An EasyGuide to Research Presentations

by Janie H. Wilson, Beth M. Schwartz

Overview

An EasyGuide to Research Presentations is an invaluable tool for helping readers learn the ropes of presenting original research and experience the thrill of becoming part of a strong scientific community. With coverage from poster presentations and symposia to oral and video presentations, this handbook offers a concise, easy-to-read guide on professionally presenting research in virtually all formats. Drawing from their own experiences as researchers, authors Janie H. Wilson and Beth M. Schwartz use a conversational style to address such topics as how to connect with an audience, presentation pitfalls, publishing and sharing results, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781483365923
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	02/18/2014
Series:	EasyGuide Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Janie Wilson received her PhD in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina in 1994. Since that time, she has been teaching and conducting research at Georgia Southern University. In the classroom, Dr. Wilson specializes in teaching and learning in statistics and research methods. Research interests include rapport in teaching based on empirical data on the first day of class, electronic communications, interactions with students in a traditional classroom, syllabus design, and the development and validation of the Professor-Student Rapport Scale. Recent publications include two brief texts with SAGE: An EasyGuide to Research Presentations and An EasyGuide to Research Design and SPSS. Along with her colleague, Shauna Joye, she recently published Research Methods and Statistics: An Integrated Approach with SAGE. Dr. Wilson has contributed numerous chapters to edited books and has co-edited several books related to teaching and learning. She has published extensively on the scholarship of teaching and learning and has offered over 60 conference presentations, including several invited keynote addresses. Dr. Wilson is the Past President of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP), Division Two of APA. 

Beth M. Schwartz is the Provost and Professor of Psychology at Endicott College. Previously she served as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost and Professor of Psychology at Heidelberg University, in Tiffin, Ohio. Dr. Schwartz started her career on the faculty at Randolph College (founded as Randolph-Macon Woman′s College) in Lynchburg, VA, where she served for 24 years. At Randolph she was the William E. and Catherine Ehrman Thoresen ‘23 Professor of Psychology and Assistant Dean of the College. She received a BA at Colby College (Maine) and a PhD in cognitive psychology at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Her scholarship focuses on the scholarship of teaching and learning/pedagogical research, in particular the issues surrounding academic integrity and honor systems. In addition to numerous professional presentations at conferences, she has published many book chapters and articles in a variety of scholarly journals, including the Journal of Higher Education, Ethics and Behavior, Law and Human Behavior, and Applied Developmental Science. She has also edited and coauthored books, including Child Abuse: A Global View(Schwartz, McCauley,&Epstein, 2001), Optimizing Teaching and Learning (Gurung&Schwartz, 2012), and Evidence-Based Teaching for Higher Education (Schwartz&Gurung, 2012). She is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Psychological Society and is a Fellow of Division 2 of APA (Society for the Teaching of Psychology). She was an award-winning teacher at Randolph College, where she taught Introduction to Psychology, Research Methods, Cognitive Psychology, and the capstone course. She received the Award for Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring from the American Psych-Law Society, the Gillie A. Larew Award for Distinguished Teaching at Randolph College, the Katherine Graves Davidson Excellence in Scholarship Award from Randolph College, and the Distinguished Faculty Achievement Certificate from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.

 

 

Table of Contents

SECTION I: OVERVIEW
1. Sharing the Wealth: Orientation to the Guide
2. Do Not Let Fear Stop You: Overcoming Anxiety
3. How Do I Get Started?
SECTION II: POSTER PRESENTATIONS
4. Posters Are Not Just for Dorm-Room Walls
5. Adding Pizzazz to Posters
SECTION III: ORAL PRESENTATIONS
6. Oral Presentations with PowerPoint
7. Prezi Presentations: An Alternative to PowerPoint
8. Keynote Presentations: Slides for Mac
9. Effective Oral Presentations: Preparing for Your Performance
SECTION IV: BEYOND CONTENT: PUTTING YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD
10. The Day Before Your Presentation
11. The Day of Your Presentation
12. The Day After Your Presentation
SECTION V: SHARING WITH A WIDER AUDIENCE
13. Video Yourself: Asynchronous Presentations
14. Publishing: The Ultimate Presentation
APPENDICES
A. Checklists for Papers and Oral Presentations
B. Assessment of Posters and Oral Presentations: Rubrics

Editorial Reviews

This is a major component to my course—oral and poster presentations—and something my department is looking to enhance within our majors.

Christopher Klein

I like the comprehensive approach to presentations . . . from personal prep beforehand, to creation, to following up afterward.

Anthony D. Hermann

This guide helps students to understand better the publishing process and to realize that publishing is an outlet that they, too, can strive to accomplish and that it is not a privilege reserved only for advanced researchers. Upon completion of this guide, students will be better equipped with the skills to share their own research, from the classroom to a conference to a professional journal.

Renee Boburka

Presentations can be overwhelming to students . . . the tone [of this book] may help to relieve some anxiety . . . This text is excellent for both novice and more experienced students. It will be a very useful manual for students who are required to prepare a poster presentation for course fulfillment [and] also for students who present research at regional and national meetings.

Angela M. Sikorski