This is a practical course which aims to develop students' science event organisation, delivery and evaluation skills. The emphasis is on presenting science live, in a range of ways driven by theory and best practice, to a relevant general audience. Students learn to consider a relevant audience, and to design, plan, market, deliver and evaluate a science communication event relevant to that audience.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
On satisfying the requirements of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:- Understand and describe good public science communication principles
- Employ good organisational and decision-making techniques to work as part of a group on a large project
- Employ critical thinking to design and guide own learning
- Drawing on science communication theory and best practice, pitch, design, plan, deliver and evaluate a public science communication event.
- Appraise and critique the work of self and others
Indicative Assessment
- External Event Review (10%, LO1, 5)
- Individual science event pitch (10%, LO1, 3)
- Group event pitch (20%, LO1, 2, 3, 5)
- Progress report (10%, LO2, 3, 5)
- Public science communication event (30%, LO1, 2, 3, 4)
- Post event report (20%, (LO2, 3, 5)
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Workload
4 hours of face to face class time per week (2 hours lecture, 2 hours workshop) plus private study and groupwork.Requisite and Incompatibility
Assumed Knowledge
SCOM1001 and SCOM1002 are recommended.Majors
Minors
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $3660 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $5160 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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