LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to
- Consolidate aspects of their individual and group identities, both as professionals and disciplinary practitioners;
- Recognise linguistic strategies and elements that enhance clarity and audience-friendliness in both oral and written communication;
- Develop strategies and interaction skills to communicate their research to a range of audiences in speech and writing in a way that is authentic and consistent with their values
Credits: 2
Schedule: 27.10.2022 - 08.12.2022
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Signe-Anita Lindgren
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period): C1
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: Finnish, English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
This course aims to prepare participants for communicating their research to popular audiences in spoken and written form in English or English and Finnish and may be organized as a collaboration between English, Speech communication and Academic writing teaching.
The working methods are customised to the course and can vary according to the needs of participants. Learning methods influenced by problem-based learning approaches (PBL) may include, for example, workshops, lectures, pair work, group work, independent work, writing and speaking assignments, and online learning. Possible themes include identifying and demonstrating your competencies and professional expertise, ability to popularize your study and motivate listeners, reflecting on research work, developing collaboration and feedback skills, and learning to discuss your work with media workers and different audiences.
Participants will strengthen their general communication skills, including general principles of popularizing research for general audiences in different media. Participants will also engage in workshops and/or independent work related to individual popularization projects, e.g. writing a press release, or preparing for a radio interview.
Working Life Skills: Expertise related to own field, Knowledge of research in own field, Skills in a foreign language, Skills related to working in an international environment, Problem-solving skills, Information retrieval skills, Written communication, Oral communication skills, Self-awareness, Critical thinking skills, Analytical skills, Lifelong learning skills, Self-confidence, Ethical consciousness, Time-management.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Successful completion of all assignments
Regular attendance and active participation (10%)
Weekly learning journal/reflection on own learning completed on time (20%)
One individual oral popularization project (35%)
One individual written popularization project (35%)
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
This course includes 16-30 hours of small group instruction and 24-38 hours of independent work (54 hours in total)
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
The course might be held entirely online and within one period only. Please check Sisu for further information.
For the course language and language of the individualized projects, see Sisu.Please note that the course can be organised only if a minimum of 10 students register for it.
Please note that only the English version is available in autumn 2022.
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn II
2023-2024 Autumn IIEnrollment :
Priority is given to
1. Doctoral candidates,
2. Master's students (C1 proficiency)
3. other students preparing to popularize their research (C1 proficiency).
Students are selected to the course based on the number of credits accumulated.