NAT817: Oral Science Communication
Study Board of Science
Teaching language: Danish
EKA: N710016112, N710016102
Assessment: Second examiner: None
Grading: Pass/Fail
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Autumn, Spring
Level: Master
STADS ID (UVA): N710016101
ECTS value: 5
Date of Approval: 04-02-2022
Duration: 1 semester
Version: Archive
Comment
(This is the course which previously was called BB847)
Participation in the course is associated with a fee payed by the students of DKK 420. Payment will be charged a few weeks before the first part of the field trip.
The course is included as compulsory in the constituent module in biology communication. The course is optional for other biology and science students.
Participant restriction
The course has participant restriction. The following criteria are emphasized in the order below when allocating places:
- Students who have earned the most ECTS in the master's program have first priority
- Students who are admitted conditionally to the master's program then have priority
- Students who take master's courses at the same time as their bachelor's program (dispensation for 30 ECTS master's courses) then have priority
- Bachelor students
f there are equal points among students in groups 1 to 4, lots are drawn.
The academic environments at the Faculty of Science are responsible for prioritization, and a waiting list is created. Students who are not admitted to the course, but are placed on a waiting list, are notified by the faculty. The waiting list is not carried over to the following year.It is important to attend the first day of the course or inform the teacher, as there is a waiting list for the course.
Entry requirements
Academic preconditions
Participant limit
Course introduction
The aim of the course is to improve the student's oral communication skills and to uncover the student's personal communication profile in different situations, so that he or she is better equipped for public lectures, teaching and communication.
The course is relevant for dissemination e.g. of the thesis project and in other contexts.
In relation to the programme's competence profile, the course has an explicit focus on:
- Provide competence for insight into one's own communication skills
- Provide skills in oral communication and teaching in different setting and situations, both live and online.
- Provide knowledge of oral communication.
Expected learning outcome
In order to achieve the purpose of the course, the learning objective of the course is that the student demonstrates the ability to:
- Structure an oral presentation as a narrative that excites and engages the listener
- Communicate research-based knowledge to colleagues and the public in an engaging way and with the greatest possible professionalism
- Communicate in different setting and situations, both live and online.
- Explain the importance of body language, voice, space and technical aids in an oral presentation.
- Become better at dealing with nervousness in the face of larger gatherings, both live and online.
Content
The course contains the following main academic areas:
- The good scientific narrative
- Powerpoint and other presentation tools
- Body, space and voice use
- Structure and didactics
Literature
Examination regulations
Prerequisites for participating in the exam a)
Timing
Autumn/Spring
Tests
Attendance and active participation
EKA
N710016112
Assessment
Second examiner: None
Grading
Pass/Fail
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
To be announced during the course
ECTS value
0
Additional information
Minimum 80% attendance and active participation. he students must prepare four presentations of alternating length, as well as a number of presentations made on the course itself.
The prerequisite examination is a prerequisite for participation in exam element a).
The prerequisite examination is a prerequisite for participation in exam element a).
Exam element a)
Timing
January/June
Prerequisites
| Type | Prerequisite name | Prerequisite course |
|---|---|---|
| Prerequisite not found |
Tests
Oral examination
EKA
N710016102
Assessment
Second examiner: None
Grading
Pass/Fail
Identification
Student Identification Card
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
To be announced during the course
ECTS value
5
Additional information
Exam is a 5-10 min oral presentation made online
Indicative number of lessons
Teaching Method
The teaching focuses on the individual's development within oral communication. A number of approaches and theories will be presented, but this is not a fixed syllabus, which you will then be tested in, for the exam.
The teaching alternates between theory, presented by the teacher - practice exercises - and finally prepared presentations from the students, to which they then receive a response. Learning takes place both when the student gives his or her own presentations and when they respond to each other's presentations.
It is important to point out that the students come out with vastly different results that enable them, each and every one, to communicate in the best possible way within oral communication.
Activities in the study phase:
- Preparation of presentations.
- Constructive critique of own and others' presentations.
- Oral communication in different setting and situations, both live and online.
Teacher responsible
| Name | Department | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Eiming | christianeiming@biology.sdu.dk | Institutsekretariat |
| Connie Svabo | svabo@imada.sdu.dk | LSUL |
Timetable
Administrative Unit
Team at Educational Law & Registration
Offered in
Recommended course of study
Transition rules
Transitional arrangements describe how a course replaces another course when changes are made to the course of study.
If a transitional arrangement has been made for a course, it will be stated in the list.
See transitional arrangements for all courses at the Faculty of Science.