Student Research Days

Applications for Research Day are Now Closed

This Year's Winners

Posters: 

  1. Zachary Romeo: Examining the Relationship Between Emotional Maturity and Student Perceptions of Feedback 
  2. Christopher Szekeres: Unearthing Sustainable Solutions: Evaluating Concrete and Bamboo Ollas for Small-Scale Irrigation in a Changing Climate 
  3. Danna Domasig et al (group poster): Research Proposal: How does the clinical experience of Undergraduate Nursing Students impact their future nursing specialty? 

Proposals: 

  1. Bella Erciyas: Harvesting Change: Cultivating a Sustainable Food System 
  2. Riley Adams: Building Sustainable Campuses: Douglas College’s role in Urbanization, Consumption and Climate Action 
  3. Ka Ki Hui: Revitalizing Our School: Implementing Biophilic Design for Sustainable and Engaging Outdoor Spaces 

Paper Panel: 

  1. Heather Mason: Autistic Burnout: Exploring autistic perspectives on treatment availability and effectiveness 
  2. Madison Martin: The Effects of the Kettle Valley Railway Labour Pool 
  3. Noam Cech: A Unifying Enemy: Anti-Chinese Racism and White Identity in the West, 1850-1900 

Read more about this year's winners on the Douglas College 360 Blog!

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About Student Research Days

Douglas College Student Research Days is an annual event where students showcase their hard work and discoveries from individual or group research projects.

Students can submit work and win a prize in one of three categories.

Proposal

Apply in this category if you have planned a research project but have not yet collected and analyzed data OR if your project data are primarily secondary in nature, e.g., not data arising from your own original research. Submissions should take the form of a poster. This category is appropriate for students who have taken research methods courses whose summative assignment is a research proposal or other research project that does not involve collecting original research data. You will be invited to explain your proposal / secondary research project to the judges.

Poster

Apply in this category if you have designed a research project and collected and analyzed data. Submissions should take the form of a poster. You will be invited to explain your project and findings to the judges. Posters should measure 48" x 36".

Panel

Apply in this category if you have written a research essay. You will be invited to present a fifteen-minute version of your essay in a conference-style panel presentation. 

Prizes in each category:

  1. First place $500
  2. Second place $300
  3. Third place $150

Eligibility

  • Douglas College student at the time that the research was conducted or the proposal prepared. We will be accepting students from the Summer 2023, Fall 2023 and Winter 2024 term.
  • Faculty sponsor must be aware of your project and sign off on your application form
  • Must be able to present on one of the Student Research Days events

Judging Criteria

Judging criteria for proposal posters: 

  • Grasp of topic and the research process
  • Poster formatting
  • Presentation style

Judging criteria for panel presentations: 

  • Presentation style
  • Originality and exigency of project
  • Content of research essay

Judging requirements are subject to change.

 

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Grasp of topic and the research process
  • Poster contains ALL necessary components to convey a complete picture of the proposed study
  • Excellent use of research terminology
  • Conveyed sophisticated understanding of the topic
  • Demonstrated excellent grasp of key research concepts and processes
  • Poster contains enough components to convey a mostly complete picture of the proposed study
  • Good use of research terminology
  • Conveyed good understanding of the topic
  • Demonstrated good grasp of key research concepts and processes
  • Poster contains enough components to convey an adequate picture of the proposed study
  • Adequate use of research terminology
  • Conveyed adequate understanding of the topic
  • Demonstrated adequate grasp of research concepts and processes
  • Poster contains multiple missing components so it is hard to understand the proposed study
  • Poor use of research terminology
  • Conveyed weak understanding of the topic
  • Struggled to convey key research concepts and processes
Poster formatting
  • The poster is compelling, easy to read, and invites the reader through poster colours and formatting 
  • Visuals and graphics effectively communicate key aspects of the research project
  • The poster is well organized and has a logical flow
  • The poster has an appropriate amount of text, is well written with no spelling or grammar errors
  • References are included 
  • The poster is easy to read and invites the reader through poster colours and formatting
  • Visuals and graphics are mostly effective in communicating key aspects of the research project
  • Some adjustments to the formatting are recommended
  • The poster is mostly well organized and has a logical flow
  • Text on the poster is mostly clearly conveyed
  • Some grammar or spelling mistakes
  • The poster is somewhat hard to read or somewhat uninviting
  • Visuals and graphics are not effective in communicating key aspects of the research project
  • There are notable formatting problems
  • The poster is disorganized or is difficult to follow
  • Text on the poster lacks clarity in some places
  • Frequent grammar or spelling mistakes
  • References are not included
  • The poster is very hard to read and uninviting
  • Visuals and graphics are unrelated to the research project
  • Poster formatting requires significant revisions
  • The poster is disorganized or is difficult to follow
  • Text on the poster lacks clarity in many places
  • Multiple grammar or spelling mistakes
  • References are not included
Presentation style
  • Presented engagingly, articulately, and with enthusiasm
  • Conveyed relevance of research topic to interdisciplinary audience
  • The ‘so what’ of the study is clear and compelling
  • Maintained eye contact
  • Presentation style was effective, clear, and engaging
  • Conveyed relevance of research topic to interdisciplinary audience
  • Maintained eye contact
  • Presentation style was at times effective, clear, and engaging
  • Struggled to convey relevance of research topic to interdisciplinary audience
  • Intermittent eye contact
  • Presentation style lacked clarity and was difficult to follow
  • Little to no eye contact

