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In the Classroom
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An Integrated Communication Skills Package for Undergraduate Chemists
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W. J. Kerr
Dept. of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Thomas Graham Building, 295 Cathedral Street, Glasgow G1 1XL, Scotland,UK
R. E. G. Murray
Centre for Academic Practice, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1QE, Scotland, UK
B. D. Moore, and D. C. Nonhebel
Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Unviersity of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XL, Scotland, UK
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February 2000
Vol. 77 No. 2
p. 191
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An integrated communication skills package has been designed and implemented at the University of Strathclyde. This package is strategically embedded in the undergraduate curriculum, in terms of subject and timing, with a progression of activities that develop communication skills over the course of three years. The aims of the package are to develop team skills, negotiation, and collaborative work in different contexts, to improve literacy skills in relation to chemistry, and to improve oral presentation skills. There are three units in this package. Unit 1 is a second-year Team Business Game, Unit 2 is a third-year Poster Presentation Exercise, and Unit 3 is a fourth-year Oral Presentation Skills course.
Positive feedback and evaluations were provided by students, graduates, academic staff in the department, and industrial contacts and employers. The funding council (Scottish Higher Education Funding Council), in the report on the Teaching Quality Assessment visit, identified this communication skills package as one of the Department's strengths in teaching. These positive evaluations suggest that the package is an effective means of developing the communication skills of students in chemistry.
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Kerr, William J.; Murray, R. E. G.; Moore, B. D.; Nonhebel, D. C. J. Chem. Educ. 2000 77 191.
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Curriculum; Teaching / Learning Aids; Teaching/Learning Theory/Practice
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April 15, 2005
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