FOR061F Advanced presentation and oral communication skills

COURSE SYLLABUS, third-cycle courses

Course name: advanced presentation and oral communication skills

ECTS/HP: 3 ECTS

The course demands 80 working hours from participants, which is equivalent to 3 etcs.

Furthermore, the course offers up to 40 hours of non-assessed material which helps in shaping and practicing the communication skills

Course code: FOR061F

Educational level: third-cycle course.

Eligibility requirements: admitted to third-cycle studies at LTU.

If there is room for more participants in the course, the course examiner can decide whether the course is open for application by doctoral students admitted to other universities than LTU.

If there is room for more participants in the course, the course examiner can decide whether the course is open for application by an LTU employee with a professional development plan signed by the Head of Division. The signed professional development plan must be attached to the application.

Entry requirements: Basic presentation skills, e.g., watching the Recording of a lecture on presentation techniques https://play.ltu.se/media/Presentation+Techniques+11+May+2021/0_7qdxflwp

Aim:

This course aims at improving teachers’ ability to structure, plan, create, perform, and evaluate high quality oral presentations. In the light of continueous improvement of pedagogical skills, teachers are intended to both, self-reflect and act as critical friend to colleagues during the course.

Course content: This course focuses on the most important aspects of presentation and communication:

· Essentials (common issues, overcoming stage fright, proper tech setup and material)

· Vocal aspects (pace, register, volume, pauses)

· Body and posture (posture, dramatizing effects, pointing, variation)

· Facial expression (eye contact, neutral expression, functional expressions)

· Stage aspects (stage areas, movement, amplification)

· Language (negation, strategic language, rhetoric)

· Reflection over own improvement and relation to impact of audience and student learning

Learning outcomes: The main purpose of this course is to study and practice advanced presentation and communication skills in a structured way.

1. Evaluate available learning environment to optimize learning through oral lecture

2. Discuss using digital resources with relevance for teacher development

3. Describe/Identify different critical aspects of presentation techniques for improving presentations to increase attention, comprehension and learning.

4. Apply structured methods to improve presentation skills and general communication

5. Evaluate and reflect over need for development in relation to presentation technique and oral communication

Course methods: Each course occasion´s language and form is stated and appear on the course page on Luleå University of Technology's website.

Short video lectures, live hybrid sessions, 2 live physical workshops (one at the start and one towards the end with the theatre researchers), assignments (for teams of 2-4 people). The video lectures contain the main theoretic aspects, in the live workshop, participants present, applying their knowledge and get feedback, and in the assignments, individual and group tasks are performed.

Examination form: If there is a decision on special educational support, in accordance with the Guideline Student's rights and obligations at Luleå University of Technology, an adapted or alternative form of examination can be provided.

Intermediate report, final (graded) reflective summary with presentation and question answering, presentations during the live meetings.

Grading scale: Pass/Fail.

Course literature: Literature and videos for specific aspects will be shared during the lecture. A good preparation is joining the free course of the headgain academy. https://www.headgain.com/academy/

Education cycle: Third-cycle studies, yearly

Course is given periodically: Yes – could be once a year, possibly early autumn Send application to: Meenakshi Subhash Chippa meenakshi.subhash.chippa@ltu.se

Deadline for application:

Course open for application by doctoral students admitted to other universities than LTU: Yes

Limited number of students: 20

Tuition: If the course is allocated resources via internal resource allocation system, the course is free of charge for doctoral students admitted at LTU, for doctoral students admitted to other universities, course fees may be required. For other courses the Department decides on course fee.

Contact person: Kenneth Paulsen Meenakshi Subhash Chippa meenakshi.subhash.chippa@ltu.se

Examiner: Marcus.Liwicki@ltu.se

Course syllabus decided by: Head of the Department determine course syllabus (LTU-234-2022). Course syllabus must be recorded

Date of decision: Date