Capstone Poster
Brief Details
Poster Includes:
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Materials and Method
• Results
• Analysis
• Conclusion and Recommendations
• Literature cited
• Acknowledgement
• General Layout
Abstract
• Brief description of the entire work that
includes (entire project from Grand Challenge
to chosen solution, purpose of the study,
design requirements and prototype, testing
results and conclusions).
• Understandable without reading the entire
poster, writing is professional, organized, and
well developed
• Generates excitement and desire to read
more about the topic
Introduction
• Identifies the problem (From Grand Challenge)
and summarizes prior solutions (Attempts,
strengths and weaknesses). General Wide
Perspective
• Summarizes How the team’s solution was chosen
and how it addresses design requirements (you
have to mention the design requirements) THAT
WILL BE TESTED for the team's solution, Focus
Narrow Perspective
• Project's Idea is supported by scientific laws and
theories and demonstrates applied learning
transfer
Materials and Method
• Materials lists and/or illustrations, are
summarized (Table with images notion ex. Fig 1).
• Description of how the prototype is constructed.
• The methods are clear enough (quantities and
description) to be explained to another
professional.
• summary of the all test plans for the prototype, a
summary of each tests conducted for each design
requirement
Results
• All types of results are presented, whether
positive or negative, those results must be in
your portfolio as a supporting documentation.
• Date is very clearly presented and organized in
tables, graphs, and or other visuals. They
should be easy to be read and contains the
error +/- values
Analysis
• Ties results to the original question being
addressed and to the Grand Challenge
• It must show how your prototype testing meets
the designed requirements
• There should be graphs, demonstration, and
images associated
• Explanation is supported by scientific laws and
theories and provides evidence of learning
transfer.
• It must be CLEAR, organized. It explains the main
points or characteristics related to the results
Conclusions
• Conclusions part is very similar to Analysis Part.
• It’s considered as rephrasing the analysis part but
you must show the connection between results and
analysis with the main objective of the project and
how it is useful to solve the problem
• No figures or pictures should be in this part
Recommendations
• In Recommendation: projects must be
discussed in details (Real design, Real location,
Real calculations, Real usage, and real
implementation with modern technology,
future modifications than can be done with
the prototype to develop its performance)
• Recommendations are practical and directed
towards a future research, engineering, and
application in order to have a better solution
Literature Cited
• At least 5 citations in APA style. Peer-review
publications
• You MUST Know what information or benefit
you gained from each citation (what was
useful from each citation)
General Layout
• Illustrations, tables, figures, photographs or
diagrams have unique identification numbers
and a key to identify symbols. Text includes
references to them Ex. Fig (1), Table (1)
• Include grade level, semester and academic
year
(Grade 1, Semester 1, 2016/2017)
(Grade 2, Semester 1, 2016/2017)
(Grade 3, Semester 1, 2016/2017)
