Course Unit / Communication strategies for cancer research

Communication strategies for cancer research

Year
1
Academic year
2023-2024
Code
02051675
Subject Area
Geroscience and Health Management
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
3.0
Type
Compulsory
Level
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

The student must attend the assessable theoretical sessions of the course. The first session will focus on the approach of the sessions and their organization, discussion of the doubts and comments of the students.
The student must attend the workshops in which the different aspects of science communication will be presented and should participate in establishing a critical discussion of presented works.

Learning Outcomes

The acquisition of skills will be carried out through a combination of theoretical classes and interactive workshops and presentations. The theoretical classes will be didactic presentations given by the teachers in which the basic information of each of the formats of scientific dissemination will be provided: monograph or thesis, scientific dissemination for non-scientific public, short talk (power point presentation), presentation/motivation letter, analysis and interpretation of data in poster format and evaluation (peer review). The main objective of this module is to increase the students' communication capacity in order to increase their employability. The subject will be oriented towards topics related to the biology and clinical nature of cancer (by working with their own project), but the acquired tools may be applicable to any other area of knowledge. At the end of this course, students will have acquired practical skills in terms of: a) Present, read and interpret sc

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

The program is presented below the subject presented in sections:
SECTION 1: THE NEED FOR SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
• The scientific method
• The scientific “language”

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Written report : 20.0%
Other: 80.0%

Bibliography

Divan, A. 2009. COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR THE BIOSCIENCES. Ed. Oxford