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Back by popular demand! WE WILL BE OFFERING THIS
COURSE AFTER ALL DURING SPRING SEMESTER 2007.
COMMUNICATING SCIENCE TO THE PUBLIC
A course for undergraduates and graduate studentsä
äin science äin journalism
Integrative Biology 304
"Dissemination of Research: Your Interface with the Public"
Spring 2006
Control Number: 44149, 2 Units
Instructors: Prof. Mimi Koehl Prof. Robert Dudley
Office hours: W.F., 11AM - noon, 4116 VLSB Tu.Th., 3-4PM, 5018 VLSB
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
GSI: Yonatan Munk, Office hours (TBA), [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Location & Time: Lecture & discussion: 3056 VLSB, Wednesdays, 2:00-4:00PM
Computer lab & help from GSI available: 3056 VLSB, Mondays, 9:00AM - noon
Description: This course will consist of
lectures, demonstrations, and class discussions
about mechanisms of communicating about science
to the public. We will explore how to convey to
the lay public what science is, and how to make
the issues, the process, and findings of
scientific research both interesting and
understandable to a variety of audiences using
different media (e.g., websites, newspaper and
magazine articles, popular press books, radio,
television news and documentaries, public
lectures, newsletters, tours, science museums).
We'll bring in local experts with experience in
various media. From time to time we'll discuss
topics such as dealing with politically-charged
scientific issues like global warming or
evolution, whether presenting alternative
viewpoints to a science story is necessary,
whether getting the facts wrong in order to make
a topic approachable or interesting is OK, and
other topics the students propose for
discussion. Projects conducted by students,
with the guidance of the instructors, will
include writing short articles, designing
graphics to explain scientific concepts, and
construction of websites. Independent individual
or group projects at the end of the semester can
involve writing, web design, video or audio
productions, or construction of a public display.
Grading options: Students (both undergraduates
and graduate students) may take the class for a
grade, or may take it P/NP (undergrads) or S/U
(grads).
If you are interested, come to the first class on Wednesday, January 17, 2006
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