ILAS Seminar-E2 :Introduction to Biomedical Presentation and Debate
| Numbering Code | U-LAS70 10002 SE50 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | seminar | |
| Target Year | Mainly 1st year students | Target Student | For all majors | |
| Language | English | Day/Period | Thu.5 | |
| Instructor name | Erik WALINDA (Graduate School of Medicine Assistant Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
1. Presentation Sadly, 95% of presentations are really not interesting. Really? No, it is actually 99% In fact, when we attend a presentation, we often see members of the audience sleeping. This is a problem. Most people Unfortunately, most presentations are: * long * boring * bad slides * no meaning What we actually * short * simple * easy to understand * entertaining In this class, students will learn what is important to give a great presentation. They will see that presentations can be 2. Debate Most Japanese students do not like debate. However, this can be fun, too, if you just it! In the class, we will first find a topic, which the class is interested in. Before the debate, students will research about the topic and chose their arguments. Then, students will choose the Pro- or Contra- side (about 3 students each). Next is the actual debate. Now, students in the pro- and contra-groups will deliver their speeches (about 2-3 minutes per speaker). The audience group will actively join the floor discussion. At the end of the debate we will discuss, whether the pro- or the contra-group delivered the more convincing speeches. |
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| Course Goals | This seminar focuses on developing the students' ability to present and discuss scientific matters in English. This class mainly aims at (i) raising the students' confidence in talking about non-trivial things in a foreign language, (ii) making sure that the points presented by the students are indeed logically connected and (iii) being able to deal with questions and answers. | |||
| Schedule and Contents |
1. Course Introduction [Weeks 1-2] 2. Presentation Preparation [Weeks 3-5] 3. Presentation Design [Weeks 6-8] 4. Presentation Delivery [Week 9] 5. Final Presentation by the Students (evaluation) [Week 10] 6. Debating [Week 11-14] Total:14 classes and 1 feedback |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
Active participation is absolutely required in this seminar. In the debating part, students are expected to talk about scientific matters in English. In the presentation section, not only the presenter, but all students are expected to ask questions or share their opinion about the subject in English. Attendance and Active participation [60%] Assignments (presentation and debate) [40%] |
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| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) |
* Research on assigned presentation topics. * Preparation of presentations. * Research about debate topics. |
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| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | We use a textbook called "Presentation Zen" and several other reference books but students do not have to buy them. These books will be introduced in the class and all of them are available in the library. | ||
