THE POSTER AS A FORM OF ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS IN THE SCIENTIFIC MOVEMENT

Abstract

One of the challenges today's academics face is how to implant the idea of scientific work in students, and how to point them to the possibility of gaining first professional experience through active participation in the student scientific movement. The scientific poster (or simply, the poster) is the tool used during active participation in seminars and conferences. The main goal of the paper is to present the research results and experiences of students of the University of Economics in Krakow, who presented their work in the form of a poster during scientific conferences in the years 2017-2018. In 2017-2018, students of the University of Economics in Krakow actively participated in three scientific conferences organized at the Faculty of Management. Thanks to the involvement of scientists and teaching staff, students presented 70 posters. At the end of the events, a motivation and experience survey was conducted among students regarding their active participation in poster sessions. The questionnaire was developed in electronic form, and responses were obtained from 100% of the study group. Developing the skills of preparing a science poster and its public presentation to match the audience, the type of conference or its thematic scope is a key element in promoting the idea of research work among students. The education program offers skills, competence and knowledge, but it is necessary to ensure student education in terms of selection of presentation tools. The correct preparation of a poster and its presentation should be an integral part of the tools for measuring the students’ knowledge as final tests or examinations. The combination of original research work, the ability to pass the knowledge and public presentation is the triad of complementary elements of the future researcher's workshop.