Joshua, Emily and I have formed the group TeamScientists. Here we present to you our proposal for further research. We hope you will be critical and honest with your feedbacks. As you read through the proposal, you can click on the links included to go to Joshua's blog for the 'background' and Emily's blog for the 'course of action'. We thank you in advance for your assistance.
I have here in my blog the abstract and conclusion.
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The Orange Report:
A proposal for further research into the communication needs of the scientific community
Goh Kian Leong; Joshua Kwang; Emily Lim
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Abstract 1
2 Background 1
2.1 Description of Scientific Community 2
2.2 Problem statement 4
3 Purpose statement 5
3.1 Course of Action 5
4 Conclusion 7
References 8
1 Abstract
The aim of the study is to assess the level and proficiency of communication skills within the science industry, in particular written and oral skills. Although the study is still in its infancy stage, preliminary results have shown that science undergraduates are generally not equipped with the proper communication skills needed for a career in the science industry. This would make the science undergraduate one of the possible reasons for the poor communication skills observed in the science industry. Researchers in the science industry are also not free of fault, as data gathered shows they are generally poor at communicating information to the masses.
In order to complete the study, the team would require additional financial and manpower resources. By completing the study, the team hopes to provide recommendations to modify the way communication skills are being taught in the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Science. This is to better equip science undergraduates who are seeking a career in the science industry, as well as improve the level of communication skills observed in the science industry.
4 Conclusion
The study has set out to assess the level and proficiency of written and oral skills of individuals within the science industry. Preliminary research have so far indicated that there is a general lack of training in communication skills to prepare science undergraduates for a career in the science industry. Researchers in the scientific community are also unable to communicate effectively to the masses. The science undergraduate would move on to work in the science industry. Should their level of communication skills be inadequate, it would only result in great losses for the science industry.
As the study is still in its infancy stage, it is therefore imperative that more research be done before any recommendations could be made. In order to do so, the team would require additional financial and manpower resources to complete the study.
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