| Soft Skills I: Communication in the Earth Sciences. | |
| LECTURERS: | Dozenten Erdwiss. |
| SCOPE: | Instruction and practice in internationally accepted conventions and techniques of scientific communication in written, graphic and oral forms |
| HELD AT: | BE |
| CATEGORY: | |
| ECTS Credits: | 1.5 |
| PREREQUISITES: | |
| REQUISITES: | Mandatory for all Master students |
| FORMAT: | Seminar |
| FREQUENCY: | annually in fall semester |
| CONTENTS: | Communication is a key element of all professional careers in science and industry. Good communication skills are a recognised advantage in the job market and they are necessary for the successful completion of a Master Thesis. Accordingly, this course treats the following topics in weekly sessions: - Scientific literature - How to use the library - How to write a paper and an abstract I: Structure - How to write a paper and an abstract II: Language and logic - How to edit / revise a paper - Scientific English - How to draft scientific diagrams - Handling digital images - How to create a poster - How to give an oral presentation I: Structure and rhetoric - How to give an oral presentation II: Graphics - Managing information, communication and time - Job hunting |
| ASSESSMENT: | Exercise in writing a paper (0.75 EC) + poster presentation of Master research project in spring semester (0.75 EC) |
(prer): Courses with prerequisites.