be legible from at least a metre away (e.g. 16 -
18 for the text and 24 - 36 for titles). Individuals will soon tire of having to lean in or squint
to read small text. .
 Try to use one or two font types at most. Too many font types can look messy and
confusing, particularly if they are in the same sentence or paragraph. It is best to choose
fonts that are easy on the eye, such as Times Roman or Arial.
 Use caps and lowercase instead of all caps for easier reading.
 Maintain a consistent style throughout.

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Colour
 Using colours on your poster is a useful way of attracting attention and can give your work
impact. However, be careful to use colour sparingly and with discretion, too many colours or
borders can be distracting and look untidy.
 Try to avoid bright, noisy or clashing colours.
 A good tip is to use background and foreground colours that compliment each other and
have high contrast. This will ensure that your text and images will stand out.
 If you are using coloured text, make sure that it contrasts with the background paper, as it
can be frustrating for the viewer to search for text that appears camouflaged.

References are expected to be in UWE Bristol Harvard style. Guidance on referencing is available in
the UWE library website (here).

3.Formative Feedback

You will receive informal formative feedback verbally through all workshop & seminar sessions –
ensure you listen carefully.

Weekly scheduled informal formative feedback sessions will be arranged every Friday afternoons
to give formative feedback to students who wish help.

The meetings will last for 10-15 minute Teams sessions for informal formative feedback, once for
every student. Time slots for informal feedback will be run every Friday afternoon 14.00-17.00 pm
UK time. Please ask and schedule your session as soon as you can as slots are going to be taken
soon.

Please prepare one draft for formative feedback for every assignment to discuss in the meeting. Do
not send multiple emails and files of the same assessment as it will not be possible to respond to
such volume of emails.

Before your formative feedback session, please make a bullet point list with the specific questions
you have about the assignment. You might be asked to fill in a self-assessment form before the
meeting to make sure that you have prepared sufficiently for the feedback to be taken in by you
effectively.

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4.Recording of the poster presentation

Students are required to pre-record their poster presentation using Panopto and to upload the
recording on BlackBoard. Please note that adding the recording to Panopto and making a
submission to the assignment are two separate processes.
The Panopto app is available to download free from the UWE’s Appstore. You have all an online
Panopto file where you can store your recording and copy paste the link to Blackboard with your
submission.

Guidance on how to use Panopto to record and submit a presentation can be found on this
webpage. Help videos providing step-by-step guidance can be found here.
Specific guidance on how to use Panopto to capture meetings in Microsoft Teams can be found
here.

Please read carefully the following notes:

Important note 1: It is essential that you allow ample time before the submission deadline to
upload your recoding to the Panopto cloud (we recommend that you allow at least two hours
before the submission deadline). Depending on the size of the file, Panopto will take some time to
convert the file before it is available to attach to your assignment submission through Blackboard.

Important note 2: To avoid upload problems, it is recommended that you upload very large media
files over a wired internet connection rather than wifi.

Important note 3: Uploading or creating a file in your Panopto My folder area does not constitute a
submission and instructors will not be able to access your file. You need to complete the
assignment submission process following the below steps.

Important note 4: If you are recording PowerPoint slides these will need to be saved to and opened
from your desktop. Not saving and opening from your desktop may result in your recording failing
to upload.

Important note 5: Submissions MUST be made using the Panopto Video Student Video submission
option from the add Content (+) button within the text editor. Using the Panopto Video option will
result in no recording being added to the submission.

Important note 6: Edits to your recording will need to have been made prior to submission for
online assessment (if you have already submitted, any edits will not be seen by your marker). If you
wish to edit after submission you will need to resubmit to the assignment after the edits have been
made.

Important Note 7: Students are able to view Panopto content attached to their submission from
their receipt on the Blackboard Coursework tab. Select the Panopto link under ‘Submission Text’. If
it is only the Panopto content that has been added to a submission, a warning message will show
on the Coursework tab to indicate that no files are attached but the Panopto content itself will be

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visible via the receipt. The warning message relates to file attachments that you browse to rather
than mashup content.

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Appendix: Marking grid

% Descriptor Criteria
1. Clarity of purpose 2. Structure of the 3. Content of the 4.Quality of delivery
presentation presentation

80- PASS Outstanding sense of Exceptional clarity of Exceptional depth of Consistent pacing
100 Outstanding purpose to the structure. Sound, content. Thorough throughout. Excellent
presentation and of the logical flow through- and rigorous voice, intonation.
needs of the audience. out. argument. Sound, Professional and innovative
logical flow through- use of visual aids. Little / no
out. reliance on handheld
notes.
70- PASS Excellent sense of Excellent clarity of Excellent depth of Consistent pacing
79 Excellent purpose to the structure. Sound, logical content. Generally throughout. Excellent
presentation and of the flow through- out. thorough and rigorous intonation. Professional
needs of the audience. argument. Sound, and imaginative use of
logical flow through- visual aids. Little / no
out. reliance on handheld
notes.
60- PASS Good / very good sense Clear / very clear Content generally Well-paced throughout.
69 of purpose to the structure. thorough and Good / very good
65-69%: presentation and of the accurate, with a intonation. Generally
needs of the audience. generally coherent good / very good
Very good argument. integration of visual aids.
Moderate / noticeable
60-64%: reliance on handheld
Good notes.
50- PASS Adequate / competent Adequate / competent Content generally Adequate / competent
59 sense of purpose to the structure, though not sound but lacking pacing, intonation. Visual
55-59% presentation and of the entirely effective. depth and rigour. aids generally adequate /
needs of the audience. competent but lacking
Competent effective integration.
Noticeable reliance on
handheld notes
50-54% .
Adequate
40- PASS Weak sense of purpose Limited structure, not Description and Pacing and voice variable.
49 Weak to the presentation; followed effectively and understanding of Weak use of visual aids.
reasonable sensitivity to parts are disorganised. issues sometimes Significant reliance on
the needs of the limited and handheld notes
audience. superficial. Content .
lacking depth and
rigour.
35- FAIL Poor sense of purpose Structure only vaguely Generally limited and Pacing and voice poor in
39 Poor of the presentation and apparent and not made superficial description places. Limited use of visual
of the needs of the explicit. Poor of issues. Poor aids. Significant reliance on
audience. signposting throughout. understanding of handheld notes.
issues.
25- FAIL Little sense of the Very disorganised; very Very little analysis or Pacing and voice generally
34 Very poor purpose of the poor focus. Very weak understanding of weak. Ineffective use of
presentation or of the sign-posting. issues. visual aids. Significant
needs of the audience. reliance on handheld
May be regarded as a notes.
partial submission.
15- FAIL Virtually nothing of Extremely disorganised. Virtually no analysis Pacing and voice poorNo or
24 Extremely relevance to the brief. Complete absence of or understanding of very ineffective use of
poor focus and sign-posting. issues. May be visual aids. Significant
regarded as a partial reliance on handheld notes
submission. ..
0-14 FAIL Nothing of relevance to Extremely disorganised No analysis or Pacing and voice very poor.
Inadequate the brief. Clearly a and / or incomplete understanding of the No use of visual aids.
partial submission. structure. Complete issues. Clearly a partial Significant reliance on
absence of focus and submission. handheld notes.
sign-posting.

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