S4010 Science Communication Course: Present Your Research Results with Confidence

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Jan Hejátko, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ester Jarour (lecturer)
RNDr. Michaela Fajkusová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Jan Hejátko, Ph.D.
National Centre for Biomolecular Research – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Michaela Fajkusová
Supplier department: Central European Institute of Technology
Prerequisites (in Czech)
SOUHLAS
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Giving scientific presentations is an important part of sharing researchers work and achieving recognition in the larger scientific communities. The ability to do so effectively can greatly contribute to career success, regardless if PhD students choose to pursue academic career, join the industry or found their own company. However, instead of engaging audiences and conveying enthusiasm, many presentations include pitfalls such as overly complicated content, monotone delivery and focusing on what speaker want to say rather than what the audience is interested in hearing.
The goal of this course is to teach students how to prepare effective presentations that would appeal to a wide range of audiences — scientific audiences from the same area of interest or in related fields, as well as potential funders, the media and general public. The quality of each presentation depends on two major facets: the content and how it is presented. No matter how great the content, no one will get it if they stop paying attention. This course will give students unique opportunity to combine theory with practice in a safe and supportive environment. This course uses self-reflection as a powerful improvement tool, as well as constructive feedback from peers, and possibility to practice scientific presentation on a large stage without audience.
Please note that the maximum capacity of this course is 12 participants.
Learning outcomes
Students will learn how to create clear, concise content for scientific presentations and how to communicate their research results in a most efficient and dynamic way. Students will not only learn how to deliver scientific presentations more effectively but also with more self-confidence.
Syllabus
  • Part I: Theoretical interactive part (2 hours): INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE COMMUNICATION (Ester Jarour)
  • Part II: Theoretical interactive part (2 hours): STORYTELLING IN SCIENCE AND CREATING YOUR OWN STORY (Ester Jarour)
  • Part III: Theoretical interactive part (2 hours): HOW TO DELIVER A DYNAMIC PRESENTATION (Ester Jarour)
  • Part IV: Theoretical interactive part (2 hours): THE ESSENTIALS OF GIVING A GOOD SCIENTIFIC TALK (Jan Hejátko)
  • Part V: Practical part (4 hours): DRY RUN WITHOUT AUDIENCE (Ester Jarour and Jan Hejátko)
  • Part VI: Practical part (3 hours): PRESENTATION IN FRONT OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC AUDIENCE (Ester Jarour and Jan Hejátko)
Teaching methods
Part I – Part IV: Theoretical interactive part applying learning by doing methods, Part V - VI: Practical part, Deliverable: Presentation in front of multidisciplinary scientific audience
Assessment methods
Active participation in all course parts, evaluation of the content and delivery style during the practical part.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Teacher's information
Schedule:

  • 15.3.2024, 12.00 – 14.00 CEITEC E35, Meeting room 145

  • 5.4. 2024, 12.00 – 14.00 CEITEC E35, Meeting room 145

  • 12.4.2024, 12.00 – 14.00 CEITEC E35, Meeting room 145

  • 19.4.2024, 12.00 – 14.00 CEITEC E35, Meeting room 145

  • 17.5.2024, 12.00 – 16.00 CEITEC E35, Meeting room 145

  • 24.5.2024, 12.00 – 16.00 CEITEC E35, Meeting room 145

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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