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GEOG 8260 is also offered in Spring 2022
Spring 2019 | GEOG 8260 Section 001: Seminar: Physical Geography (67641)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 2 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
First Half of Term
UMTC, East Bank
Alderman Hall 415
- Enrollment Status:
Open (6 of 15 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Topics of contemporary research. Topics vary with interests of faculty offering course.
- Class Description:
- The ability to deliver effective and engaging oral presentations is a critical skill for students in all disciplines. Unfortunately, despite the importance of clear communication, scientific presentations are too frequently confusing, abstract and boring. In this seminar, students will be introduced to a diverse set of presentation methods and use exercises to apply these techniques to their own work and ideas. The course will also examine the characteristics common to exceptional scientific talks, show how basic design principles can be used to create more effective visual aids, and discuss the science behind effective communication techniques. By the end of the semester, students will have experimented with a broad range of presentation styles and identified the method(s) that best suits their own personal style and research subject. They will have developed a set of engaging and effective visuals that they can use in conference presentations, job interviews or public outreach. More generally, they will have become more effective communicators, improved their ability to discuss their research with non-specialists, and be better representatives for their discipline and the university.
- Class Format:
- 20% Lecture
10% Film/Video
20% Discussion
20% Small Group Activities
25% Student Presentations
5% Guest Speakers
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67641/1193
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/stgeorge_GEOG8260_Spring2016.pdf (Spring 2016)
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 30 March 2011
Spring 2019 | GEOG 8260 Section 002: Seminar: Physical Geography (67642)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 2 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
Second Half of Term
UMTC, East Bank
Haecker Hall 205
- Enrollment Status:
Open (13 of 15 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Topics of contemporary research. Topics vary with interests of faculty offering course.
- Class Description:
- The ability to deliver effective and engaging oral presentations is a critical skill for students in all disciplines. Unfortunately, despite the importance of clear communication, scientific presentations are too frequently confusing, abstract and boring. In this seminar, students will be introduced to a diverse set of presentation methods and use exercises to apply these techniques to their own work and ideas. The course will also examine the characteristics common to exceptional scientific talks, show how basic design principles can be used to create more effective visual aids, and discuss the science behind effective communication techniques. By the end of the semester, students will have experimented with a broad range of presentation styles and identified the method(s) that best suits their own personal style and research subject. They will have developed a set of engaging and effective visuals that they can use in conference presentations, job interviews or public outreach. More generally, they will have become more effective communicators, improved their ability to discuss their research with non-specialists, and be better representatives for their discipline and the university.
- Class Format:
- 20% Lecture
10% Film/Video
20% Discussion
20% Small Group Activities
25% Student Presentations
5% Guest Speakers
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67642/1193
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/stgeorge_GEOG8260_Spring2016.pdf (Spring 2016)
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 30 March 2011
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