About the course
Doing science is only one aspect of being a successful researcher. Another aspect is the ability to communicate your science to a broad audience. This course aims to help you make and present your work in a 15-minute talk. Through lectures and productive interactions with the other students, you will learn how to help the audience to follow your talk and to remember its message.
This is a COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) course taught in collaboration with the Center for Advanced Studies of Biodiversity, Federal University of Pará, Belém, Brazil. Students from both Brazil and Norway will work together on their talks throughout the course.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- think about what the audience needs to hear and how they want to hear it
- distil your study into a concise theme that runs throughout the talk
- use powerful openers and closures to grab the audience's attention
- contextualize and justify your study
- simplify methods and figures
- choose just a few results to support the conclusion
- practice in front of others to see what works and what needs to be changed
Teaching
Each day will be a mix of lectures, discussions, and practical work. Students will often meet in smaller teams to give each other productive feedback.
Target group
MSc students in Norway and Brazil
Language
English
Credits
3ECTs
Assessment
Students must present their talk at a subsequent conference or symposium, such as BIOCORE´s annual Norsk symposium i biosystematikk, which will take place in Bergen in 2027.
BIOCORE will provide a certificate of participation upon successful completion of the course.
Teachers
- Micah Dunthorn, University of Oslo
- Jonathan Ready, Federal University of Pará
- Isabelle Ewers, University of Oslo
- Aisha Cei, University of Oslo/Federal University of Pará
Admission and application
Number of students
Space is limited to four students from Norway, and four students from Brazil.
Eligibility and prerequisites
Priority will be given to MSc students who are an Associate Members of BIOCORE.
Students must have a project near completion and ready to be presented; that is, the data must already be analysed and figures already drafted.
How to apply
Application for the course for Norwegian students will open soon. Brazilian students must register through UFPA.
BIOCORE Membership
We encourage all course applicants to become Associate Members of BIOCORE to receive updates and information about future events.
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