LSC-30059 - Module Specification
School of Life Sciences
Faculty of Natural Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This module is intended to introduce you to innovative ways of presenting and disseminating information to a range of audiences both in a professional and social context. It aims to show you a range of modalities available to the science communicator in order to inform, enthuse and, to some extent, entertain both a scientific and a lay audience.
The module will explore written, verbal and electronic ways of presenting material and will include current and innovative methods such as the use of social media through to presenting to parliament and the writing of grant proposals all of which will be useful transferable skills when entering the world of employment.

To introduce students to a range of essential communication skills that are applicable to careers in the scientific industry. The different media will need to be reviewed, evaluated and used to design a range of media for their chosen biological topic.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Critically analyse scientific information and extract the relevant information making it appropriate for the target audience: 1,2
2
Make judgements on the information they use to ensure that all legal, GDPR and ethical guidelines are adhered to: 2
Apply methods and techniques they have learned to prepare a range of media outputs that are appropriate to the target audience:

Study hours

Active learning hours
Workshops 13 hours
10 x 3 hours engagement with asynchronous topics (Active learning hours).
Independent study 107 hours.

School Rules

Barred module combination: LSC-30057 - Bioinformatics and Science Communication

Description of Module Assessment