n.BA.BT.WiKo.23HS (Science communication) 
Module: Science communication
This information was generated on: 17 May 2024
No.
n.BA.BT.WiKo.23HS
Title
Science communication
Credits
2

Description

Version: 1.0 start 01 August 2023

 

Study Programme Biotechnology
Regulations Applicable RPO, 29 January 2008, School of Life Sciences and Facility Management Academic Regulations, 15 Dec. 2009, Annex for the Bachelor of Biotechnology degree programme
Module Type  
X Compulsory Module    Elective Module    Optional Module
Planned Semester 6th Semester
Module Coordinator Dr. Marlies Whitehouse
Telephone / E-Mail +41 (0)58 934 61 69 / marlies.whitehouse@zhaw.ch
Lecturer(s),
Speaker(s),
Associate(s)		 Dr. Marlies Whitehouse
Entrance Requirements Semesters 1–5
Learning Outcomes and Competencies The Science Communication course is designed to prepare students to think, act, and communicate in a scientifically sound manner.
 
The teaching and learning objectives of the course include:
 
Information Literacy
Students will be able to research, analyse, evaluate and classify information on specific topics.
 
Communicating in a manner appropriate to the target audience
Students will be able to align and adapt the communication process to their audience in terms of (technical) language and register.
 
Written communication
Students will know the specifics of various forms of written communication, be able to formulate texts according to the requirements of specific tasks and revise them in a targeted manner with the help of (peer) feedback.
 
Oral communication

Students will gain a firm grasp of monologic and dialogic forms of oral communication in a subject-related and scientific context (e.g. presentation, discussion).
Module Content The course blocks in CW 08 - CW1 6 encompass the following topics:
 
  • Science as a domain with its own communication rules
  • Discourses within scientific literature
  • Communication in transdisciplinary collaborations
  • Simple corpus queries (Swiss-AL) for (BA) theses
  • Presentation, pitch and abstract in science
  • Ethics in communicating in a scientific context
  • Techniques for clarity and cohesion in writing
  • Incorporating AI-based tools in science communication
Follow-up Modules Main project - Bachelor Thesis
Methods of Instruction 
  • Lecture-style topic-based introduction, as well as group and plenary discussions
  • Group case studies
  • Presentation of results in both oral and written form
Digital Resources Moodle, ZHAW swisscovery, Swiss-AL, AI-based tools
Lesson Structure / Workload  
 Contact Hours 20
 Guided Self-Study 7
 Independent Self-Study 33
 Total Workload 60
Classroom Attendance Yes
Assessment Oral exam at the end of the semester 60%

Coursework 40%: Oral presentation as part of the course
Language of Instruction  German
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Course: Science communication
No.
n.BA.BT.WiKo.23HS.V
Title
Science communication

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