IGF



Proseminar Geophysics

Academic year: 2024/2025
Semester: winter/summer

LECTURE DESCRIPTION

Bibliography:

1. Scientific presentations:

  • M. Alley. The Craft of Scientific Presentations. Springer (2013);
  • D. M. Schultz. Eloquent Science: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Better Writer, Speaker, and
    Atmospheric Scientist. AMS (2009);
  • S. K. McConnell. Designing effective scientific presentations [Video]. You Tube

2. Scientific writing:

  • J. Schimel. Writing science. Oxford Univ. Press (2012);
  • M. Alley. The Craft of Scientific Writing. Springer (2018);
  • J. Saramäki. How to write a scientific paper (2018);
  • B. Gustavii. How to Write and Illustrate Scientific Papers. Cambridge Univ. Press (2008);
  • W. Zinsser. On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction. HarperCollins (2006).

Assessment:

The final assessment will be based on three presentations on the subjects chosen by the student: (i) a 20-minute talk for specialists,  (ii) a 10-minute talk for the general public, and (iii) 3-minute poster talk. 

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