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Last update: Carlos Henrique Vieira Melo, Ph.D. (01.10.2019)
With a minimum and optimal class size of 12 students, the course will be divided into twelve, 90-minute-long, weekly lessons on designing and delivering scientific presentations and on verbal and non-verbal communication skills. Every lesson will in turn be divided into 60-70 minutes of student activities followed by a 20- 30-minute presentation to prepare students for the following lesson. The presentations will teach both oral communication skills and the state of the art on scientific presentations, from assertion-evidence slide design through storytelling in science communication to cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression strategies. In addition, every week, each student will lead a specific activity related to a real-life context (poster presentation, conference talk, job talk, media interview, panel discussion, elevator pitch and science outreach, among others) in which all other students will also be actively involved. In the last two lessons of the semester, students will deliver their final presentations in a session chaired by one of their colleagues. At the end of the course, students are expected to show proficiency in preparing and delivering effective scientific presentations with strong visuals while maintaining good posture, timing, pacing, linking ideas by signposting or transitioning and engaging the audience through effective verbal and non-verbal communication when networking, critically discussing scientific results, explaining abstract concepts or handling difficult questions. Ultimately, this course aims to develop oral communication skills crucial for future researchers, by giving graduate students the opportunity to present several times during a semester, to provide and receive both peer and instructor feedback, to enhance their oral proficiency in English and to improve their higher-order thinking skills. |
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Last update: Carlos Henrique Vieira Melo, Ph.D. (01.10.2019)
Articles: Parker R. Skill Development in Graduate Education. Molecular Cell (2012) 46;4, 377-381 Book Chapters: |
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Last update: Carlos Henrique Vieira Melo, Ph.D. (11.02.2020)
Final Score = 35% Final Presentation + 10x5% Weekly activity* + 15% Individual Task |
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Last update: Carlos Henrique Vieira Melo, Ph.D. (01.10.2019)
1. Introduction, needs analysis & course overview |