Preparing Conference II

Academic year 2011-12

Date last modified

23-4-2012 1:29

Period

Period 2

Startdate:

31-Oct-11

Enddate:

23-Dec-11

Code

SKI3051

ECTS credits

2.5

Organisational unit

University College Maastricht

Coordinator

J.M. Schell

Description

As of 2004, UCM offers students the opportunity to prepare, set up and organize a conference of their own. You will join in the challenge that is UCM Conference, in which you will use your knowledge and apply the skills you have developed throughout the years, ranging from writing and analytical skills to skills for presentations and organizing events. The Conference ‘track’ consists of three parts: • SKI3050 Preparing Conference I • SKI3051 Preparing Conference II • PRO3006 Conference The first Skills Training will deal with the content of the conference you are about to organize. Depending on your own and your fellow students’ interests, a number of topics will be proposed and discussed. You will have set up an initial plan which will provide you with a framework for the second period. During the second period you will work on the details of the preparation, which includes e.g. writing papers, setting up a lecture or a workshop, a debate or inviting special guests. By the end of the second period all material for the conference should be finished.

Goals

The objectives of this Skills are: • To let students work out a proposal for a conference theme based on their personal interests and academic background. • To let students work together and set up a plan for a conference. • To let students contribute to a conference based on their academic profile and skills that have been developed during and before UCM. • To let students organize a conference for an audience with a special interest.

Instruction language

Prerequisites

SKI3050 Preparing Conference I.

Recommended literature

Teaching methods

PBL
PRESENTATION(S)
LECTURE(S)
ASSIGNMENT(S)
PAPER(S)

Assessment methods

FINAL PAPER
ATTENDANCE
PARTICIPATION
WRITTEN EXAM
ORAL EXAM
TAKE HOME EXAM

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