Unit information: Communication Skills in 2008/09

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Unit name Communication Skills
Unit code EASC20001
Credit points 10
Level of study I/5
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 1A (weeks 1 - 6)
Unit director Dr. Robinson
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

EASC10001 or EASC10002

Co-requisites

The remaining units of second year of Single Honours Geology or Environmental Geoscience programme

School/department School of Earth Sciences
Faculty Faculty of Science

Description including Unit Aims

Use of language: writing style, editing, summarising, science journalism, media presentation, scientific journal, team poster presentation, giving seminars; Careers: writing CVs and letters of application, presentation skills; Quantitative communication: presenting data and graphs, statistics, mathematical skills.