Academic skills in forest sciencesLaajuus (1.5 cr)

Objective

Upon successful completion of this course the students will be able to effectively communicate scientific knowledge when interacting with different audiences, using a variety of communication tools, including both traditional and ICT-based tools (e.g., blogs); the result will be a solid ground for writing their thesis and/or academic publications, as well as for presenting scientific findings orally. The course develops the following generic skills: critical thinking, interaction and communication, identification and development of expertise, ethics, leadership and development

Content

Academic skills and competencies related to oral presentations (using Power Point, Prezi, posters, etc) and other forms of communication (academic writing, using ICT-based tools), as well as for writing the MSc thesis.

Materials

Lebrun, J.L (2011). Scientific Writing 2.0. World Scientific Publishing Course notes and selected online materials: https://sites.uef.fi/biopro

Further information

The course is organised annually, in the autumn semesters. The language of instruction for this course is English. The course is intended only for MSc degree students.

Execution methods

Lectures and interactive sessions on communication and presentation techniques (20 h); Practicals - individual oral presentation, and group work on other communication methods (wiki, blog, or others). The themes of the practicals’ will be selected from recent literature on European forestry, forest ecology, forest economy, forest policy or other relevant forestry fields (20 h).

Accomplishment methods

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