The aim of the course is to enhance the abilities of science students to recognize and employ effective skills and strategies for written and oral communication in both academic and public settings. On the one hand, the emphasis of this course is on basic micro skills in scientific communication such as searching academic databases, critically reading scientific texts, citing from sources, composing scientific arguments, and making effective presentations. On the other hand, it introduces you to the conventions of scientific texts such as annotated bibliographies and proposals that require a combination of informative, evaluative, and persuasive writing skills. In addition, you will have an opportunity to share your ideas with your peers through group discussions, in-class presentations on current scientific topics and poster presentations of your proposals. Using a pre-determined set of evaluation criteria, you will give feedback to your peers on the course assignments, under the supervision of your tutors. The course will culminate with a poster presentation session where you will present your proposals to the wider scientific community in your schools for an authentic communication experience. Through this course, it is hoped that you will become better communicators when conveying your scientific ideas in writing and speech to your peers and an educated audience.
| AUs | 2.0 AUs |
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| Prerequisite | CC0001, HW0128, HW0111 |
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| 830 | 18336 TUT (GP10) 0830-1020 Tue CSKL6 Wk2-13 | 18337 TUT (GP11) 0830-1020 Tue CSKL7 Wk2-13 | 18349 TUT (GP10) 0830-1020 Tue CSKL6 Wk2-13 | 18350 TUT (GP11) 0830-1020 Tue CSKL7 Wk2-13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 930 | 18304 TUT (GP1) 0930-1120 Mon CSKL6 Wk2-13 | 18305 TUT (GP2) 0930-1120 Mon CSKL7 Wk2-13 | 18332 TUT (GP1) 0930-1120 Mon CSKL6 Wk2-13 | 18333 TUT (GP2) 0930-1120 Mon CSKL7 Wk2-13 | 18313 TUT (GP14) 0930-1120 Wed CSKL6 Wk2-13 | 18314 TUT (GP15) 0930-1120 Wed CSKL7 Wk2-13 | 18315 TUT (GP16) 0930-1120 Wed CSKL8 Wk2-13 | 18353 TUT (GP14) 0930-1120 Wed CSKL6 Wk2-13 | 18354 TUT (GP15) 0930-1120 Wed CSKL7 Wk2-13 | 18362 TUT (GP16) 0930-1120 Wed CSKL8 Wk2-13 | 18325 TUT (GP26) 0930-1120 Fri CSKL6 Wk2-13 | 18326 TUT (GP27) 0930-1120 Fri CSKL7 Wk2-13 | 18327 TUT (GP28) 0930-1120 Fri CSKL8 Wk2-13 | 18357 TUT (GP26) 0930-1120 Fri CSKL6 Wk2-13 | 18358 TUT (GP27) 0930-1120 Fri CSKL7 Wk2-13 | 18359 TUT (GP28) 0930-1120 Fri CSKL8 Wk2-13 | |||||||
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| 1030 | 18338 TUT (GP12) 1030-1220 Tue CSKL6 Wk2-13 | 18339 TUT (GP13) 1030-1220 Tue CSKL7 Wk2-13 | 18351 TUT (GP12) 1030-1220 Tue CSKL6 Wk2-13 | 18352 TUT (GP13) 1030-1220 Tue CSKL7 Wk2-13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1130 | 18306 TUT (GP3) 1130-1320 Mon CSKL6 Wk2-13 | 18307 TUT (GP4) 1130-1320 Mon CSKL7 Wk2-13 | 18334 TUT (GP3) 1130-1320 Mon CSKL6 Wk2-13 | 18335 TUT (GP4) 1130-1320 Mon CSKL7 Wk2-13 | 18316 TUT (GP17) 1130-1320 Wed CSKL6 Wk2-13 | 18317 TUT (GP18) 1130-1320 Wed CSKL8 Wk2-13 | 18355 TUT (GP17) 1130-1320 Wed CSKL6 Wk2-13 | 18356 TUT (GP18) 1130-1320 Wed CSKL8 Wk2-13 | 18328 TUT (GP31) 1130-1320 Fri CSKL8 Wk2-13 | 18340 TUT (GP29) 1130-1320 Fri CSKL6 Wk2-13 | 18341 TUT (GP30) 1130-1320 Fri CSKL7 Wk2-13 | 18342 TUT (GP31) 1130-1320 Fri CSKL8 Wk2-13 | 18370 TUT (GP29) 1130-1320 Fri CSKL6 Wk2-13 | 18371 TUT (GP30) 1130-1320 Fri CSKL7 Wk2-13 | |||||||||
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| 1230 | 18318 TUT (GP19) 1230-1420 Wed CSKL7 Wk2-13 | 18363 TUT (GP19) 1230-1420 Wed CSKL7 Wk2-13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1330 | 18329 TUT (GP32) 1330-1520 Fri CSKL6 Wk2-13 | 18330 TUT (GP33) 1330-1520 Fri CSKL7 Wk2-13 | 18331 TUT (GP34) 1330-1520 Fri CSKL8 Wk2-13 | 18343 TUT (GP32) 1330-1520 Fri CSKL6 Wk2-13 | 18344 TUT (GP33) 1330-1520 Fri CSKL7 Wk2-13 | 18345 TUT (GP34) 1330-1520 Fri CSKL8 Wk2-13 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1430 | 18308 TUT (GP5) 1430-1620 Mon CSKL6 Wk2-13 | 18309 TUT (GP6) 1430-1620 Mon CSKL7 Wk2-13 | 18360 TUT (GP5) 1430-1620 Mon CSKL6 Wk2-13 | 18361 TUT (GP6) 1430-1620 Mon CSKL7 Wk2-13 | 18319 TUT (GP20) 1430-1620 Wed CSKL6 Wk2-13 | 18320 TUT (GP21) 1430-1620 Wed CSKL7 Wk2-13 | 18321 TUT (GP22) 1430-1620 Wed CSKL8 Wk2-13 | 18364 TUT (GP20) 1430-1620 Wed CSKL6 Wk2-13 | 18368 TUT (GP21) 1430-1620 Wed CSKL7 Wk2-13 | 18369 TUT (GP22) 1430-1620 Wed CSKL8 Wk2-13 | |||||||||||||
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| 1630 | 18310 TUT (GP7) 1630-1820 Mon CSKL6 Wk2-13 | 18311 TUT (GP8) 1630-1820 Mon CSKL7 Wk2-13 | 18312 TUT (GP9) 1630-1820 Mon LHN-TR+16 Wk2-13 | 18346 TUT (GP7) 1630-1820 Mon CSKL6 Wk2-13 | 18347 TUT (GP8) 1630-1820 Mon CSKL7 Wk2-13 | 18348 TUT (GP9) 1630-1820 Mon LHN-TR+16 Wk2-13 | 18322 TUT (GP23) 1630-1820 Wed CSKL8 Wk2-13 | 18323 TUT (GP24) 1630-1820 Wed CSKL6 Wk2-13 | 18365 TUT (GP23) 1630-1820 Wed CSKL8 Wk2-13 | 18366 TUT (GP24) 1630-1820 Wed CSKL6 Wk2-13 | |||||||||||||
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