Module 23 Activity Worksheet

Module

Module 23: Posters, Abstracts, and Conferences

Capability Target

Submit a conference-ready abstract, produce a coherent poster draft, and deliver a defensible 90-second pitch with clear claim boundaries.

Studio Activity Instructions

Evidence and Reasoning Notes

• Claim:
• Evidence:
• Limitation:

Rubric Check

• Minimum pass
  • Abstract claims are evidence-grounded.
  • Poster layout clearly surfaces core result and limitation.
  • Pitch communicates method/result/limit within time.
• Strong performance
  • Handles Q&A with precise uncertainty language.
  • Demonstrates audience-adaptive communication.
  • Uses networking follow-up strategically and professionally.
• Common failure modes
  • Overstuffed abstracts with missing quantitative anchors.
  • Posters organized by chronology instead of argument.
  • Overconfident responses to unresolved technical questions.

Exit Prompt

Write a 5-sentence mini-abstract including:

1. question,
2. method,
3. result,
4. limitation,
5. implication.