Communication in Biosciences 100

Course aim

To provide students with techniques for effective written and oral communication in a bioscience context

Course content

The need for professional communication skills, models of communications, contextual and cultural factors in communication, ethical issues in communication. Writing summaries and abstracts from individual and multiple related articles. How to avoid plagiarism. The use of flow charts, concept maps and other note taking techniques. Harvard referencing skills for both in text and end text purpose. Sourcing information from encyclopaedias, textbooks, reference materials and electronic sources. Critical analysis of sourced information. How to formulate questions to assess the value of information. Learning how to use the Library, using electronic sources. Oral communication, seminar presentations.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Workshop	2 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Essay, Oral presentations, Research skills assignment, Written examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.