Engineering and Science Host Faculty Host Department Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Environmental Sciences Code RESE 1136 Learning Skills for Science Title Leader Mike McGibbon Level 3 X 4 5 6 Credit 15 Pre-requisites None Aims To provide students with the confidence to present a reasoned scientific argument. To introduce students to scientific writing, referencing and data evaluation. To students to function in a scientific environment. Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this course a student will be able to: Learning Outcome 1 Write a scientific presentation using PowerPoint (or similar) 2 Discuss to a peer group, scientific data 3 Source and cite literature data 4 Engage in scientific debate 5 a short scientific report Develop personal skills, particularly in problem-solving, note-taking and 6 communication. Indicative Content Introductory session including setting expectations of learning in Higher Education. The – importance of independence, using Moodle, using e-mail. Effective note taking and active listening in class Effective writing 1 plagiarism and how to avoid it, including proper referencing and use of – Harvard system. Effective writing 2 Classic errors of writing style – Effective writing 3 planning, organising and structuring your essay or report – Using Endnote Web to improve your productivity as a learner Basics of presenting data in tables and graphs Understanding assessment and the nature of feedback what lecturer expect, how lecturers – assess, the variety of forms that feedback takes, how to speak to your lecturer about feedback Making effective presentations using Power Point The importance of ethics in scientific work Presentations by students Power Point Coping with examination worries through good preparation and technique Learning and Teaching Activities
Host Faculty Engineering and Science Host Department Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Environmental Sciences Code RESE 1136 Title Learning Skills for Science Leader Mike McGibbon Level 3 X 4 5 6 Credit 15 Pre-requisites None Aims To provide students with the confidence to present a reasoned scientific argument. To introduce students to scientific writing, referencing and data evaluation. To students to function in a scientific environment. Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this course a student will be able to: Learning Outcome 1 Write a scientific presentation using PowerPoint (or similar) 2 Discuss to a peer group, scientific data 3 Source and cite literature data 4 Engage in scientific debate 5 a short scientific report 6 Develop personal skills, particularly in problem-solving, note-taking and communication. Indicative Content Introductory session – including setting expectations of learning in Higher Education. The importance of independence, using Moodle, using e-mail. Effective note taking and active listening in class Effective writing 1 – plagiarism and how to avoid it, including proper referencing and use of Harvard system. Effective writing 2 – Classic errors of writing style Effective writing 3 – planning, organising and structuring your essay or report Using Endnote Web to improve your productivity as a learner Basics of presenting data in tables and graphs Understanding assessment and the nature of feedback – what lecturer expect, how lecturers assess, the variety of forms that feedback takes, how to speak to your lecturer about feedback Making effective presentations using Power Point The importance of ethics in scientific work Presentations by students Power Point Coping with examination worries through good preparation and technique Learning and Teaching Activities
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