NAT817: Oral Science Communication

The Study Board for Science

Teaching language: Danish
EKA: 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: 08-10-2024


Duration: 1 semester

Version: Archive

Comment

In Spring 2025, the course wild be held at the campus in Odense.
The course is held with 1 class in spring and 2 classes in autumn. There is room for a maximum of 30 students per class.

Spring semester: Friday-Sunday week 9, 12 and 21
Autumn semester: Friday-Sunday weeks 38, 40 and 41. EVs. Class 2 is Friday-Sunday weeks 45, 47 and 48

Participant restriction
The course has participant restriction. The following criteria are emphasized in the order below when allocating places:

  1. Students who have earned the most ECTS in the master's program have first priority
  2. Students who are admitted conditionally to the master's program then have priority
  3. 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
  4. Bachelor students

If 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

None

Academic preconditions

The student is expected to be at a level equivalent to a bachelor's degree in Science.

Participant limit

30

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

See itslearning for syllabus lists and additional literature references.

Examination regulations

Exam element a)

Timing

January/June

Tests

Portfolio with oral examination

EKA

N710016102

Assessment

Second examiner: None

Grading

Pass/Fail

Identification

Student Identification Card - Name

Language

Normally, the same as teaching language

Duration

Oral presentation 5-10 minutes

Examination aids

To be announced during the course

ECTS value

5

Additional information

The oral exam is based on a portfolio handed induring the course, which can consist of notes, pictures, videos and/or powerpoint or other presentations. The exam will be held online.

Indicative number of lessons

50 hours per semester

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 E-mail Department
Christian Eiming christianeiming@biology.sdu.dk Institutsekretariat
Connie Svabo svabo@imada.sdu.dk LSUL

Timetable

Odense
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Administrative Unit

Institut for Matematik og Datalogi (matematik)

Team at Registration

NAT

Offered in

Odense

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.