1. ANTOINE ALAVO & ANNE TURNER ARTS INTERNSHIP OFFICE Arts Undergraduate Research Workshop May 10 th, 2016

2. Roundtable Congratulations! With awards come responsibilities/expectations  McGill ambassador : students/donors/departments/faculty  Researcher: serious position, more than a summer assistant

3. ARIA Workshop & Responsibilities

4. Responsibilities as ARIA recipient Workshops  Library workshop –  May 25 th or May 26 th (signup NOW if not done so already)  Poster workshop  June 2 nd 2016 – Leacock 429 11-12  ARIA Lunch workshop  July 6 th, 2016 – Arts 160 12-1:30 One-month report, final report & poster RSVP and communication with AIO office Responsibilities towards your supervisor  Full time commitment  11 weeks / 30-35 h Responsibilities to donors & faculty  AUR event (posters/share experience)  Reports

5. ARIA Library Research Workshop Preparing for a Research assistantship

6. Posters

7. Poster Guidelines Deadlines –  Poster must be completed by August 8, 2016 (and sent to documents.aio@mcgill.ca)documents.aio@mcgill.ca  Final printed posters must be submitted to LEA 307 by August 19th, 2016. Size –  Maximum of 42 inches wide (3.5 feet) and 42 inches tall (3.5 feet) Students must cover the cost of poster printing Recommendation – use McGill’s Printing Service –  A group discount will be provided  Contact Printing Services and mention it is for the Faculty of Arts Undergraduate Research Event. The top of the poster should indicate the title, first and last name of author(s), and your program (e.g., BA English). You should acknowledge your supervisor and anyone else who contributed to the research.

8. How Much to Write? Your audience: McGill students, professors  Knowledgeable about research Nonetheless, remember…. Breadth or Depth  Is your targeted audience in your field or external?  In your field: details  Not in your field: overview

9. Breadth:

10. Depth:

11. Content Depends on your field  Summary – a must  Citations – a must  Results – if work is complete  Methodology  The choice is yours on how best to represent your research  Get your supervisor’s opinion  You will receive feedback and more

12. Visuals Beware of copyright!  Citations, citations, citations. Graphs, charts Visual appeal vs. textual content  A.k.a breadth vs. depth

13. Poster Format Ideal Format: 3.5 x 3.5 foot Cost: $70 - $90

14. Technical Recommendations Tip: Use a single MS Power Point slide set at the size to which the poster will be printed (i.e. use “Page Setup” to set the size). When getting your file printed save the file in both.ppt and.pdf format – give both files to McGill Printing Services Use solid color backgrounds, no gradients.

15. Formatting Recommendations Use a large, easy to read font. Hint: Print a scaled-down copy of your poster onto regular 8.5”x11” paper. Check whether everything is still legible. (This may also serve as a useful one-page handout: when you are preparing your poster, you can circulate this to your peers for their comments; on the day of the conference, you can give copies to visitors, if you so wish. Use graphs rather than tables, wherever possible. Present small, easily-digested bites of information rather than lengthy narrative. Numbered or bulleted lists can be a concise and effective way to convey a series of points.

16. TIMELINE Today: May 10th 2016 Digital copy due: August 8th 2016 Hard Copy (Printed/Delivered) due: August 19th 2016 Start now!

17. Arts Undergraduate Research Event Held annually every year in January/February Features multimedia presentations from students Speakers from the Faculty of Arts Research Poster showcase Reception

18. Share Your ARIA Research

19. Professor’s Road to Research

20. Creative and Innovative Poster Ideas

21. Present your Research and Poster

22. OR COMMENTS? Questions?