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- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Global Engineering for Development, Environment and Society
- Instructor(s)
- Nohara Kayoko Andrews Eden Mariquit
- Class Format
- Lecture / Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Thr7-8(Zoom)
- Group
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- Course number
- GEG.S413
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2020/10/2
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- English
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Course description and aims
Communication plays a major role in dealing with collaborating across professional and national borders to resolve issues and achieve innovations for the international communities and the global environment. Reality of communication is however rapidly changing reflecting the social and technological situations (online, global, multimodal on demand) and it is important to rethink why communication science is required and how we can effectively do it the students will learn basic theories and methods of science sharing among stakeholders
Student learning outcomes
Students will learn the following skills from taking this course.
1) Be able to understand the importance of science communication in the environment and society
2) Be able to know and engage in different platforms to communicate science to the public
3) Be able to improve communication skills that are necessary in science communication
Keywords
Science communication, public understanding of science, public engagement, science and media
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Lectures and communication practice.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction to science communication: Significance, theories, and history of communicating science | Explain science communication and how it has evolved through time |
| Class 2 | Institutional aspects of science communication ; how science communication affect public opinion, economics, and politics | Explain the importance of communicate science among the stakeholders, public, and the society |
| Class 3 | Science communication in context of modern times: academia and society and different platforms | Know how scientific information, knowledge, communication, are being done in different platforms |
| Class 4 | How to communicate: creating and delivering your message (1) -Making academic presentations and improving presentation skills | Learn effective techniques how to get their message across through oral presentations |
| Class 5 | How to communicate: creating and delivering your message (2) -Science journalism, engaging science in social media | Know and be engaged in different platforms used to communicate science |
| Class 6 | Invited speaker from field of science communication | Participate in an open forum with an invited speaker from the field of science communication |
| Class 7 | Synthesis of learnings from science communication course, preparation for the final project | Summarise the learning from the course and show progress of the final project |
Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Talking Science Across Borders- Science Communication at Tokyo Tech (M. Norton, K. Nohara)
Handouts and reading assignments will be distributed during the duration of the course.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
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Assessment criteria and methods
Class participation, reports, group work activities, and final presentation. The course also places emphasis on the active participation of the students during class meetings.
Related courses
- GEG.S411 ： Global Science Communication and Engagement
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
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