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Department of Marine Science | Academics
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Seminar
Seminar
in Marine Science, Spring 2001
Instructor: Alan Shiller; 688-1178; Bldg 1103, Rm 109; alan.shiller@usm.edu
Office hours are by appointment
This course is designed to give students experience in the presentation
of scientific results. Students choose their own presentation
topic (must be marine and scientific) at the beginning of the
semester and proceed through a series of short assignments emphasizing
various aspects of scientific presentation.
| 1. |
Jan 12 |
Impromptu,
Language, Humor |
| 2. |
Jan 19 |
Introduction of Topic,
PowerPoint/Presentations, Attire |
| 3. |
Jan 26 |
Use of Graphics/Introductions |
| 4. |
Feb 2 |
Use of Graphics/Introductions |
| 5. |
Feb 9 |
NO CLASS |
| 6. |
Feb 16 |
NO CLASS |
| 7. |
Feb 23 |
Use of Chalkboard |
| 8. |
Mar 2 |
Writing styles; examples
of good and bad writing |
| 9. |
Mar 9 |
Abstracts/Proposals |
| 10. |
Mar 16 |
NO CLASS (SPRING BREAK) |
| 11. |
Mar 23 |
Web Pages/Ending a Talk/Analogies |
| 12. |
Mar 30 |
Computer presentations |
| 13. |
Apr 6 |
National Meeting Presentations |
| 14. |
Apr 13 |
NO CLASS (HOLIDAY) |
| 15. |
Apr 20 |
National Meeting Presentations |
| 16. |
Apr 27 |
Posters |
| 17. |
May 4 |
Posters |
| 18. |
May 11 |
NO CLASS/NO FINAL! (GRADUATION) |
Course grading: Grade is based on a) content and effectiveness
of presentations (80%) and b) class participation including attendance
at all departmental seminars (20%). (Regarding seminar attendance:
some exception can be made for conflicts arising due to participation
in field or laboratory experiments or required obligations from
other courses; for part-time students, some exception can be made
for work-related obligations.) There is no final exam.
This course is designed to provide students with expertise in
the oral presentation of scientific results while also facilitating
student interaction on topics of current interest. Students need
to pick a presentation topic at the beginning of the semester
and will use that topic for all of their presentations. The topic
must be scientific and marine-related. One's research is an acceptable
topic; alternatively, you may focus on a specific topic or even
one paper from the literature.
ADA
Compliance: If a student has a disability that qualifies
under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and requires accommodations,
he/she should contact the Office for Disability Accommodations
(ODA) for information on appropriate policies and procedures.
Disabilities covered by ADA may include learning, psychiatric,
physical impairments, or chronic health disorders. Students should
contact ODA if they are not certain whether a medical condition/disability
qualifies. Box 8568; Telephone (601) 266-5024; TTY (601) 266-6837;
Fax (601) 266-6035.
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