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Objectives
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Discuss the importance of science communication in the life and health science area;
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Define the different modes of science communication in modern age;
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Teach how to elaborate a poster;
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Explain the different ways to obtain visual support for an oral communication;
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Explore the oral communication dimensions: verbal, gestural, facial and body languages;
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Discuss about the modern modes of communication science: forums, blogs, journalistic media, social media;
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Stimulate auto-reflection as science communicators;
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Define scientific paper;
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Clarify about the different papers' types;
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Explain the structure of both original and review papers;
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Elucidate about submission process, editorial process and paper peer review;
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Explore the motivations and frustrations of the paper publishing process;
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Discuss about the publication impact and its future.
In summary, the main goal of this course is the optimization of oral and written essential skills required for an efficient communication of the ideas, facts and conclusions.