| CODE | PHB2505 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Science Communication | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Physiology and Biochemistry | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit shall provide students with the necessary skills needed for presenting and publishing their research. This unit shall cover the presentation of results in poster or oral format at a conference, publication as a paper in a journal and media-orientated oral and written form. Study-unit Aims: The objectives of this study-unit are to teach students: - The importance of science communication for research; - How to create your own science communication event; - How to assess if the event is successful; - Science (media) writing skills; and - Oral communication skills. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Discuss the theory behind general public speaking and science communication. These skills will be useful throughout the students career; - Identify the principles of dialogue and two-way communication; - Describe the principles of science communication to different audiences; - Explain what makes an effective science communication event; - Discuss the features of what makes a good interview. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Give engaging talks through the development of public speaking skills; - Write for citizens and other groups of people, and edit your own work, a key skill for good writers; - Develop interviewing skills; - Produce an article for various media; - Devise their own creative science communication event; - Develop the evaluation plan of a science communication event. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Text: - Fowler, A. How to Write, Oxford University Press. 2007. - Jensen, E. A., & Laurie, A. C. (2016). Doing real research: a practical guide to social research / Eric Allen Jensen, Charles Laurie. SAGE. Supplementary Readings: - Mark L. Brake, E. W. Introducing Science Communication: A Practical Guide, Great Britain: Palgrave Macmillian. 2010. - David J. B, R. C. J. Successful Science Communication: Telling it like it is, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. 2011. - Truss, L. Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation, Avery. 2006. - Lloyd-Hughes, S. How to Be Brilliant at Public Speaking: Any Audience. Any Situation. FT Press. 2012. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Independent Study and Workshop | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Amanda Mathieson Edward Duca Anthony Galea Therese Hunter (Co-ord.) |
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