Student Paper & Poster Competition.
Who is eligible?
- Any full-time or part-time Masters or PhD student who will be present a paper or poster on their research at WISA2020
- The student must:
- Have been a registered student at the time when they submitted their abstract for WISA2020
What are the criteria?
Popular Prize:
Criteria: Which paper did you like the best in each theme?
- Delegates can vote on the Conference App
Paper Presenters:
| Research | 1. Presentation & media | 2. Oral communication | 3. Background and methods | 4. Results and discussion | 5. Conclusions and recommendations. |
| Criteria |
Clear slides. Attention to detail. Clear, appropriate graphs. Professional approach. | Detailed and coherent communication. No reading from notes. Logical answers to questions. | Clear, brief recap of rationale and methods. Justified selection of appropriate methods. | Results clearly presented using appropriate format. Salient trends noted. Articulate discussion. | Results leading into reasoned, logical conclusions. Logical next steps presented with motivation. |
Poster Presenters:
| Research |
| Research objective: Is the research objective clear and relevant? |
| Research methodology: Is the methodology appropriate for the research objective? Is the methodology adequately explained? |
| Results presentation & analysis: How well are the results presented? Are figure legends adequate? Is the interpretation of data/results correct? Is the research objective addressed? Is the student able to critically assess and analyse the results? Are the statistical applications appropriate where relevant? |
| Conclusions & recommendations for further work: Has the student drawn logical, meaningful inferences from the data? |
| Contribution of the research: Is the research relevant, can it be applied, is it innovative, does it make a valuable contribution to field of research? |
| Poster presentation |
| Content of the poster: Is the content clear, logical, engaging the audience? |
| Visual components: Do they support the content, has colour been used effectively, are they legible from a distance, interesting and attractive? Is the objective of the study is clearly conveyed, without verbal explanation? |
| General layout: What is the quality of the general layout of the poster? Are Tables & Figures well presented? |
| Reception of the poster: Does the poster attract visitors and questions? |
| Explanations and questions: How well does the student handle the verbal explanation of the poster and questions? Does the student understand the questions and answer them appropriately |
| Overall impression of the poster: innovative, visually interesting, grabs attention? |