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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
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| Module Title | |||
| Science Communication and Engagement | |||
| Reference | ASM504 | Version | 1 |
| Created | May 2021 | SCQF Level | SCQF 11 |
| Approved | December 2021 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | ECTS Points | 7.5 | |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Provide students with the ability to communicate and critically evaluate current advances in Biomedical Sciences. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
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| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Evaluate the impact on society of advances in the Biomedical Sciences. |
| 2 | Demonstrate a critical awareness of the importance of science communication and engagement. |
| 3 | Demonstrate a critical awareness of current issues in one or more specialisms of interest in Biomedical Science. |
| Indicative Module Content |
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| This module is flexible and dependent on which Biomedical Science issues have a contemporary interest. Science and Tradition. Government Policies and Policy-Making. Disclosure of Scientific Knowledge including Peer Review, Open Access, Protection of Intellectual Property. Formation of Scientific Controversy and Consensus. Science and Societal, Environmental and Economic Benefits. Science and Ethics. Science and the Media. Practices of Science Communication and Public Engagement. Education. |
| Module Delivery |
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| Online lectures, tutorials, student-led seminars and discussion forums. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 15 | 15 |
| Non-Contact Hours | 135 | 135 |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | 150 |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
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| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 100% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3 |
| Description: | Students will be asked to create a wiki page critically evaluating a current advance in the Biomedical sciences. The wiki will require collation, presentation, and summation of evidence such that it can clearly and concisely communicate the impact of the chosen advance in Biomedical science on society. | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
|---|---|
| Explanatory Text | |
| This module is assessed using the one component detailed in the Assessment Plan. To pass this module, candidates must achieve a Module Grade D or better. | |
| Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
| A | A |
| B | B |
| C | C |
| D | D |
| E | E |
| F | F |
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | None. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | HOLLIMAN, R., 2009.Practising science communication in the information age: Theorising professional practices (Communicating science in the information age). 1st ed. New York: Oxford University Press. |
| 2 | GREGORY, J., 2000.Science in public: Communication, culture and credibility. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Basic Books |
| 3 | SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE., 2017. Science communication and engagement. London: House of Commons |
| 4 | REDFERN J, ILLINGWORTH S AND VERRAN J. What does the UK public want from academic science communication? [version 1; referees: 3 approved] F1000Research 2016, 5:1261 (doi: 10.12688/f1000research.8815.1) |