S4010 Science Communication Course: Present Your Research Results with Confidence

Faculty of Science
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Jan Hejátko, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Jana Hřebecká (lecturer), doc. RNDr. Jan Hejátko, Ph.D. (deputy)
Ester Jarour (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Jan Hejátko, Ph.D.
National Centre for Biomolecular Research – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Olga Křížová
Supplier department: Central European Institute of Technology
Timetable
Thu 7. 3. 9:00–13:00 E35/145a, Thu 25. 4. 9:00–13:00 E35/211, Tue 25. 6. 9:00–13:00 E35/211, Wed 26. 6. 9:00–13:00 E35/211
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SOUHLAS
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
Giving scientific presentations is an important part of sharing researchers work and achieving recognition in the larger scientific communities. The ability to do so effectively can greatly contribute to career success, regardless if PhD students choose to pursue academic career, join the industry or found their own company. However, instead of engaging audiences and conveying enthusiasm, many presentations include pitfalls such as overly complicated content, monotone delivery and focusing on what speaker want to say rather than what the audience is interested in hearing. The goal of this course is to teach students how to prepare effective presentations that would appeal to a wide range of audiences — scientific audiences from the same area of interest or in related fields, as well as potential funders, the media and general public. The quality of each presentation depends on two major facets: the content and how it is presented. No matter how great the content, no one will get it if they stop paying attention.
Learning outcomes (in Czech)
Students will learn how to create clear, concise content for scientific presentations and how to deliver their message in a most efficient and dynamic way.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Part I: Theoretical Part (4 hours) – students will learn the theory in an interactive lecture thought by presentation couch Part II: Practical Part (4 hours) – students will practise delivering of their scientific presentation and everyone will receive constructive feedback by experienced postdocs. All will be supervised by research group leader – specialist in scientific presentations. Part III: Deliverable – students will deliver their presentation in front of multidisciplinary scientific audience.
Teaching methods (in Czech)
Theoretical Part - lecture Practical Part – presentation, feedback, discussions Deliverable: Presentation in front of multidisciplinary scientific audience
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Participation in part I, active participation in parts II and III, evaluation of the content and delivery style during the presetnation (by the lecturer).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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