Chaos, Communication and Consciousness Module PH19510 Lecture 3 Poster Presentation

The Task Produce a poster One significant event, person or discovery  development of communications  development of computing Details of science or theory involved Consequences for today Groups of 3 20% of module marks

Submission Completed posters to Physics Office  2 nd floor, Physical Sciences Building  Before Friday 28 th November 2008 Poster Declaration Slip  will be ed to you  signed by all authors  Submit with poster

Groups Groups of 3 Choose yourselves Let me know by   Before 09:00 Monday 31 st Oct 2007 I will allocate remaining groups

Specification Minimum A3 (2 sheets of A4) Maximum A2 (4 sheets of A4) Computer Produced  Powerpoint  Word  Photoshop etc… Print on A4 & paste up

What is a Poster ? Scientist’s advert for their work. Tell a story Breaking News Make reader want to find out more

Title What is it? How does it work? What does it looks like? How well does it perform? What exciting science can you use it for? Who wrote the poster? Where can I find out more? Who helped & who paid for the work ? What does it do?

Who? What? Why? & How? People, Inventions, Events  Who were they ?  When did it happen ?  What did they do?  How does it work ?  Why does it matter ?

The Title Short & sweet Include authors names & s Affiliation Bart Simpson – Inventor of the Internet R.T.Choke A.Holeflapper University of Wales, Aberystwyth

Introduction Pull in your audience Describe your topic in 2-3 sentences Avoid jargon Introduction How the son of a power station employee from Springfield overcame his hair problems and went on to invent the internet, revolutionising the world of communications. We look at his background, the technology involved and the effect his invention has had on all of us.

Biography Key points only  date & place of birth  picture  key features of life  quotations  “driving force” ? Bullet points  NOT an essay

The Invention itself What was done before ? Describe the invention  Clear diagrams  How does it work ? What science is involved ? Equations ? Disputes ?

Consequences What was the effect of the invention? Was is developed further ? Is it in use today ? How it improve with time ? (graph) How did the number of users grow ? (graph)

References Where to go for more information Cite sources you’ve used  Key books/papers by the inventor  Descent of Man, 1871  Hilchenbach, M. (2002). "Space-borne mass spectrometer instrumentation." International Journal of Mass Spectrometry 215(1-3): Patents  U.S. Patent

Layout Let layout draw the reader through the story Sketch out first with pencil & paper Base around key diagrams/pictures

Layout Portrait vs Landscape Title

Fonts Aim for legibility & readability Readable from 4 feet No smaller than 18point  Not enough space ?   Reduce word count, don’t shrink font Don’t use over fancy fonts Fixed width fonts are hard to read Watch colour schemes

Golden Rules K.I.S.S.  Keep It Simple, Stupid “Less is More”  Pare idea down to essentials  Put across 2 or 3 key points

Semester Exam Sample Questions (from last year) Discuss two signalling systems that were used prior to the electronic era. [2]  Name, basic principles, advantages & disadvantages

Semester Exam Sample Questions (from last year) Draw a sketch of the basic vacuum tube (thermionic) triode valve, clearly labelling all its components. Indicate the direction in which electrons flow across the valve. [3] What are the disadvantages of using this type of valve? [1]

Deadlines 31 st October  with groups 28 th November  Poster Submission