Description
Part VI: Final Research Poster
Due: Sunday, end of Week 8 (95 points)
Submit in the Week 8 Learning Activities area
Description: Part VI represents the summation of all of your work this semester. You are expected to have revised your poster based on the feedback you received from your classmates.
Grading Criteria: Final Research Poster
Points will be assigned based on how successful were you in these areas:
· Clarity, Organization, & Content Knowledge: Were you able to succinctly but thoroughly covering the issues relevant to your chosen topic? Did you demonstrate your ability to take your peers’ feedback and incorporate it into your project to make it better?
· Critical Thinking and Originality of Thought: Were you able to see the complex issue you chose from multiple viewpoints? Did you integrate the perspectives provided from multiple disciplines into your poster? Did you think critically about the complexity of the issue? Did you come up with viable solutions?
· Writing Quality: Was your poster clearly written without typos or grammatical errors? Does your paper make any of the mistakes found on the Guide for Good Writing?
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Missing
Identifies an appropriate social problem
5 points
Clearly identifies an appropriate social problem
4 points
Identifies an appropriate social problem, with 1-2 minor omissions
3 points
Identifies an appropriate social problem, with several minor omissions
2 points
Does not clearly identify an appropriate social problem
0 points
Does not identify an appropriate social problem
Interdisciplinary approach to subject matter
15 points
Excellent interdisciplinary consideration of the topic. Clearly identifies at least 3 social science disciplines and integrates information effectively.
12 points
Good interdisciplinary consideration of the topic. Clearly identifies at least 2 social science disciplines and integrates information effectively, with some omissions
9 points
Fair interdisciplinary consideration of the topic. Clearly identifies at least 2 social science disciplines, but struggles to integrate information in an interdisciplinary fashion.
6 points
Poor interdisciplinary consideration of the topic. Identifies at least 1 social science discipline, but does not integrate information in an interdisciplinary fashion
0 points
No attempt to identify or integrate information across disciplines
Supported by empirical evidence
10 points
Incorporates at least 10 scholarly and empirically based articles
8 points
Incorporates at least 8 scholarly and empirically based articles
6 points
Incorporates at least 6 scholarly and empirically based articles
4 points
Incorporates at least 4 scholarly and empirically based articles
0 points
Incorporates less than 4 scholarly and empirically based articles or none at all
Policy Recommendations
15 points
Excellent recommendations. Proposes logical, appropriate, and relevant recommendations for improving current situation
12 points
Good recommendations. Proposes logical, appropriate, and relevant recommendations for improving current situation, but with some minor omissions.
9 points
Fair recommendations. Proposes recommendations for improving current situation, but with some failure of logic, appropriateness, or relevance.
6 points
Recommendations for improving current situation are unclear, illogical, inappropriate, and/or irrelevant.
0 points
No recommendations made
Organization of poster
15 points
Excellent poster organization – evidence of careful and deliberate placement of elements
12 points
Good poster organization – evidence of thoughtful placement of elements, but with 1-2 minor errors
9 points
Fair poster organization – evidence of thoughtful placement of elements, but with major errors
6 points
Poor poster organization – little to no evidence of thought or planning
0 points
Complete lack of organization
Visual Appeal
10 points
Visually appealing and easy to read.
8 points
Visually appealing and mostly easy to read.
6 points
Poster is visually uninteresting or visually distracting or difficult to read
4 points
Posted is visually uninteresting or distracting and is difficult to read
0 points
No submission
Writing quality
10 points
Free of mechanical and composition errors.
8 points
A few mechanical and composition errors that do not detract from the overall quality of the work
6 points
Several mechanical and composition errors that detract from the overall quality of the work.
4 points
Many distracting errors that significantly detract from the overall quality of the work.
0 points
Poster is unreadable or incomprehensible
Incorporates peer feedback into final poster
10 points
Effectively incorporates constructive feedback from peers into final poster
6 points
Incorporates some suggestions, but ignores others that may have improved the presentation
0 points
Does not incorporate constructive feedback, leaving presentation seriously in need of improvement
APA format
5 points
Correct use of APA format (in-text citations, references)
4 points
Mostly correct use of APA format with 1-2 minor errors (in-text citations, references)
3 points
Somewhat correct use of APA format with several minor errors (in-text citations, references)
2 points
Several major errors in use of APA format (in-text citations, references)
0 points
Does not use APA format
Stefanie,
More information in your draft would have allowed me to be more helpful.
In addition to my comments below – you need to work on your reference list. It is not in APA formatting. Go back and review APA and make revision before you submit your final project. Please, do not have it in “bold” font as a start.
Identification of appropriate social problem: You are missing a clear research question.
Interdisciplinary approach to subject matter: While you have disciplines, your input on the poster is lacking analysis and critical thinking — you need to give your analysis in these sections.
Supported by empirical evidence: While you have used some of your references, it appears that you have not integrated the majority into your presentation.
Policy recommendations: Lacking a “Recommendation” section on your poster