Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
3 credits
15.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Dumont Patrick; Toubeau Anne-Julie;
Language
French
Main themes
1. Training in scientific presentation skills, focusing on biology issues ( taught by an English language teacher of the Institut des Langues Vivantes, UCL)
2. Public presentation in English of the state of progress of the student's master thesis.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | After this module students should feel fairly confident when giving a scientific presentation in English focusing mainly on the academic field of biology. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
Training in scientific presentation skills, focusing on biology issues (taught by an English language teacher of the Institut des Langues Vivantes, UCL). Public presentation in English of the state of progress of the student's master thesis.
After this module students should feel fairly confident when giving a scientific presentation in English focusing mainly on the academic field of biology.
The seminar consists of three parts :
1. Training sessions on effective oral presentation techniques in science: facts and figures (graphs, comparisons, likelihood etc.), visual aids, systematic pronunciation of recurrent terms in science and biology.
2. Once the training sessions are over, students can rehearse their presentation individually with the the help of the language teacher.
3. Final presentation: public talk about the state of progress of the student's master thesis followed by a question time.
After this module students should feel fairly confident when giving a scientific presentation in English focusing mainly on the academic field of biology.
The seminar consists of three parts :
1. Training sessions on effective oral presentation techniques in science: facts and figures (graphs, comparisons, likelihood etc.), visual aids, systematic pronunciation of recurrent terms in science and biology.
2. Once the training sessions are over, students can rehearse their presentation individually with the the help of the language teacher.
3. Final presentation: public talk about the state of progress of the student's master thesis followed by a question time.
Teaching methods
The seminar consists of three parts :
1. Training sessions with the whole group on effective oral presentation techniques in science: facts and figures (graphs, comparisons, likelihood etc.), visual aids, systematic pronunciation of recurrent terms in science and biology.
2. Individual training sessions: students can rehearse their presentation individually with the the help of the language teacher (1 or 2 meetings per student, 30 minutes each)
3. Final presentation: public talk about the state of progress of the student’s master thesis followed by a question time. (15 minutes of actual presentation, 5 minutes of Q&A)
1. Training sessions with the whole group on effective oral presentation techniques in science: facts and figures (graphs, comparisons, likelihood etc.), visual aids, systematic pronunciation of recurrent terms in science and biology.
2. Individual training sessions: students can rehearse their presentation individually with the the help of the language teacher (1 or 2 meetings per student, 30 minutes each)
3. Final presentation: public talk about the state of progress of the student’s master thesis followed by a question time. (15 minutes of actual presentation, 5 minutes of Q&A)
Evaluation methods
Presentation of the Master's Thesis in English in front of the Faculty professors, English teachers and peers. This presentation usually takes place in week 14, the last week of the first semester.
The assessment focuses on the quality of the talk rather than scientific content. As to the English language command, assessment will focus on the student's progress throughout the language sessions, with specific attention to the pronunciation of recurrent terms, overall fluency and the way the student has actually applied the presentation techniques developed in class.
The assessment focuses on the quality of the talk rather than scientific content. As to the English language command, assessment will focus on the student's progress throughout the language sessions, with specific attention to the pronunciation of recurrent terms, overall fluency and the way the student has actually applied the presentation techniques developed in class.
Other information
The assessment takes place right after the final presentation and focuses on the quality of the talk rather than scientific content. As to the English language command, assessment will focus on the student's progress throughout the language sessions, with specific attention to the pronunciation of recurrent terms, overall fluency and the way the student has actually applied the presentation techniques developed in class.
Faculty or entity
BIOL
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Biochemistry and Molecular and Cell Biology
