84406 - Communication with Scientific World

Academic Year 2025/2026

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 9210)

Learning outcomes

Develop skills in communication of scientific knowledge, as well as competency in scientific presentation and writing

Course contents

  • General principles of scientific communication
  • How to perform a literature search
  • Basics of statistics
  • How to analyse the article's quality
  • How to prepare an oral presentations
  • Writing scientific articles
  • Designing and preparing figures and tables

Readings/Bibliography

  • www.cdc.gov
  • https://www.cdc.gov/careerpaths/k12teacherroadmap/classroom/principlesofepi.html
  • https://www.cdc.gov/eis/field-epi-manual/chapters/analyze-Interpret-Data.html
  • https://www.cdc.gov/eis/field-epi-manual/chapters/design-conduct-analyze-field-studies.html
  • https://rdcu.be/cWWnW
  • https://globalhealthdata.org/epidemiology/#header2
  • https://www.statology.org/tutorials/
  • https://www.graphpad.com/guides/survival-analysis

Teaching methods

Frontal lectures and teamwork.

Assessment methods

Oral exam which requires a powerpoint presentation of a clinical trial published in a peer reviewed journal.

Office hours

See the website of Davide Agnoletti