BIOL 109 Research Assignment Guidelines Topic Selection Deadline: Sept 29, 2023 Poster Submission Deadline: November 28, 2023 Oral Poster Presentation: November 29, 2023 Assignment: You will work with your assigned classmate to choose one specific disease from a curated list and create a digital scientific poster describing the cause(s) of the disease, the symptoms, anatomical and physiologic effects associated with the disease, treatments available, future directions and any other historical or relevant information you find interesting. This poster will be presented during our lab period on November 29, 2023. The principal component of your poster should be an analysis of the impact of the disease on the physiology of the various organ systems of the human body. Historical, psychological, or social implications can be included as extra information, but they should definitely not be the focus of this assignment. Purpose: A scientific research poster is a visual way for researchers to present information about new findings in their fields. Scientific posters are often found at research and clinical conferences where they can be used to quickly disseminate new findings that may not have been developed enough for a stand-alone research article, but are still novel and will help advance the field. Because posters are limited in space and scope, scientists and clinicians must crystallize their thoughts about the research and focus on its essence. The poster you create must efficiently communicate the required information and appropriate visuals in a very confined space. The traditional audience for a scientific poster is highly specialized. While there are a few notable exceptions, most scientific posters are created for presentation to specific societies and groups of scientists. For the purposes of this assignment, assume the audience is other BIOL 109 students. Expect this audience to have a basic understanding of organ system physiology. Please keep in mind that these are scientific posters; avoid the use of second person and casual language. Topic Selection: You will be working with your partner to select a topic. The method of topic selection will be discussed in class. You and your partner MUST choose a topic by September 29, 2023. The following is the list of topics for this assignment: • Alzheimer’s disease • Celiac disease • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) • Coronary heart disease • Diabetes mellitus • Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) • Hashimoto’s thyroiditis • Leukemia • Multiple sclerosis • Muscular dystrophy • Osteoporosis • Parkinson’s disease Guidelines: Your poster must have the following parts: • Title: A descriptive title (usually as a banner) with the names of the participating students and their affiliation. • Introduction: The introduction contains a very brief (1-2 sentences) summary of the disease or disorder. • Etiology/Cause(s): This section contains a brief description of normal anatomy and physiology of the organ systems involved in the disease or disorder. Also describe the cause(s) and/or risk factors associated with the development of the disease or disorder. The demographics of those who suffer from the disease or disorder should be mentioned here as well. • Physiologic Effects: This section describes the specific effects that the disease or disorder has on human physiology (and potentially on the anatomy as well). Be specific in describing the disease process, drawing clear connections between the mechanism of the disorder and the observed symptoms. • Management/Treatments: This section should be used to describe methods of treatment, whether they be curative or therapeutic. Be clear about the purpose of the treatment, relating to a physiologic effect if possible. • Future Directions: This section can contain additional information relating to historic, cultural, or medical implications in modern society. • Sources cited: This section presents an alphabetic listing of all of the sources that were cited in your poster. For this assignment, you must cite at least three (3) sources. You must use academically appropriate sources (no popular sources, Wikipedia, dot com web sites, dictionaries, social media, class presentations and/or PowerPoints). Sources must be cited in APA 6 or 7 format. In consideration of space, you may use a much smaller font for this section. Please note that a Template has been provided. You can use the template, but you should also feel free to make modifications as needed (adding more text or picture sections, etc.), or if you would like to start from scratch, you may. General considerations: • Posters are visual by nature, and so the poster must have a clear and logical order and flow to it. It must be visually appealing. Readers should be able to follow the information on the poster easily. • The poster layout should utilize all the available space on the poster. Each section (excluding the title) should be separated by a heading. • Visual aids (such as figures and photographs) are an important part of a poster, but the visuals that you add should enhance understanding of some aspect of the poster and should not be used as space fillers. • In addition to general images, you must include at least one graph or table on your poster; for example, you might include a table of demographic information, or a graph detailing the effectiveness of a particular treatment. All graphs and tables must be computer generated; hand drawn graphs and tables will not be accepted. Graphs must be made with graphing software such as Excel. Graphs must contain individual points/colors for different conditions, labels with units of measure on the x- and y- axis, and symbol legend. Tables should have clear categories and labels with units of measure. • Figures (including graphs) must be consecutively numbered and titled (i.e., Figure 2: Time to symptoms onset compared to force of blow). Tables should be consecutively numbered and titled (i.e., Table 2: Time to symptom onset in student athletes hit with concussive blow). • Poster should have a professional aesthetic to them. Glitter, joke figures, and other embellishments should be avoided. • All visuals and font on the poster must be easily viewed from 5-feet away (the font sizes should be a minimum of 36pts). • Your written sections do not have to be composed in paragraphs – bullet points are generally preferred on a poster – but they should always be well-organized. Your goal is to provide thorough information that reflects your research; there is certainly a balance that needs to be struck between being excessively wordy and overly superficial. • Make sure that information within the sections is all topically united, and that the poster has an overall logical flow to its design. • Please use a spelling and grammar check (pay attention as your word processor will not recognize most scientific terms). • Do not overuse capitalization; most specific scientific terms are written in lowercase. Submission and Presentation: Remember – Topic selection is due at 11:59 pm on Sept 29, 2023. Submission of the assignment will be digital, on Brightspace in the Research Assignment under the Assignments tab. It is due by 11:59 pm on November 28, 2023. All members of the team need to submit the assignment on Brightspace. However, you will need to submit TWO versions of the assignment: 1. The normal assignment, with your names on the poster. Please name this file with your last names and topic, in the following style: If students Taylor Swift and John Legend worked on COPD, they should name the file “Swift_Legend_COPD.pptx”. 2. A version of the poster where your names are replaced by your student ID numbers. These are the numbers that begin with either 900 or 901 that are on your student ID cards; you can probably also find them on various official documents in SIMON. Please also remove your instructor’s name, but retain your course and section, as well as the five-digit CRN (this can be found in the course information on Blackboard). Please name this document, simply with your student IDs, such as “900123456_901234567.pptx”, where the two nine-digit numbers are the student IDs. The posters will be presented in lab on Nov 29, 2023. The presentation should only be a 3-5 minutes long – were this a symposium, the presentation would be a spiel to give to interested passersby. During the poster session in lab, you will be expected to remain present and engaged not only during your presentation but also when other groups are presenting their posters. Grading Scheme: • • • • • • • • • Topic Selection – 10 pts. – topic was relevant, and selection was on time Content – 40 pts. – information is accurate, logical, & relevant, and it thoroughly answers the questions being asked o Cause of disease – 10 pts. o Physiologic effects – 10 pts. o Treatment – 10 pts. o Additional information – 10 pts. Presentation – 10 pts. – demonstrate accurate knowledge of your topic; clear presentation Present and Engaged – 5 pts. – sign-in, view other posters, ask questions to others Style and Organization – 5 pts. – formal and professional tone in both writing and poster design, college-level writing; sections placed in order that flows naturally Visual Interest – 10 pts. – appropriate pictures and figures included; captions included Spelling & Grammar – 5 pts. – correct spelling, appropriate use of rules of grammar (while bullet points can be used, please make an effort to use good grammar) and capitalization Formatting – 5 pts. – requirements in guidelines are followed in regards to font, margins, and similar References – 10 pts. – References section included; number and quality of sources follows the guidelines; o Note that if there are NO References, you will earn a ZERO on the entire assignment. Total – 100 pts. Partners will receive the same grade, unless it is brought to the instructor’s attention that there has been a disparity in how the work was divided. If you feel that there has been an unfair division of labor, please bring it to my attention as soon as possible.
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