Research Design, Data Management & Data Communication in Marine Sciences - Module 3 - Data Communication

Topic outline

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  General

  • Forum
  • Announcements Forum
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  General Introduction

  • Expectation survey Choice

    Quick question to learn what you, as a student, want and/or expect to learn in a module on communication.

  • Intro science communication Lesson
  • Audience Lesson
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  1 - Scientific paper writing

  • Scientific literature introduction lesson Book
  • Please go to module assignments and complete the assignment 'Scientific paper reseach'.

  • Scientific paper writing Lesson
  • Figures and tables in scientific papers URL
  • Find the flaw Page
  • Highlight: science papers are getting harder to read URL
  • Please go to module assignments and complete the assignment 'Scientific paper analysis'.

  • Food for thought: publishing process in a digital age URL

    This article proposes three changes to address the shortcomings in the current publishing process.

  • Food for thought: Open Access and Open Science URL

    Will Open Access & Open Science Disrupt the Future of Academic Publishing?

  • Food for thought: Europe and the problem of implementing Open Science URL

    Is Elsevier corrupting Open Science in Europe?

  • Extra: research vs. review paper Page
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  2 - Communication with the media

  • Press release guidelines for scientists URL

    Through this link you will find the most important information about one of the fundamental instruments of science communication: The press release.

  • Writing your own press release - scientists' perspective URL

    This post describes the experience of a scientist who was encouraged to write her own press release—with some great tips for those in the same situation.

  • Seven guidelines for making a newsworthy science press release URL

    So here are seven guidelines to keep in mind when writing a release.

  • Please go to module assignments and complete the assignment 'Press release peer assessment'.

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  3 - Communication via online platforms: Academic sites and profiling

  • Social media background check Quiz

    This is a small quiz to see how much experience you already have with the use of different social media formats and whether or not this is something that you would like to pursue. Additionally, some questions will be asked on the previous information shared through the links (intro to social media, ...).

  • Intro: reading list URL

    Reading List: Using Social Media for Research Collaboration and Public Engagement

  • Academic Social Networking Sites Book
  • Intro: building your academic profile URL

    A guide on skills and tools for discussing, interacting, presenting, writing, commenting, and finally publishing your research in the "new" scholarly communication environment.

  • Digital identity URL

    Academics' online presence: a four-step guide to taking control of your visbility.

  • ORCID URL

    Ten things you need to know about ORCID right now

  • Academic profiling services URL

    Comparing Google Scholar, ResearchGate, Mendeley, and ResearcherID

  • Transparency academic profiling services URL

    Facebook for the Academics

  • Giant academic social networks URL

    Online collaboration: Scientists and the social network

  • Academic profiling services: Open Science? URL

    The downside to popular academic profiling services such as ResearchGate.

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  4 - Communication via online platforms: social media

  • Social media experience Choice

    Do you have experience with any of the following sites? Experience means you frequently use mentioned platform (monthly minimum).

  • A-Z of social media URL

    Database of all social media sites for academics.

  • How to find your digital strategy URL

    Four questions every researcher should ask himself before developing a digital strategy.

  • Introduction to social media for scientists URL

    How to use social media as a rewarding and informative resource for scientists.

  • Secrets to social media for science communication URL

    Tips on how to engage in social media for science communication.

  • Highlight: LinkedIn URL

    7 tips to supercharge your academic LinkedIn profile

  • Highlight: Twitter URL

    The role of Twitter in the life cycle of a scientific publication

  • Please go to module assignments and complete the assignment 'Social media portfolio'

  • Case study 1: marine science URL
  • Case study 2: marine science URL
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  5.1 - Visualizations (option 1)

  • Visualizations Book
  • Please go to module assignments and complete the assignment 'Portfolio data visualization and infographics'

  • The power of infographics to communicate science URL
  • Examples of visualizations Page
  • How Scientific American makes its infographics URL
  • Please go to module assignments and complete the assignment 'Data visualization / infographic'.

  • Data visualization critic URL
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  5.2 - Presentations & public speaking (option 2)

  • The presentation Lesson
  • Please go to module assignments and complete the assignment 'Thesis presentation'.

  • How confident do you feel when speaking in public? Choice
  • Public speaking Lesson
  • Public speaking - The elevator pitch URL
  • How to: elevator pitch URL
  • Please go to module assignments and complete the assignment 'Elevator pitch'.

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  5.3 - Storytelling (option 3)

  • Storytelling intro Lesson
  • The future of science storytelling URL

    Science is messy, full of plot twists and competing interpretations—and the way we talk about it should reflect that truth

  • The best science podcasts URL

    Have a look at theses podcasts. Aside from storytelling and video to get your science across to the main public, a recent and very popular alternative method is to start a podcast series on your scientific work.

  • Scientists ride the podcasting wave URL

    Blog post about the way scientists are using podcasts.

  • Please go to module assignments and complete the assignment 'Portfolio storytelling / podcast'

  • Blog post: storytelling URL
  • How to: podcast and storytelling Page
  • Please go to module assignments and complete the assignment 'Podcast OR Storytelling'

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  6 - Assignments

  • 1 - PAPER WRITING

  • Scientific paper analysis Workshop
  • Scientific paper analysis template File 14.7KB Excel 2007 spreadsheet

    Use this template for the assignment 'Scientific paper analysis'

  • 2 - COMMUNICATION WITH THE MEDIA

  • Press release peer assessment Forum
  • 3 - ACADEMIC ONLINE PLATFORMS

    There is no assignment here, we would just like you to use these platforms for finding articles for previous and following assignments.

  • 4 - SOCIAL MEDIA

  • 5 - OPTIONAL CHAPTER

  • Project presentation (option 1, 2 & 3) Page

    You will be working in the same group as you are in for the project proposal assignment. You will be making a presentation of your project proposal using the guidelines provided in this module. You will upload the presentation as a pdf file together with your project proposal in Module 1: Research Design.

  • 5.1 - VISUALIZATION

  • 5.2 - PRESENTATIONS & PUBLIC SPEAKING

  • Thesis presentation (option 2) Workshop
  • 5.3 - STORYTELLING

  • Storytelling (choose 1 of these 2 assignment: podcast OR storytelling) (option 3) Forum
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  Tools & files

  • TOOLS

  • Writing Commons URL

    A free, comprehensive, peer-reviewed, award-winning Open Text for students and faculty in college-level courses that require writing and research.

  • FILES

  • Writing public policy papers File 49.3KB PDF document
  • Writing a literature review File 456.1KB PDF document
  • Ten simple rules for structuring papers File 1MB PDF document
  • 11 steps to structuring a science paper editors will take seriously File 863.3KB PDF document
  • The storytelling scientist File 238.2KB PDF document
  • Using narratives and storytelling to communicate science with nonexpert audiences File 179.4KB PDF document
  • Understanding data visualizations and infographics File 144.2KB HTML document
  • Choosing the right chart for your data File 88.9KB PDF document
  • The presentation - Andrew Abela File 2.1MB PDF document
  • Bad presentation Example File 1.3MB PDF document
  • Slide chooser - 2page File 124.9KB PDF document
  • Slide chooser - 1 page File 143.2KB PDF document
  • Scientific writing made easy File 646.6KB PDF document
  • Research paper 1: example: the impact of debris on marine life File 2MB PDF document
  • Wittke-Thompson_figure flaw File 572.9KB PDF document