ClassInfo - Summer 2023 Biology Classes

Summer 2023 | BIOL 3800 Section 001: Special Topics in Biology at Itasca -- Science with Strangers: Communicating Research (87478)

Instructor(s): Brian Sostek
Class Component:: Discussion
Credits:: 1 Credit
Repeat Credit Limit:: 9 Credits
Grading Basis:: S-N only
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person
Class Attributes:: Topics Course
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

06/05/2023 - 06/16/2023

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 08:00AM - 12:00PM

Off Campus

Virtual Rooms ROOM-TBA
Enrollment Status:: Open (2 of 18 seats filled)
Also Offered:: Summer 2023

Course Catalog Description:: Faculty members lead students in discussions on topics of interest, held at the Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories.
Class Notes:: This 1-credit class is held at the Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories field station, 8am - 12pm Monday through Friday for two weeks in the summer term. Students will develop oral presentation and communication skills to support both the dissemination of research findings and interaction among the public and other members of the science community. Topics will include audience analysis and engagement, narrative structure, writing for the spoken word, speaking anxiety causes and mitigation, vocal production, physical presence, and the skills and methods of effective practice. The class will be a combination of lecture and practicum, during which students will give presentations. This course is taught at the UMN Itasca Biological Station and Labs (IBSL), located 220 miles northwest of the Twin Cities campus. Students are required to attend a mandatory orientation on Sunday, June 4, 2023, at IBSL and to pay $541 for housing and meals onsite 6/4/2023 - 6/17/2023. For each field course there also is a $50 transportation fee. Scholarships are available at https://cbs.umn.edu/itasca/field-biology-courses to defer costs of room, board, and tuition. For more information, visit cbs.umn.edu/itasca or contact ibsl@umn.edu. Learn more about life up north at z.umn.edu/fieldbio.
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Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/87478/1235

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