GG610 Graduate Seminar, Spring 2016

Graduate Seminar A seminar to discuss and practice giving effective scientific presentations Instructor: Clint Conrad       Contact: 804 POST, clintc@hawaii.edu Time & Place: Fridays at 1:30-2:20 in POST 723 Office Hours: After class or by appointment More Information: The course syllabus can be downloaded here: Spring 2016 Syllabus for GG610 Handouts: Evaluation Sheet Schedule: Week 1 (Jan 15): Class Introduction Reading: What's behind stagefright (in the New Yorker) [online version] [pdf] Week 2 (Jan 22): How to Give a Memorable Seminar Reading: [Preparing and delivering a talk] [Scientifically Speaking] [Vitals for an "effective" talk] Week 3 (Jan 29): How to Write an Effective Abstract Reading: [Abstract Scrutiny] [How to Write an Abstract] Week 4 (Feb 5): Writing Abstracts: Groups will write abstracts for these articles: Articles: [Abrupt Climate Change] [Ocean Acidification] [Sculpting Earth] [Snowball Earth] Week 5 (Feb 12): Poster Preparation and Presentation Reading: [Poster Tips] [Poster Design] Week 6 (Feb 19): Posters I Week 7 (Feb 26): Posters II Week 8 (Mar 4): Student Seminars Erin Fitch and Melissa Adams Moderators: Nicole Robinson and Estelle Bonny Week 9 (Mar 11): Student Seminar Kendra Lynn Moderators: Melissa Adams Week 10 (Mar 18): Student Seminars Andrea Gabrielli and Julie Schnurr Moderators: Erin Fitch and Brythe Okuhata Spring Break (No Class) Week 11 (Apr 1): Student Seminars Joe Fackrell and Estelle Bonny Moderators: Bianca Mintz and Yi Hu Week 12 (Apr 8): Student Seminars Bianca Mintz and Yi Hu Moderators: Xiaojing Lai and David Frank Week 13 (Apr 15): Student Seminars Xiaojing Lai and David Frank Moderators: Christina Richardson and Joe Fackrell Week 14 (Apr 22): Student Seminars Christina Richardson and Brytne Okuhata Moderators: Andrea Gabrielli and Julie Schnurr Week 15 (Apr 29): Student Seminars Nicole Robinson Moderator: Kendra Lynn