Course Overview
Renewable resource professionals spend time each day communicating orally and in writing with their supervisors, colleagues and clients, so they need to communicate quickly, clearly, and effectively. This course will build on the skills you learned in first term to be an efficient and professional communicator at work. You will write effective short reports and deliver an oral presentation as part of a team. You will also prepare a scientific report based on work done in other courses within your program. This course consists of a one-hour lecture and a two-hour lab each week. The lectures provide the basic theory and demonstrations; the labs provide opportunities to apply the theory. You will be expected to demonstrate your understanding of both theory and applications in the labs and in take-home and in-class assignments.
Prerequisite(s)
- 50% in COMM 1145
Credits
3.0
- Not offered this term
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Write informal reports.
- Describe the structure of a scientific report in the RENR field.
- Evaluate the structure of a scientific report.
- Prepare a scientific report.
- Correctly cite professional literature.
- Summarize and present information orally and in writing.
- Use graphics effectively.
- Deliver an FWR-related presentation as a member of a team.
- Reflect on experiences during the communication course.
- Critically evaluate information to determine if it is accurate, relevant, and complete, and to use critical thinking to develop strong arguments.
Effective as of Fall 2016
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