This course helps students improve both written and oral communication skills as they learn aspects of good presentation and discussion skills and discover the appropriate information to display on slides and posters. Students receive a letter grade based on participation, improvement, and the quality of a final poster project and oral presentation. As juniors, students taking this course attend public seminars and provide both written and oral evaluations of these presentations to the class. Not only does this format expose students to a variety of current seminar topics, it provides them with the opportunity to evaluate components of good public seminars. As seniors, students in this course receive a grade only after completing a public seminar on their own research.
Juniors receive a letter grade based on their oral and written summaries of seminars attended.
Seniors receive a letter grade based on their public seminar.