Communicating Science Module 2 Coping with media
About the course
The course will give both an overview of and practical training in different aspects of research communication. The participants will learn to write a popular scientific text and get concrete feed-back on their texts from a journalist. We will also train the participants to give an interview to a journalist with a camera-team. In addition, we will give practical tips on how to cope with the media in a positive spirit, and how to take good photos. The overall aim of the course is get the participants to reflect about their research so that they can formulate the essence of it to different target audiences. In addition, by inviting both new and established researchers to participate, we hope to facilitate cross-disciplinary net-working in the local research community.
Admission requirements
Prerequisites: None
Maximum 12 participants
Use this application form to register on the course and send it to Ingjerd Gauslaa Nilsen at BFE Faculty, University of Tromsø:Admission PhD Courses
Objectives of the course
After the course the students should have knowledge about:
-the wide variety of popular scientific communication arenas, their possibilities and their limitations
-reflecting about the role of the research community in public science communication
-understanding the journalists working methods and realities.
-how the university can facilitate media contacts
Skills:
-To be able to write a popular scientific text for publication
-To be able to give an interview to a camera-team
-To know how to package a message to the media
-practical skills in photography
General competence:
-To popularize research, and to adjust the message according to the audience To communicate research in a form of a story with a clear message and structure
-To be able to choose the right media to the right story, and to know how to create interest for the story
Teaching methods
This will be an intensive 2-day course, with 16 hours of teaching (lectures, practical assignments and group work). All the participants will produce their own text and an interview. Much of the work will be done in small groups and the participants will evaluate themselves and each other.
Course duration: Week 41, lectures over 9th and 10th of October, 9:15 am to 16:00 pm.
Pre-work instructions will be sent out 16th September 2013.
Language of instruction and examination
English. However, the text can be written and the interview can be conducted be in Norwegian.Recommended reading/syllabus
will be annonced 6 weeks before the course.Application deadline
Assessment
Delivery of a popularized science text. Pass/Fail
Important dates:
Deadline for pre-work delivery: 30th September 2013.
Deadline for delivery of popularized science text: 18th October 2013.
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