• Ability to design and construct a scientific poster, highlighting and summarising the key information and tailoring it to a scientific audience. This assignment builds on previous experience creating posters, and is an authentic assessment, anticipating the likely demands of a career in the science industries. The ability to extract and present the most important and pertinent points is a very useful transferable skill.
• Constructing an easy to understand, cohesive narrative for the poster, which invites interest and prompts thought. Presenting information that is clear and easy to understand will be useful in many career pathways.
• Honing aesthetic and creativity skills, utilising figures, tables and visuals where appropriate, to catch the audience’s attention. These are transferable skills which may be useful in several future situations.