Global Studies Poster Session:

Students may use PowerPoint, or any other electronic media form. PowerPoint presentations should not be more than 1 dozen slides. You may create a hard copy poster, using posterboard provided by GSC. Your presentation should include the following elements:

  • Name
  • Major(s)
  • Minors (s)
  • Other certificates, in addition to Global Studies
  • Language(s) studied
  • A global theme or issue that may have emerged as a result of your studies/experiences.
  • Your global concentration and courses taken to meet the requirement
  • Your regional concentration and the courses taken to meet the requirement
  • Include any transregional course work
  • Title of capstone paper and brief synopsis/findings/conclusions….
  • Other relevant courses
  • Co-curricular experiences relevant to your global and/or regional concentrations (internships, research, student group participation, employment)
  • Study abroad (if any)
  • Reflection (any themes that have emerged from your studies that you want to pursue, how your views have changed, etc)
  • Future Plans

Make it interesting and engaging!

3 –excellent / 2 - proficient / 1 – does not meet criteria
Connectedness / Language, region, and global concentration are very related and show a clear connection to capstone paper or global issue summary
Student studied more than one language and related that to capstone paper or global issue summary
Student demonstrates clear connection to capstone paper or global issue summary through participation in numerous co-curricular activities on or off campus
Student evidences more than one professional experience (internship, employment, etc.) related to capstone paper or global issue summary / Language, region, and global concentration are generally related and show some connection to capstone paper or global issue summary
Student’s language study is related to capstone paper or global issue summary
Student demonstrates some connection to capstone paper or global issue summary through participation in some co-curricular activities on or off campus
Student evidences at least one professional experience (internship, employment, etc.) related to capstone paper or global issue summary / Language, region, and global concentration are not related to each other or capstone paper or global issue summary
Student’s language study is not related to capstone paper or global issue summary
Student does not demonstrate connection to capstone paper or global issue summary through participation in co-curricular activities
Student does not evidence any professional experience (internship, employment, etc.) related to capstone paper or global issue summary
Content / The main idea and purpose of the capstone paper or global issue summary is clearly stated as is a rationale for this topic
The capstone paper or global issue summary is very relevant, thoughtful, and well-researched.
The capstone paper or global issue summary evidences analytical and critical thinking and provides a thoughtful conclusion.
The capstone paper or global issue summary is very well-organized (introduction, presentation of data/argument, analysis, conclusion)
Student provides a thoughtful description of what s/he learned (implications, consequences, individual growth) as a result of this paper/summary / The main idea and purpose of the capstone paper or global issue summary is generally stated
The capstone paper or global issue summary is generally relevant, thoughtful, and researched
The capstone paper or global issue summary provides some analysis for the topic and a conclusion
The capstone paper or global issue summary is generally organized (introduction, presentation of data/argument, analysis, conclusion)
Student provides some description of what s/he learned (implications, consequences, individual growth) as a result of this paper/summary / The main idea and purpose of the capstone paper or global issue summary is not stated well or not stated
The capstone paper or global issue summary provides no evidence of relevance, thought or research
No analysis or conclusion is provided for the capstone paper or global issue summary
The capstone paper or global issue summary is not organized well or not organized
Student does not describe what s/he learned as a result of this paper/summary
Presentation / The poster is clearly laid out and easy/logical to follow in the absence of a presenter
The text is very concise, legible, and free of errors
Photographs and other art/media are very effective and engaging and enhance overall poster appeal / The poster contains all required elements
The text is generally concise, legible, and error-free
Some photographs or other art/media are used to increase the overall poster appeal / The poster is missing one or more of the required elements
The text is not concise or legible or too many errors
No photographs or other art/media are used