Research Presentation Guidelines

Each institution will be allowed a maximum of TWO oral presentations for this competition.

The research presentation competition is only open to students who are not already submitting an abstract for the Poster Competition or nominated to be an Ambassador.

Professionals must possess a well-developed ability to communicate their research to others. The research presentation portion of the CSTEP conference is designed to emphasize the value of an ability to deliver research presentations, as well as to help students develop their oral presentation skills.

Introduction to this year’s Research Presentation Competition:

This year, we will continue the tradition of presenting Distinguished Research Presentation Awards. One student from every research presentation category will receive a Distinguished Research Presentation Award and one student will receive an Honorable Mention. The presentation categories include: Natural Sciences (Upper and Lower Divisions), Technology, Physical Sciences, and Social Sciences.

Distinguished Awards will be based on the student Abstract and PowerPoint Presentation.

• Students will receive structured audience feedback for the oral portion of their presentation; however, this will not be part of the formal judging process.
  
  
• In order for judges to get an idea of what the presentation will entail, STUDENTS ARE NOW REQUIRED TO ADD Presentation Talking Points to the Notes section of their PowerPoint Slides.
  
  

What are Presentation Talking Points?

• Presentation talking points are comments that the student will type into the Notes Section of their PowerPoint presentation.
  
  
• Where do they go?
  
  
  • There is a Notes Section for EACH PowerPoint Slide
    
    
  • The Notes Section is the section that is directly below the slide.
    
    

What is the Purpose of including Talking Points in a PowerPoint Presentation?

• Talking points will assist in the judge’s evaluation of the students’ research
  
  
  • Since judging will occur prior to the conference and will be based on the judges’ review of the student abstract and PowerPoint Presentation, it will be helpful for them to get a general sense of what the student is planning to say during their presentation.
    
    
  • Talking points should expand on the information presented in the slide and provide more detail about what the presenter will say as they give their presentation to an audience.
    
    
• In contrast to the very concise information presented on each slide, talking points will Illustrate and Describe – in more detail – the information and ideas that the presenter will discuss when EACH SLIDE is presented to the audience.

How does the Judging & Awards Process Work?

• A panel of judges will review complete submissions (Abstract + PowerPoint Presentation)
  
  
• All judges will review complete submissions using the rubric included in this Registration Packet
  
  
• Students will be presented with the awards during the awards ceremony on Saturday evening.

GUIDELINES

Research presentations are carefully prepared to be fifteen minutes long. They are presented as part of a panel of four or five presentations, usually addressing a common subject matter.

The following guidelines have been developed to assist you in the planning and development of your research presentation. Please read the guidelines carefully.

I. Research Presentation Online Registration Form:

1. The online registration information will be used to maintain contact with presenters.
   
   
2. Confirmation emails will be sent to the CSTEP program staff listed as the primary contact person.
   
   
3. Please register to participate the Research Presentations online, by copy-pasting the following link into your browser:

   http://bit.ly/CSTEPResearchPresentationRegistration2015
   

II. Research Presentation Requirements:

1. An abstract of the presentation is required for the submission. This will be published in the Conference Proceedings.
   
   
2. Presentations should be of 12 minutes duration, allowing 3 minutes for questions, unless otherwise advised.
   
   
3. Presentations should be saved to a jump drive.
   
   
4. Always have a back-up of your presentation and ensure your presentation is PC compatible.

III. Category of Presentation/Abstract:
Students must choose one of the following categories for presentation:

1. Natural Sciences (Lower Division – for Freshmen and Sophomores)
   
   
2. Natural Sciences (Upper Division – for Juniors, Seniors and Graduate Students)
   
   
3. Technology
   
   
4. Physical Sciences
   
   
5. Human Services / Social Sciences

Abstract Submission Deadline:
February 06, 2015

PowerPoint presentations must be submitted via email to cstep.oral.presentation@gmail.com no later than March 6, 2015

For questions, please email Jessica Doeman and Stephanie Hundt,
Research Presentation Committee Co-Chairs
Email: cstep.oral.presentation@gmail.com