Syllabus
ACADEMIC COMMUNICATION
(taught in English)
Course Description
This course provides Ph.D. students of the Philosophy Department of Oles Honchar Dnipro National University with information regarding how to present their ideas effectively in a scientific environment.
Contact information
Instructor: Dr. Oleksandr Kulyk
Office: Gagarin ave, 72, 813
Email: prof.kulyk@gmail.com
Course Webpages:
https://sites.google.com/site/kuliktexts/en/courses/ac
Required texts
Harmon, J.E., Gross, A. G. (2010). Craft of Scientific Communication. University of Chicago Press.
Davis, M. (2004). Scientific Papers and Presentations: Navigating Scientific Communication in Today’s World. Academic Press.
Edwards, P. (2014). How to Give a Talk: Changing the Culture of Academic Public Speaking. University of Michigan. http://pne.people.si.umich.edu/PDF/howtotalk.pdf
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successfully completing this course, students will have developed an understanding of effective techniques of scientific communication. By the end of this course, students will be able to:
• write grant proposal;
• prepare efficacious oral presentation;
• write academic CV.
Evaluation
Grades will be based on a 100-point scale distributed as follows:
Requirement
Participation (20%) – 20 points
Oral Assignments (40%) – 40 points
Writing Assignments – (40%) – 40 points
Final grade
А 90–100 points
В 82–89 points
С 75–81 points
D 64–74 points
Е 60–63 points
F 0–59 points
Course Requirements
Participation
To participate is to come to class and regularly contribute to discussions throughout the semester. This includes discussions in class and with the instructor during office hours.
Oral Assignments
Each student has to prepare and give two oral presentations. Firstly they should give a 60-second elevator pitch about their research interests aimed at senior academics. Secondly they should research main philosophical institutions of selected country and prepare a 20-minits oral report with slide presentation about results of this research.
Writing Assignments
Each student has to write his or her own academic CV and a grant proposal.
Tentative Timeline
September
Lecture:
Academic Communications in the Modern World
Lecture:
Academic CV: Structure and Format
Workshop:
Writing Academic CV
October
Lecture:
Planning Oral Presentation
Workshop:
Elevator Pitch about Research Interests
Lecture:
Grant Proposal: Structure
Workshop:
Writing Grant Proposal in the Area of Philosophy
November
Workshop:
Process of Submitting an Article to a Peer-Review Journal
Lecture:
Scientific Communication in International Context
Lecture:
Understanding Differences and Similarities between Researchers in Different Countries
Workshop:
Communication with Foreign Colleagues
December
Workshop:
Main Centers of Philosophical Research in North America
Workshop:
Main Centers of Philosophical Research in Great Britain
Workshop:
Main Centers of Philosophical Research in Germany, France, and Netherlands
Workshop:
Main Centers of Philosophical Research in Australia