Science is not only about having ideas, but also about communicating ideas. In this course, you will work on your communication skills to different audiences and in different formats. An ability to clearly communicate your ideas appropriately to your audience is crucial for a future career both as a scientist and outside of academia.You will learn to shape your communication to a) your audience (lay audience, editors, prospective employers, your peers),  b) your aims (enthuse, argue a point, sell your work, inform) and c) the format (written, oral).
 
You will work together with the other students and lecturers to evaluate each other’s performance to help you think critically about your own work. This course is set up so that you will learn through discussions, practical assignments and peer feedback. Rather than through a final exam, you will learn and be tested throughout this course by completing  a number of assignments, to assess how well you are able to communicate to different audiences, with different purposes, and in different formats.
 
These assignments include writing reviews of submitted papers, writing essays about central topics in cognitive neuroscience, giving presentations, debating ideas, writing application letters, etcetera. After completion of this course, you will understand the general rules and guidelines of various forms of academic communication, and will be able to use these to appropriately communicate and present your scientific ideas.

NOTE: The students who attended less than 75% of the meetings, will not pass the course.