1 credit
Spring 2025 Lecture
This course will teach graduate students how to synthesize information from multiple scientific studies and then communicate that information effectively to others in the form of a 40 minute long scientific seminar. The course is designed to provide students with clear guidelines for effective long-form oral communication of scientific information and then give students an opportunity to put those guidelines into practice. Prerequisites: Graduate standing past the first year. NUTR 69400 or equivalent course (determined by instructor review). For PhD students; INP Scientific Writing Course NUTR 62700. For MS students; a statement from the research mentor that the student has a clear thesis topic, that the student has completed the majority of work on the thesis, and that the student has conducted background reading on the thesis topic.
Learning Outcomes1Think critically about scientific research.
2Integrate scientific information on a focused topic.
3Develop skills to orally explain scientific studies.
4Critically evaluate scientific presentations.
5Develop abilities to use graphics tools and presentation software.
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