WIS6050 | Pro Communication in Wildlife Forensic Sciences
- Grading and Max Credits: Graduate Catalog Info WIS6050
- This course is required for students interested in pursuing WIS6509 supervised research.
Course Description
This course will cover several key areas of scientific communication that are a crucial element to a successful career in any scientific discipline. We begin with the basic principles of written and verbal communication before progressing into scientific writing style and composition. This foundation will be used to apply the principles to writing research papers, review articles, grant proposals, research statements, and résumés, as well as to the preparation of academic presentations and posters.
Primary Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Apply basic writing mechanics to manuscript planning and organizational strategies.
- Practice composing scientific documents and presentations.
- Learn common mistakes to avoid when practicing scientific and academic writing.
- Review and apply style and composition principles to their writing.
- Learn the anatomy and practice the composition of common scientific writing formats such as the literature review, the manuscript, and the grant proposal.
- Practice revision of scientific manuscripts and grant proposals.
- Learn the process of grant application, from letter of inquiry to proposal revision, submission, and final reporting.
- Practice effective presentation and public speaking for scientific and academic purposes.
Courses
- Applied Wildlife Forensic Genetics
- Aquatic Animal Pathology & Forensic Science
- Bird Language
- Carrion Ecology and Evolution
- Conservation Medicine
- Environmental Risk Assessment of Veterinary Drugs
- Forensic DNA Statistics and Applied Population Genetics
- Forensic Science for Conservation Biology
- Human and Wildlife Conflict
- International Wildlife Conservation Law, Policy and Ethics
- Introduction to Applied Statistics for Agricultural and Life Science
- Negative and Suboptimal Research Findings in Wildlife Forensics
- Pro Communication in Wildlife Forensic Sciences
- Research Problems in Wildlife and Range Sciences (Supervised Research)
- Topics in Geographic Information Systems (GIS Fundamentals)
- U.S. Wildlife Law, Policy and Ethics
- Wildlife Crime Scene Processing
- Wildlife Forensic Pathology
- Wildlife Forensics Internship
- Wildlife Toxicology: The Ecohealth Perspective
- Wildlife Tracks and Sign
- Working Dogs in Conservation and Forensic Science