| All seminars are on Fridays at 2 - 2:50 pm in WGR 305 unless otherwise noted
-- see here for
announcements |
| DATE | TOPIC | COMMENTS |
4 April | Introduction |
Importance of communication for professional physicists,
general principles |
11 April | Person-to-Person |
Office discussions, voicemail, email, non-verbal
communication |
18 April | The Job Search |
Resumes,
CVs, cover letters
(resumes
due) |
25 April | The Job Search |
interviewing, professional "etiquette" |
2 May | Guidelines for
Technical Writing | Organization, formatting, writing for
non-specialists, common errors |
9 May | Guidelines for
Technical Presentations | Organization, presentation
techniques, calibrating an audience, pitfalls |
16 May | One-Page Papers |
Class critiques of versions written for specialists and
non-specialists
(papers due) |
23 May | One-Page Papers | Class critiques of versions written for specialists and
non-specialists |
30 May | Ten Minute
Presentations | Student presentations and class critiques(talks
prepared) |
6 June | Ten Minute
Presentations | Student presentations and class critiques |
| This seminar is offered for 1 credit. |