autumn 2012 BIO-8007 Communicating Science Module 2 – Coping with media - 1 ECTS

Type of course

A multi-disciplinary course for PhD students, researchers, open for all.

Admission requirements

Prerequisites: None

Maximum 20 participants (10 PhD students, 10 researchers)

Use this application form to register on the course and send it to Ingjerd Gauslaa Nilsen at BFE Faculty, University of Tromsø:

Admission PhD Courses

Deadline for registration/applying for the course: 2 October 2012.


Course content

The course will give both an overview of and practical training in different aspects of research communication. The participants will learn to write a popular scientific text, train to give an interview to a journalist, and get practical tips on how to cope with the media in a positive spirit. The overall aim of the course is get the participants to reflect about their research so that they can formulate the essence of it to different target audiences. In addition, by inviting both new and established researchers to participate, we hope to facilitate cross-disciplinary net-working in the local research community.

Objectives of the course

After the course the students should have knowledge about:

-the wide variety of popular scientific communication arenas, their possibilities and their limitations

-reflecting about the role of the research community in public science communication

-understanding the journalists working methods and realities.

Skills:

-To be able to write a popular scientific text for publication

-To be able to give an interview to a camera-team

-To know how to package a message to the media

General competence:

-To popularize research, and to adjust the message according to the audience To communicate research in a form of a story with a clear message and structure

-To be able to choose the right media to the right story, and to know how to create interest for the story


Language of instruction and examination

English (unless all participants speak Norewgian)

Teaching methods

This will be an intensive 2-day course, with 16 hours of teaching (lectures, practical assignments and group work). All the participants will produce their own text and an interview. Much of the work will be done in small groups and the participants will evaluate themselves and each other.

Assessment

All the products from the course will be gathered in a portfolio that will function as an exam. Pass/Fail

Deadline for pre-work delivery: 1st of October

Deadline for delivery of chronicle and essay: 19th of October


Recommended reading/syllabus

will be annonced 6 weeks before the course.

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  • ECTS: 1
  • Course code: BIO-8007