Seminars exploring current research and topical issues in the biomedical sciences, addressed at the general theme of innovation. Seminars are organized in blocks with related content, and are presented by prominent outside speakers as well as by HST faculty members and graduate students. Each seminar block includes several semi-weekly presentations, in addition to wide-ranging discussions among speakers, faculty, and students. Discussions involve issues such as relations between presented research areas, requirements for further advances in the "state of the art", the role of enabling technologies, the responsible practice of biomedical research, and career paths in the biomedical sciences. This course consists of a series of seminars focused on the development of professional skills. Each semester focuses on a different topic, resulting in a repeating cycle that covers medical ethics, responsible conduct of research, written and oral technical communication, and translational issues. Material and activities include guest lectures, case studies, interactive small group discussions, and role-playing simulations.

Students will work together in small groups of four to six students to solve the following word problems. Their solutions will require them to practice interview techniques and create a database and/or spreadsheet of their results. This information will be the basis of the answers to the following eight word problems. Skills such as area, cost, calorie count, ratio, percentage and scale, as well as persuasive writing will be applied.

In this Web-exclusive interview for FRONTLINE, Jane Elliott discusses her abiding sense that her lesson on bigotry is as necessary today as it was in 1968.

Students will interview relatives and compose a family story on the computer. This lesson was completed in conjunction with two other lesson plans (art and media) using the same theme but could be used alone. Student work from all three lessons was compiled in a student portfolio.

At the completion of this lesson you will be able to report a news item. Interviewing a famous singer and a family drama are the basis of this lesson.

This handout illustrates problematic questions that may come up in an interview and suggests ways of dealing with them.

At the end of this unit: You can understand an interview with a tennis player. When performing this task: you have to listen for specific information about the course of the game. you have to identify the interviewee's reactions to statements

Activity from the 2008 Rice University NSF Advance Conference entitled “Negotiating the Ideal Faculty Position”. This activity is designed to help candidates explain their current research or abilities concisely and persuasively It was included in the presentation by Sherry Woods (UT Austin) and Rebecca Richards-Kortum (BIOE) entitled "How to Stand Out in a Campus Interview" but may stand alone as a separate exercise.

Op het einde van deze les kun je inhoudsvragen over een interview over de Farmers' Markets (boerenmarkten) beantwoorden.

Op het einde van deze les kun je inhoudsvragen beantwoorden over een interview over honden die door de brandweer worden ingezet.

Op het einde van deze les kun je uit het beluisterde interview afleiden wat het opzet is van de voorgestelde campagne voor gelijkheid van mensen met een handicap

The student listens to a radio interview discussing expiration dates of food products. Afterward, the student will answer a number of questions and give synonyms give for a number of words. In the last task, the student must apply the information from the interview on a number of food products.

Students will interview a grandparent and write a news article based upon their interview. They will also do research on historical events to develop questions to be asked during the interview.

Op het einde van deze les kun je een interview afnemen over de activiteiten van het plaatselijke jeugdhuis. Welke verschillende activiteiten worden er aangeboden aan de jeugd?

At the end of this unit: You can defend your candidacy for a work project in a formal interview. When performing this task: you have to prepare yourself for the interview. you have to answer open questions.

Op het einde van deze opdracht kan de student een toelatingsinterview voeren voor een studiekeuze aan de universiteit.
In de eerste oefening moet de student vragen combineren met de juiste antwoorden. In de volgende oefening wordt het toelatingsinterview voorbereid en moet de student uitspraken rubriceren in drie categorieën.

At the end of this unit: You can understand the explanation of a financial procedure. When performing this task: you have to derive the meaning of unknown words from the context. you have to select relevant information from an interview.

De student bekijkt een filmpje waarin een aantal politici hun standpunt toelichten i.v.m. de hoge verkeersboetes. Na het bekijken van het fragment moet de student:
- uitspraken selecteren die hij in het fragment gehoord heeft;
- letten op de toon waarop de politicus een uitspraak doet;
- uitspraken over het fragment beoordelen;
- beoordelen bij welke politicus men best terecht kan met klachten over de hoge verkeersboetes.

The student will listen to an interview of an expert on how you can keep your garden free from moles. After listening to the segment, the student will be asked to: - assess the claims made in the segment; - look for contradictions in the interview; - pay attention to the variation of words used; - give tips on how you can keep your garden free from moles.