 

4

3

2

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Presentation content (grasp of topic and research concepts) 
  • Excellent use of research terminology
  • Conveyed sophisticated understanding of the topic
  • Demonstrated excellent grasp of key research concepts and processes
  • Good use of research terminology 
  • Conveyed good understanding of the topic
  • Demonstrated good grasp of key research concepts and processes
  • Presentation style was at times clear, effective, and engaging 
  • Struggled to convey relevance of research topic to interdisciplinary audience
  • Intermittent eye contact
  • Poor use of research terminology 
  • Conveyed weak understanding of the topic
  • Struggled to convey key research concepts and processes
Presentation style
  • Presented engagingly, articulately, and with enthusiasm
  • Conveyed relevance of research topic to interdisciplinary audience
  • The “so what” of the study is clear and compelling
  • Maintained eye contact
  • Presentation style was clear, effective, and engaging 
  • Conveyed relevance of research topic to interdisciplinary audience
  • Maintained eye contact
  • Adequate use of research terminology 
  • Conveyed adequate understanding of the topic
  • Demonstrated adequate grasp of key research concepts and processes
     
  • Presentation style lacked enthusiasm
  • Did not reach an interdisciplinary audience
  • Little or no eye contact
Poster formatting
  • Poster colours, formatting, and use of visuals and graphics effectively conveys the research project
  • The poster is well organized and has logical flow 
  • Poster colours, formatting, and use of visuals and graphics effectively are mostly effective
  • Some adjustments to the formatting are recommended
  • The poster is well organized and has a logical flow 
  • Poster formatting requires revisions
  • The poster is disorganized or is difficult to follow
  • Poster formatting requires significant revisions
  • The poster is disorganized or is difficult to follow
Poster content
  • The poster has an appropriate amount of text, is well written with no spelling or grammar errors
  • All components of the research study are included
  • References are included 
  • Text on the poster is mostly clearly conveyed
  • All necessary components of the research study are provided
  • Some grammar or spelling mistakes 
  • References are included 
  • Text on the poster lacks clarity 
  • Some components of the research study are missing
  • There are some grammar or spelling mistakes and/or references are not included 
  • Text on the poster cannot be understood
  • References are not included 

Judging requirements are subject to change.

 

4

3

2

1

Presentation style
  • Presentation style was effective, clear, engaging, and delivered with enthusiasm
  • Maintained eye contact
  • Presentation style was effective, clear, and engaging
  • Maintained eye contact
  • Presentation style was at times effective, clear, and engaging
  • Intermittent eye contact
  • Presentation style lacked clarity and was difficult to follow
  • Little to no eye contact
Originality and exigency of project
  • Conveyed relevance of research topic to an interdisciplinary audience
  • The “so what” of the study was clear and compelling
  • Conveyed relevance of research topic to interdisciplinary audience
  • The “so what” of the study was apparent
  • Struggled to convey relevance of research topic to interdisciplinary audience
  • Did not reach an interdisciplinary audience
Content of research essay
  • Used appropriate methodology according to discipline 
  • Presented a compelling argument and developed it persuasively with reference to relevant evidence and sophisticated analysis
  • Conveyed wider significance of findings
  • Used appropriate methodology according to discipline 
  • Presented an argument and developed it with reference to evidence and analysis
  • Conveyed significance of findings
  • Methodology was not clearly suited to the research project
  • Aspects of an argument were supported by some evidence and analysis 
  • Did not convey significance of findings
  • Methodology was unclear
  • Little detectable argument
  • Did not convey significance of findings

Research Poster “How-To” Guides

For help with planning, organizing and designing your research poster, visit the the link to our own DC guide to student research posters: Library’s Student Research Posters Presentation guide.

Other useful guides include:

Questions?

If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Durand.
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