The Graduate Symposium for Research and Creative Inquiry welcomes proposals from any current or recent Longwood graduate student. This symposium highlights new and ongoing graduate research. Graduate students may present on any aspect of their research, in whichever format is most relevant to their respective discipline or field of study.
The symposium will be held on Saturday, April 18 from 12pm-4pm.
All participants will submit a recorded presentation (with a visual, such as a digital poster or slides) to the Symposium Committee by 4/10. Participants will be assigned to small groups. During the breakout sessions, students will briefly recap their research and then there will be an opportunity for questions and discussion.
Students will complete a systematic literature review using APA 7 guidelines. They will have a research aim or question that they wish to answer. They will answer their research questions using current literature and in doing so will include APA 7 in text citations as well as a reference list. To present their literature reviews, students will create an organized poster following APA 7 guidelines. Students will submit their poster with an audio recording of their presentation. In addition, they will prepare themselves to discuss with colleagues their rationale for which articles they included in their literature review. Students will be assessed based on their use of APA 7, study rationale, and connection of research question to current literature.
Students will complete a research proposal including introduction, literature review, and methodology sections using APA 7 guidelines. Students will describe an evidence-based study design and procedures that would allow them to achieve reportable results. To present their research proposals, students will create an organized poster following APA 7 guidelines. Students will submit their poster with an audio recording of their presentation. In addition, they will prepare themselves to discuss with colleagues about the details regarding their proposal (research questions, significance of problem, purpose, literature review, and methods). Students will be assessed based on the quality of their research proposal.
Students must complete a research study that aims to answer or provide explanation for their research questions or objectives. In their study, students will follow an evidence-based study design and procedures that allow them to achieve reportable results. Students will need to analyze their results and reflect them back to the current literature. To present their completed study students will create an organized poster following APA 7 guidelines. Students will submit their poster with an audio recording of their presentation. In addition, they will prepare themselves to discuss with colleagues the details regarding their completed research study (research questions, method, results, and conclusion). Students will be assessed based on the quality of their completed research.