Professional Skills - Effective Communication and presentation

1.5 EC

Semester 1, period 3

5224PSEC2Y

Owner Master Biological Sciences
Coordinator prof. dr. N.F. Shahidzadeh
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Course manual 2025/2026

Objectives

  • Students can develop a strategy for communicating efficiently with other people, based on the Process Communication methodology.
  • Students can identify the six basic personality types of people based on the Process Communication model and can adapt your communication strategies, to react to the needs of those around you.
  • Students can build constructive and efficient relationships by going directly to the essentials, transmit clear messages and/or to listen.
  • Students can apply your communication skills to communicating in difficult situations, including giving and receiving feedback and persuading and influencing others.
  • Students can apply the constituents of a professional presentation and be a confident and charismatic speaker.
  • Students can apply non-verbal and verbal communication parts during presentation as needed.
  • Students can present yourself in an efficient way.
  • Students can present a technical topic in a professional way.

Teaching methods

  • Lecture
  • Self-study
  • Presentation/symposium

Learning activities

Activity

Hours

Hoorcollege

8

Werkcollege

6

Self study

28

Total

42

(1.5 EC x 28 uur)

Attendance

  • Some course components require compulsory attendance. If compulsory attendance applies, this will be indicated in the Course Catalogue which can be consulted via the UvA-website. The rationale for and implementation of this compulsory attendance may vary per course and, if applicable, is included in the Course Manual.

    • Additional requirements for this course:

    The students should attend the lectures ; Absence needs to be communicated to the course coordinator. The oral presentation and the assignments should be done by the student ;The final grade will be based on the student's participation in the whole course and the quality of the various assignments carried out. 

    Assessment

    Item and weight Details

    Final grade

    Fraud and plagiarism

    The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl

    Course structure

    WeeknummerOnderwerpenStudiestof
    1
    2
    3
    4

    Contact information

    Coordinator

    • prof. dr. N.F. Shahidzadeh