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2016　Presentation for Science and Engineering II

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Human Centered Science and Biomedical Engineering
Instructor(s)
Chu Ray 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Thr3-4(J232)  
Group
-
Course number
HCB.C442
Credits
1
Academic year
2016
Offered quarter
3Q
Syllabus updated
2016/4/27
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
English
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Course description and aims

By exposing students to tips of making good presentations, students will improve their presentation skills and communication skills to interact with the audience.

Student learning outcomes

By the end of this course:
Students will understand what makes presentations better.
Students will be able to utilize language effectively to convey their messages in English.　　

Keywords

construct speeches, discussion, techniques

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills ✔ Intercultural skills ✔ Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

1. Exposure to skills
2. Hands-on practices of the skills
3. Analysis
4. Second hands-on practices of the skills　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Orientation Watch TED video: "How to sound smart in your TEDx Talk" Discussion on elements that make the presentation fun. pauses, eye contact, body language　　　　　 List the skills necessary for appealing presentation　　
Class 2 Taking a poll Students learn how to engage the whole audience at the beginning of a presentation.　 Learn the skill for audience engagement : taking a poll
Class 3 Humor Students learn how to incorporate jokes in presentations by learning a few approaches to humor.　　　 Learn the skill for audience engagement : humor and sarcasm
Class 4 Having control of rhythm Students learn how to attract the audience into the speech by utilizing pauses, rhetorical questions, stress, etc. 　　　　　 Learn communication skills such as the use of pauses and rhetorical questions
Class 5 Structure Students learn how to construct speeches in an effective manner. Learn presentation structuring skills
Class 6 Persentation prep in groups Students will prepare a 7 minute presentation in groups based on a provided theme.　　　　　　　　 Learn group meeting and planning skills
Class 7 　Group presentations The listeners will be writing down feedback for each presentation and the finished paper will be graded as a final exam.　 　Learn group presentation and application of skills 　　
Class 8 Group presentations The listeners will be writing down feedback for each presentation and the finished paper will be graded as a final exam.　 Give feedback to peers in terms of verbal presentation skills　

Textbook(s)

No text　

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Handouts only

Assessment criteria and methods

1. Being able to engage the audience during a speech
2. Being able to recognize the elements of a engaging presentation

Related courses

  • Presentation for Science and Engineering I　

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

The prerequisite to take this course is that you have acquired the credits of "Presentation for Science and Engineering I".
Without having acquired the credits of the above course, the credits of this course will not be counted as the necessary number of credits for graduation.

Presentation for Science and Engineering I　

Contact information (e-mail and phone)    Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).

skondoh[at]bio.titech.ac.jp, 045-924-5800

Office hours

9:00-17:00

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