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2008 MSU-Sigma Xi Poster Session and Competition:
 Judging Proceedure

The objectives of the student research poster competition were developed in accordance with the objectives of the national organization of Sigma X, namely to:
 
  • reward excellence in research conducted and presented by students,
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  • encourage and support research activities of students in all fields of science
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    Judging Procedures:

    1. Judging will be based on the research content of the poster, the poster’s design and aesthetics, and on the ability of the student(s) to effectively answer questions about the work.
       
    2. Initial judging of each poster will be conducted by at least three persons—two persons from the discipline specific to the poster, and one person from an “outside” discipline.  (For example, posters from the Biology Department should be judged by two Biology faculty members, and one faculty from another department.)
       
    3. Faculty members will not judge their own posters.
       
    4. Each judge will complete a written evaluation form (attached herein) for each student presentation.
       
    5. Scores for each presentation will be tallied by a member of the Science Education Committee and the top-scoring undergraduate and graduate student in each discipline with at least four posters will be identified as a finalist. An undergraduate and graduate finalist will also be chosen from the group of posters consisting of all disciplines will less than four posters each.
       
    6. The research presentations of the finalists will be judged a second time to determine the recipient of the Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award and the Outstanding Graduate Research Award. Each finalist will be evaluated by one judge from their own discipline and one judge from an “outside” discipline.
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