GG410/610 Student Seminar
Instructor: Henrieta Dulaiova (hdulaiov@hawaii.edu,
POST 707) and Garrett Ito
(gito@hawaii.edu, POST 810)
CLASS
EMAIL LISTSERVE: gg410-610@hawaii.edu
Course
Objectives: Improve your ability to prepare, deliver, and discuss a scientific
presentation. Your talks will clearly
communicate your thought process, be professional, be exciting, and have
lasting impact. You will be a better
scientist because of your enhanced abilities to communicate your ideas
effectively, to present a logical thought process, to reason critically, and to
evaluate presentations of others.
Finally, you will get to learn about the latest-greatest science in
SOEST!
MEETING
TIMES: GG410, Monday 1:30-2:20; GG410
& GG610, Friday 1:30-2:20 POST 723
GRADING
WILL BE BASE ON:
·In-class
talks (50%)
·Abstract
(250 word limit) for each talk (20%)
·Constructive
evaluations for in-class talks, abstracts, as well as 4 out-of-class talks
(20%)
·Effective
audience participation (10%)
ABSTRACTS:
·Speakers must email their abstract to the whole class (GG410 & 610)
before their talk (Abstracts for Monday talks are due the previous Wed &
for Friday talks due the previous Mon).
·Abstract evaluations: are due
the previous Thu for Monday talks and the previous Wednesday for Friday Talks.
GG610 students must evaluate all abstracts. GG410
students must provide one careful and detailed abstract evaluation per week
and must turn in your evaluations for grading.
MODERATOR
DUTIES:
·You’re the “M.C.”, facilitating a show.
Treat the event as if the speaker is your best friend debuting his/her
best work!
·Arrive
early to familiarize you and your speaker with the equipment (computer,
projector, microphone, pointer, etc)
·Introduce
the speaker: give professional
background, highlight special achievements, build up the speaker, and introduce
the topic/title
·Ensure
a technically good presentation: make
sure lighting is good, ask the speaker to speak up of necessary, assist with
any technical difficulties, etc.
·Support
the speaker by staying attentive and being interested
·Receive
and manage questions (and be prepared with a couple of your own in case
questions run thin)
·Thank
the speaker and replace equipment.
AUDIENCE
DUTIES:
·Be
and look attentive and interested
·Identify
strengths and weaknesses about the content and delivery
·Ask
interesting, insightful, and cutting questions.
·Turn
in all talk evaluations after class
REFERENCES FOR GIVING GREAT
SCIENTIFIC TALKS
·Preparing Scientific
Presentations (PDF version)
·Preparing and Delivering a
Talk (handout)
·Ten Secrets to Giving a
Good Scientific Talk
·How Not To Give a Scientific Talk
*****MONDAYS, 1:30-2:20*****
Talk Abstracts are due the Wed. before your presentation
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1) 8/24 |
Class
Overview and Discussion. |
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2) 8/31 |
DOs and DON'Ts of a good
talk (ppt) |
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3) 9/7 |
Labor Day (No Class) |
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4) 9/14 |
M&M experiment see handout |
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5) 9/21 |
M&M experiment data |
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6) 9/28 |
Writing an Abstract on our M&M experiment |
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7) 10/5 |
Preparing a talk and use of Powerpoint |
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Moderator |
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Discussion Topic |
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8) 10/12 |
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Lauren |
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9) 10/19 |
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Kim |
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10) 10/26 |
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Matt |
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11) 11/2 |
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Garrett |
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12) 11/9 |
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13) 11/16 |
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14) 11/23 |
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15) 11/30 |
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16) 12/7 |
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****FRIDAYS, 1:30-2:20*****
Talk Abstracts are due the Monday before your presentation
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1) 8/28 |
Introductions, Do's and Dont's of a Good Talk |
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2) 9/4 |
Discussion of the 8/28 lecture
+ How to write an abstract (ppt) |
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3) 9/11 |
Guest Talk by
Bill Cutler (UH Ph.D student & Senior Managing Scientist, Integral
Consulting Inc) |
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4) 9/18 |
Guest
Talk: 'Ethics Issues for Students in
the Geosciences’ Associate Dean, Pat Cooper |
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4) 9/25 |
What to Expect
in the Academic Career |
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Moderator |
Speaker 1 |
Speaker 2 |
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6) 10/2 |
Deon |
Michaela |
Asdis |
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7) 10/9 |
Jonathan |
Malin |
David F. |
Francois |
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8) 10/16 |
SOEST
Open House (No Class) |
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9) 10/23 |
Penny |
Tom |
Chris |
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10) 10/30 |
Michaela |
Myriam |
David T. |
Penny |
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11) 11/6 |
David T. |
Jonathan |
Tiffany |
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12) 11/13 |
Malin |
Matt |
Kelly |
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13) 11/20 |
Myriam |
Lauren |
Garrett S. |
Deon |
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14) 11/27 |
Happy
Thanksgiving Weekend (No Class) |
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15) 12/4 |
Chris |
Kim |
Lisa |
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