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Scientific Communication and Outreach

Code: DMDB04     Acronym: COMDIVC

Keywords
Classification Keyword
OFICIAL Science Communication

Instance: 2022/2023 - 1S

Active? Yes
Responsible unit: Graduate Management Unit
Course/CS Responsible: Dental Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym No. of Students Study Plan Curricular Years Credits UCN Credits ECTS Contact hours Total Time
DMDB 5 Official Plan from the 2021 school year 1 - 3 24 81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

First semester curricular unit (3 ECTS), with the following learning objectives:

- Identify the various types of scientific and technical communication and their role in the academic, industrial and general public;

- Develop the ability to critically reflect on the research process;

- Know how to organize and present information in accordance with good rules of oral and written communication in science.

Learning outcomes and competences

As a result of learning in this CU, students should become competent in identifying the various genres of scientific and technical communication, in reflecting critically about the research process and in organising and presenting information according to the good rules of oral and written communication in science.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Fundamentals of communication and dissemination in science.

Scientific communication, dissemination and publication formats in health.

Bibliometric databases and impact factor.

Scientific article:

- The scientific article and the editorial process;

- Peer review process as a guarantee of the quality of scientific research;

- Organization, structuring and writing of the scientific article;

- Organization, structuring and writing a summary (abstract);

- Fundamental issues of language and style in science communication;

- References and reference management software;

- Revisions and corrections;

- The article of scientific dissemination - communication with the non-specialized public.

Organization, structuring and writing of a research protocol, technical report and PhD thesis.

Oral communications:

- Iconography and visual communication formats - Slides and Poster.

Mandatory literature

Hofmann, A.H.; Scientific Writing and Communication: Papers, Proposals, and Presentations (4th Edition) ISBN-10: 0-19-006328-9, 2019.
Wang, G.T., Park, K.; Student Research and Report Writing: From Topic Selection to the Complete Paper, 2016.
Lesaffre, E., Feine, J., Leroux, B., Declerck, D.; Statistical and Methodological Aspects of Oral Health Research, 2009.

Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching of this curricular unit includes a theoretical-practical component and a tutorial orientation component, with great emphasis on the practical application of good scientific communication techniques, in written and oral form. The student must write an scientific work of a given type (technical report, scientific article, dissemination article, etc.) that will be the subject of discussion, review and evaluation, as well as a panel presentation that will be discussed, commented and evaluated.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation Weight (%)
Participação presencial 30,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico 30,00
Trabalho escrito 40,00
Total: 100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo 57,00
Frequência das aulas 24,00
Total: 81,00

Eligibility for exams

In accordance with current legislation.

Calculation formula of final grade

Distributed evaluation without final exam.

Evaluation components:

- Class participation: 30%

- Scientific written work: 40%

- Panel Presentation: 30%
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