Presentation Skills. 1 Credit Hour

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide graduate students in the Cell Systems and Anatomy Master of Science degree program the opportunity to develop their skills in oral presentation. The course will focus on critical thinking, clear and concise presentation of research endeavors, and communicating science to the public, to students, and to other scientists. In the first (Fall) semester, each student will present a journal club presentation on a paper from the scientific literature and a practice for each students COGS Thesis Proposal presentation. In the second (Spring) semester, each student will present a research up-date and a scientific poster presentation. After each talk, all students and instructors will provide constructive suggestions aimed at improving the students presentation skills.