To Communicate Science in Different Contexts, 3 credit points Course director: Cormac McGrath Teachers: Cormac McG, Ronny Sejersen, Anneliese Lilienthal Administrator: Ingrid Smedberg Unit for Medical Education, UME Dept of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics (LIME)

The more you share it the better it becomes!

You + your project – your

treasure

• Status & satisfaction • Societal impact • Scientific impact

Dublin descriptors, joint agreement for doctoral education [The doctoral student] ”can communicate with their

peers, the larger scholarly community, and with society in general about their areas of expertise”

(Dublin descriptors 3rd (doctoral) cycle)

The Swedish Higher Education Ordinance (Högskoleförordningen) §  For the Degree of Doctor the third-cycle student shall

demonstrate the ability in both national and international contexts to present and discuss research and research findings authoritatively in speech and writing and in dialogue with the academic community and society in general

(Dublin descriptors 3rd (doctoral) cycle)

”The ability to deliver a polished oral presentation in front of an audience of peers is an essential skill for a successful scientist”

(Anholt, ”Dazzle ’em with style” p XVI)

Intended Learning outcomes After the course the participants will be able to: §  Orally present own

research adapted to different audiences

§  Reflect on presentation skills and the ability to adapt to different audiences

Action Reflection

Experience and feedback from participants and teachers

How can we train to develop our skills to communicate science? §  Raise awareness about different ways to present §  Reflect on important aspects in communication

à Biological constraints in perception and meaning making à Rhetorical tools for analysing and preparing presentations à Different character and needs of different audiences

§  Practical experience of presenting one’s project in different situations à Practice with feedback

Block1 Block 2 Block 3

Oral presentation in small group (5 persons)

Prepare presentation with key words

•  General public audience

•  Clear main message

•  4-5 min

•  No Powerpoint

•  Videofilmed for feedback

(Block 2)

Literature seminars in groups (peer discussion) §  Read literature (Anholt book + papers) §  Process literature by group discussion using questions in

Appendix 2 in course outline §  Send group summary to Samuel. (paper or email)

(Block 2)

Poster presentation – the scientific context

§  Prepare a poster, need not be authentic data §  Print A4 or A3 §  Prepare oral presentation - scientific context,

2minutes §  Allowed to team up with others

à Indivudually or in groups of 2-3

(Block 3)

Two examination tasks §  Reflective statement

à Based on own experience, feedback and literature. §  Oral presentation

à Oral presentation in small group à With Powerpoint à 4-5 minutes

Assessment

§  Reflective statement based on experience, feedback and literature – due March 24 (send by mail, no extra messages, get reply a week later)

§  Oral presentation 2 in a popular science context

supported by PowerPoint

(Block 3)

§  Communication §  Presentation technique §  Classical Rhetoric §  Reflection on literature §  Different media

Summary of course content

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