Seminar
Code
10662
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Ciências da Vida
Credits
3.0
Teacher in charge
João Manuel Gonçalves Couceiro Feio de Almeida
Weekly hours
2
Total hours
8
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
General
(i) To provide the basic principles and concepts inherent in scientific communication;
(ii) Explore the peculiarities of the various forms of communication required;
(iii) To stress the differences between written, and oral expression or between technical, and general communication;
(iv) To encourage reasoning in the interpretation of results and conclusions formulation.
Specific
a) To strengthen the concept of speech adequacy to the media employed;
b) Understanding the role of technical terminology to enhance the accuracy of content;
c) To be alert to the requirement for different levels of synthesis according to the communication media, and target audience;
d) Learning to articulate the presentation of results, their discussion, and their conclusions;
e) To understand the importance of obeying to the editorial instructions to the authors for a given manuscript.
Prerequisites
No particular requirements.
Subject matter
The student will produce both a poster, and a mini paper.
Bibliography
Riley M. 2012. Write Like A Pro, 1st ed. Bookboon.com.(http://bookboon.com/en/textbooks/career-job-search/write-like-a-pro)
Basten G. 2010. Introduction to Scientific Research Projects, 1st ed. Bookboon.com.(http://bookboon.com/en/textbooks/biology-biochemistry/introduction-to-scientific-research-projects)
Ivey A. 2010. Perfect Presentations - How You Can Master the Art of Successful Presenting, 1st ed. Bookboon.com. (http://bookboon.com/en/textbooks/personal-development/perfect-presentations)
Garner E. 2012. The A to Z of Presentations, 1st ed. Bookboon.com. (http://bookboon.com/en/textbooks/personal-development/the-a-to-z-of-presentations)
Raveenthiran V. 2005. The 10 commandments of oral presentations. Student BMJ 13:353–396. (http://student.bmj.com/student/view-article.html?id=sbmj0510374)
Block SM. 1996. Do’s and don’t’s of poster presentation. Biophysical Journal 71:3527.
Teaching method
The production of materials take place during the first two months of the semester. The bulk of the effort of the student (76 h) will take place in autonomy, and there is an obligation to attend public meetings for support and guidance (4h) and the possibility of tutorials (4 h). Students will be offered the possibility of a preliminary submission in order to assess performance.
Evaluation method
Assessment of the poster components (40% of total):
(i) Originality and quality of graphic expression, 20%;
(ii) Clarity on display and arrangement of subjects, 30%;
(iii) Accuracy and precision in the use of language, 30%;
(iv) Readability and graphic production, 20%
Assessment of the short-communication manuscript components (60% of total):
(i) Clarity on display and arrangement of subjects, 40%;
(ii) Precision and accuracy in the use of language, 20%;
(iii) Demonstrated ability to interpret the data, 10%;
(iv) Compliance with the instructions to authors, 30%.