Thursday, July 28th, 2:15pm – 4:00pm via Zoom
Click here to register for the Zoom event (required)
Student presenters should be prepared to give a presentation on their Capstone research project via Zoom for 3-5 minutes, then engage in a Q&A about their project.
Preparing for your presentation:
- Prepare a 200-250 word “abstract” that includes:
- 1 sentence that explains your broad topic.
- 1 sentence that identifies the specific social relationships you examined.
- 1 sentence that identifies the research methods you used.
- 1-2 sentences that explain the 1-2 most important findings.
- 1 sentence that details the implications of your research.
- Practice your presentation spiel to make sure you do not exceed the time limit.
- Avoid using too many technical terms or jargon, so attendees will understand your topic.
- Talk to your Data Analysis instructor for tips on social sciences presentations.
- When saving your poster PDF, use the naming convention of LastNameFirstInitial – Topic, (e.g., JonesK – Social Inequality In Schools).
Tips for presenters during the event:
- If possible, make sure you are in a quiet location with as few distractions as possible.
- We recommend using a Department of Sociology Zoom background.
- You may share the Zoom registration link with friends and family who might wish to attend.
Schedule:
Arrive between 2:15pm – 2:30pm
- You will be assigned to a breakout room by staff upon your arrival.
- Make sure the name that is displayed for you is the one you would like attendees to use and follow your name with “Presenter” so attendees will know who you are.
- You will be grouped into a Zoom Breakout room with 1-4 other students who will have presentations on similar topics.
- Have a copy of your presentation up on your computer so that it is ready in case you need/want to share your screen.
- Test out your microphone and video camera to make sure you are ready to go.
- Please try your best to leave your camera on for the duration of the event.
- Ask the faculty facilitator in your breakout room any questions you have about how the event will proceed.
Event Kick-Off, 2:30pm – 2:45pm
- This approximate 15 minutes at the start of the event will be “free/prep/relax” time for you. You will be in your breakout room with your fellow student presenters at this point. You can chat with each other, you can get a drink, use the restroom, and ensure you are ready to go. Just make sure to stay on Zoom and in your breakout room.
- Your faculty facilitator may leave the room until 2:45pm for the event kickoff; you should stay in your breakout room during this time.
Presentations and Q&A, 2:45pm-3:30pm
- At 2:45pm, presentations should begin in the breakout rooms. The faculty facilitator will welcome everyone to the breakout room, introduce the presenters, and let the first presenter begin.
- Each presenter can present/speak for 3-5 minutes, with a short Q&A/discussion following all presentations.
- Be prepared to give your presentation on your research without sharing your screen (you may be able to share it, but you also may not; Zoom can be unpredictable at times). If attendees want to see your presentation, they can get it from the link posted in the chat.
- After all presenters have given their presentations, the faculty member will open the group up to questions and discussion.
- During these presentations/discussions, attendees may leave, and other attendees may enter the breakout room.
- If you are presenting when a new person enters the breakout room, just keep going!
Some things to keep in mind:
- Attendees may enter and ask that a particular presenter talk about their research. That presenter can launch into their 2–3-minute spiel.
- Attendees may enter and ask general questions about doing research, about any similarities in findings across similar topic projects, you can all take turns answering these questions.
- Attendees may enter and not say anything. That’s fine. If they are the only other people in the room besides the presenters and the faculty member, the faculty member can start the presentation cycle over again, and you will all do your 2–3-minute presentation in turn.
- Attendees may enter and talk to each other. That’s fine too! You can jump into a conversation with them, or you can wait until a question is asked of you.
- The faculty member in your room can also work to involve everyone in the conversation.
- If you encounter any problems, you can click on the “breakout rooms” icon and select “request help” and someone will appear to help.
Event Wrap-Up, 3:30pm-4:00pm
- The breakout rooms will close automatically at 3:30pm, and all attendees, facilitators, and presenters will be returned to the main room. There will be a 5-minute warning before the rooms close.
- The Undergraduate Director will thank everyone for coming and will ask if anyone would like to share thoughts about the presentations or research.
- At this time, the facilitators and attendees have a chance to share highlights from their breakout sessions and congratulate students on their accomplishments.
- The Department Chair will make closing remarks.