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Research School of Chemistry and the Biology Teaching and Learning Centre · ANU College of Science and Medicine
This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to develop reading, writing and presentation skills that are now critical in career development and advancement in science. This course will be taught as a series of workshops emphasizing scientific writing and communicating to a scientific audience through written work, oral and poster presentations. The course is tailored to provide peer-review and instructor feedback via in-class workshops and online assistance in order to improve the presentation skills of individual students. We also spend time exploring the range of research labs at the ANU, in particular, those investigating questions of personal interest to students. Topics covered will include: - Engaging in the peer-review process with classmates - Preparing and presenting interesting scientific oral presentations - Writing techniques applied to both popular and scientific outlets - Planning a research project incorporating effective experimental design and statistics - Preparing a scientific poster based on ANU research and participating in a poster symposium - Effective use of ANU resources, including library, academic skills and career centre
Scientific Writing Article Summary
Learning outcomes 1, 2
Journal Club Oral Presentation and Critique
Learning outcomes 2, 3, 6
Statistical Experimental Design Worksheet
Learning outcomes 2
News & Views Article
Learning outcomes 1, 2
Poster Symposium (Poster and Presentation)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 4
Seminar Logbook
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 5
Capstone reflection
Learning outcomes 1, 6
The expected workload will consist of approximately 130 hours throughout the semester including: - Face-to face component which consists of: - Two 1 hour lectures per week lectures (total 24 hours; 12-week semester) - 12 workshops (1 per week x 2 hour workshops) of group interaction and activities with guest speakers (total 24 hours). - Approximately 94 hours of self-directed study which will include preparation for lectures, extensive reading, writing and preparing for presentations and other assessment tasks. Students are expected to actively participate and contribute towards discussions in workshops. Work Integrated Learning Projects Other Information Please email rsb.studentadmin@anu.edu.au to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
There are no prescribed texts for this course.