FLS3105 Presentation Skills for Researchers 2.0 credits
The ability to present your research to various target groups, both within and outside the academia, is an essential skill for all researchers. This course provides KTH researchers and doctoral students with essential tools for creating effective, clear, and audience-adapted presentations.
Please apply via the form on the course website. You will then be enrolled by the ITM school.
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Application
For course offering
Spring 2024 Start 15 May 2024 programme students
Application code
45016
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
The course consists of three meetings. The first focuses on communication theory for convincing speeches, conference talks and posters. At the second meeting, the students record a convincing speech of their own. The recording is repeated at the third meeting, in which the students also present and criticise their own and each other's contributions.
Intended learning outcomes
Obtain an understanding of how to efficiently communicate research to different target groups
Be able to apply basic principles of scientific communication in presentations for specialised and non-specialised listeners.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites
Equipment
Literature
Recommended literature:
Dennis Meredith, Explaining Research: How to reach key audiences to advance your work. Oxford University Press, 2010.
Michael Alley, The Craft of Scientific Presentations. Springer, 2003.
Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
Examination
- INL1 - Written assigment, 2.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
A short persuasive speech ("elevator pitch") for a research idea, directed towards non-specialists
A short presentation of a research study, directed towards other researchers
Analysis of another student's presentation
Other requirements for final grade
All examination parts completed, compulsory attendance.
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.