ECON 25A: Oral Communication in Economics PracticumInstructor: Galit Eizman Prerequisites: ECON 80A Course Description: Leaders, researchers and academics must have the ability to communicate clearly and persuasively, as well as analyze thoughtfully. This course is designed for potential leaders mostly in economics, as well as business, international relations, computerscience, mathematics, politics and public policy. Its goal is to strengthen your capacity to present well your academic and scientific knowledge, speaking your ideas and concepts with authenticity, eloquence, and authority. The course emphasizes how to express your knowledgeable voice, shape your economics speaking persona, and work with effective elements of persuasion. By the end of this course you should feel a clear and visible improvement in your public speaking and oral communication skills.Speaking assignments require students to develop important messages that combine substance, passion, and commitment. Students will stand in front of their class giving brief speeches, taking questions, and receiving and, in turn, giving feedback. The speeches will be available as streamed video on the course webpage for later review. <br><br><b>This Economics course has prerequisites and requires a consent code to enroll in Sage. Please email the ECON Department Administrator Leslie Yancich at </span><a title="lesliey@brandeis.edu" href="mailto:lesliey@brandeis.edu" rel="noopener" target="_blank">lesliey@brandeis.edu</a><span> to have your prerequisites checked and to obtain a code to enroll. If you are a non-Brandeis Visiting Student, email </span><a title="summerschool@brandeis.edu" href="mailto:summerschool@brandeis.edu" rel="noopener" target="_blank">summerschool@brandeis.edu</a><span> and we will send you a enrollment consent code. If you follow our step-by-step guide to summer enrollment </span><a href="https://www.brandeis.edu/summer/registration/guide.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.brandeis.edu/summer/registration/guide.html</a><span>, you will use the code at step 7.</b> Session: Session II Day: T, Th Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Credit Hours: 2 Credits Course Format: 2255 Brandeis Graduation Requirement Fulfilled: OC Enrollment Limit: Course Classification: Undergraduate Level Course Course Tuition: $1,650 Course Fees: None Open to High School Students: No |
