Description

This course provides rules and guidelines for three different modes of communicating research results. Participants acquire and practise the skills involved in each of these three different modes. They are required to:

• write and revise the introduction to a research article,
• give an oral presentation, and
• make and present a research poster.

Participants work on communicating their own PhD research and receive guidance on how to write and present. They receive feedback both from the instructors and from their fellow participants. The assignments will be assessed by the instructors.

On completing the course, participants will be more confident about communicating their findings in different settings and more aware of the scope and implications of their own research project. The interdisciplinary nature of the group also prompts them to reflect on their research methods and approaches, which may seem self-evident within their own field but may differ substantially from those in other disciplines.

Target group

This course is primarily intended for candidates in the second or third year of their PhD programme.

Reading

• American Psychological Association (2019). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: The official guide to APA style (7th ed.). Washington, DC.
• Various articles on writing and presenting, to be announced.

Assessment

Written introduction, oral presentations, poster (participation 20% and quality of written and oral assignments 80%), assessed by instructors.

Academic and Transferable Skills

The workload for the course is 4-5 hours per week (2 hours of class and 2-3 hours working on writing your own article and/or presentation). The course can be classified as either Academic or Transferable Skills.