Communication Techniques

Code:

DPI122

Acronym:

DPI122

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Personal and Communicational Development
OFICIAL	Personal and Communicational Development

Instance: 2013/2014 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Physics and Astronomy
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Physics

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L:AST	7	Plano de Estudos a partir de 2008	1	-	2,5	-
L:F	60	Plano de estudos a partir de 2008	1	-	2,5	-
MI:EF	44	Plano de Estudos a partir de 2007	1	-	2,5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Emphasize the importance of an efficient communication.

Widespread knowledge of tools and resources for personal improvement of oral and written communication.

Develop competency in tools for bibliographic search, text and graph edition, together with other elements of communication support.

Learning outcomes and competences

Ability to write a summary of the contents of a short oral presentation and adhere to sctrict submission deadline.

Capacity to present orally the content of a short paper.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Importance of Communication in Science.

Principles of effective communication. Resources for improving the capacity of oral and written expression.

Fundamental rules of style. Scientific documents.

Tools for the production of scientific text:main paradigms. Introduction to LaTeX. Structure of a document,writing equations, cross-references and citations. Literature search. Automatic production of bibliographies.

Oral Presentations: golden rules

The structure of a scientific paper, examples.

Preparation of oral presentation and written summary of a scientific theme.

Mandatory literature

Strunk Junior William; The elements of style. ISBN: 978-0-14-311272-3
John Battalio; Preparing Presentation Slides: A Tutorial, 2007
LyX development Team; The LyX tutorial
Estrela Edite; Saber escrever, saber falar. ISBN: 972-20-2534-1
Tobias Oetiker; Uma não tão pequena introdução ao LaTeX2e; ou LaTeX2e em 137 minutos, 2006
TeX Users Group; TeX Users Group Website
TeX Users Group; TeX Users Group Website

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures and practical classes

Software

Grace
JabRef
Latex
SciDAViS
BibTeX
LyX

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Prova oral	60,00
Trabalho escrito	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	45,50
Frequência das aulas	22,00
Total:	67,50

Eligibility for exams

Submission of abstract and oral presentation on time.

Calculation formula of final grade

It will be released a list of mini-projects. Up to datepre-determined students should submit a summary of themini-project chosen.

In the days and hours scheduled, each student will make a presentation of 10 minutes with 2 minutes forquestions, in public session.

• The completion of the summary andpresentation within the time required guarantee rating of 10values.
• The summary and the presentation will be graded on a rubric and may explain up to a maximum of 10 additional values.

Students who do not present the summary or not make apresentation on time-frequency are excluded.

Final Standings for students who obtain frequency

X-rating summary (0-4)

Y - Rating presentation (0.10)

C = 10 + (X + y) / 1.4

Examinations or Special Assignments

NA

Classification improvement

The improvement is achieved through submission of written essay on the theme of oral presentation.

There are no special conditions.