Poster Presentations

At the graduate level, you will have many opportunities to showcase your work via a poster presentation. This is a great resume builder and good practice for future research.

Poster Tips:

• Use one of the Albizu poster templates available in the Portal T on Blackboard.

• Avoid putting too much text as it might be hard to read.
• Consider using a handout if presenting at a conference. This is a great networking strategy.

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Conference Proposals

As you conduct research, you may want to showcase it at conferences in your field of study. Submitting your work to a conference can be intimidating. Here a few tips to be successful.

Conference Proposal Tips:

• Make sure your research aligns not only with the conference, but with their selected topics or strands.
• Stay within the word counts for each section.
• Have a colleague or tutor review your proposal before submitting it.
• Select the format that works best with your research, however, be open to other formats.

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Publications

At the graduate level, publishing is always encouraged. Understanding the process can help you have more success as an author.

Publishing Tips:

• Select a journal that aligns with the purpose of your paper.

• Check the author guidelines on the journal website for information on formatting and deadlines.
• Only submit a manuscript to one journal at a time. If it is not accepted for publication, then you may submit to a different journal.

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Professional Writing

Graduate students need to understand the basic concepts of professional writing to align with APA formatting as well as produce high quality work.

Professional Writing Tips:

• Avoid being too wordy. Get right to the point.
• Put all research in your own words – even if it sounds a little choppy. Remember you can revise what you write later.
• Read your paper out loud to another person to make sure it flows.
• Get the information down on paper first. Then, go back and change vocabulary or grammar.

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Research Questions & Hypotheses

Starting any research project can seem like a daunting task. It is good practice to come up with your research questions and hypotheses before you begin.

Research Questions and Hypotheses Tips:

• Questions and hypotheses must address all variables in the study.
• Questions must be specific and measurable.
• Hypotheses must be supported by findings from the literature.

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Method

The following resources will assist you in determining which method to use for your research projects.

Empirical Vs. Non-Empirical Research

Before beginning any research project, you will need to determine if you will be using empirical or non-empirical research methods.

Empirical & Non-Empirical Research Tips:

• Always select a type of research that is best for your project.
• Non-empirical is not equivalent to “easy.”
• Make sure you have enough time and resources to complete the research.

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Experimental Vs. Non-Experimental

If you are conducting an empirical study, then the next step is to determine if your research is experimental or non-experimental.

Experimental & Non-Experimental Research Tips:

• Determine your variables in the study first.
• Always select a type of research that is best for your project.
• Make sure you have enough time and resources to complete the research.

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