LEARNING OUTCOMES
After taking the course, students will:
- be able to give an organised and illustrative presentation
- have developed their public speaking and presentation skills
- have gained experience in answering questions posed by the audience.
Credits: 1 - 2
Schedule: 11.03.2025 - 25.03.2025
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Henriette Kervinen
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
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:
The course is primarily intended for doctoral students. The key contents of the course consist of designing conference presentations and giving a presentation, as well as answering questions by the audience. The course takes a practical approach and is exercise-intensive. Students give a presentation on their research topic to the rest of the group and receive feedback for it. The presentations are recorded on video, and each student writes a self-evaluation on the basis of the video in order to gain tools to further develop their skills.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Passing the course requires an 80% attendance rate in contact teaching, active participation and constructive attitude in class, exercises and feedback discussions, as well as passing all the assignments given on the course. The course working methods in class include interactive lectures, public speaking exercises and feedback discussions (12 h). Independent assignments consist of preparations for the presentation, analysing the video recording of one s presentation and writing a self-evaluation report (15 hours).
The course may also be completed as a 2-credit course. Those who complete a 2-credit version of the course, do a 1-credit independent learning assignment (essay or other assignment) in addition to the abovementioned tasks.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
For 1 credits: contact hours 12 h, independent study 15 h
For 2 credits: contact hours 12 h, independent study 42 h
Passing the course requires 80% attendance in class.
DETAILS
Study Material
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Provided by the teacher
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Prerequisites
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FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
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Teaching Language: Finnish
Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn I - Spring IV
2025-2026 Autumn I - Spring IV