International PGR Biosciences

Target students: Students registered on postgraduate research courses in the School of Biosciences and related Schools. PhD and MRes students are welcome.

Duration: Eight weeks

Aims and objectives

This course is delivered by the ALACS team. It is aimed at developing the academic skills of International PGR Bioscience students. It aims to improve your ability to convey and exchange ideas in both written and spoken forms.

Syllabus

Week 1 Academic integrity and academic style

Week 2 Coherence and cohesion

Week 3 Conciseness and preciseness

Week 4 Developing criticality

Week 5 Developing discussion skills and oral confidence

Week 6 PowerPoint presentation skills

Week 7 Poster presentation skills

Week 8 Reflective skills in learning and responding to feedback