Janie H. Wilson & Beth M. Schwartz 
An EasyGuide to Research Presentations [EPUB ebook] 

An Easy Guide 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.

Tabella dei contenuti

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 Power Point

7. Prezi Presentations: An Alternative to Power Point

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

Circa l’autore

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 Ph D 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, Mc Cauley, & 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.