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==Notes for Students==
==Notes for Students==
Making a scientific presentation is a challenge for many students, so it is an important learning experience.
===Goals===
There are many goals in making a presentation on a scientific topic:
There are many goals in making a presentation on a scientific topic:
1. First and foremost, you are seeking to present information that is technical. Make sure that your presentation has sufficient technical depth.
2. If you are presenting about a specific discovery or advance, you need to put the contribution in perspective and explain why it is significant.
you need to explain the contribution There are Your goals in making a scientific


Making a scientific presentation is a challenge for many students, so it is an important learning experience.  
# First and foremost, you are seeking to present information that is technical. Make sure that your presentation has **sufficient technical depth**.
# If you are presenting about a specific discovery or advance, you need to **put the contribution in context**.
# You need to explain its **significance**, also called the **contribution** of the research.


I agree. It’s also to remember that scientific presentations are not the same as class lecture slides, which is something I forget a lot. (That is, I make my lecture slides look like scientific presentations.)
===References===
 
Here are some excellent references for putting together a scientific presentation:
Here are some links:


http://www.craftofscientificpresentations.com
http://www.craftofscientificpresentations.com
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http://writing.engr.psu.edu/courses/presentations.html
http://writing.engr.psu.edu/courses/presentations.html




Revision as of 07:23, 9 February 2019

Notes for Students

Making a scientific presentation is a challenge for many students, so it is an important learning experience.

Goals

There are many goals in making a presentation on a scientific topic:

  1. First and foremost, you are seeking to present information that is technical. Make sure that your presentation has **sufficient technical depth**.
  2. If you are presenting about a specific discovery or advance, you need to **put the contribution in context**.
  3. You need to explain its **significance**, also called the **contribution** of the research.

References

Here are some excellent references for putting together a scientific presentation:

http://www.craftofscientificpresentations.com

http://www.springer.com/us/book/9781441982780

http://writing.engr.psu.edu/courses/presentations.html


Notes for Faculty

What to present

  • Have students give presentations early in the course: it helps to integrate the class.
  • Have students present a paper
  • Have students present final projects

The presentations

  • Have students submit their slides at least 4 days before the presentation, so you can offer criticism with enough time for the students to improve them.
  • Force students to turn in draft presentations by having a grade assigned for turning them in (1 point)
  • Format really doesn't matter.
  • Give students a time limit
  • Enforce the time limit
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