Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Science Communication and Public Engagement
EIT Food and University of Turin
This online course explored how the relationship between society and science has evolved over time, and how traditional and social media can be used to share research. The course covered topics such as the importance of science communication, how to transform a message into a story, and the relationship between scientists and journalists.
3 weeks, 2 hours per week
Dr. Maarten van der Kamp
Director of education
EIT Food
Prof. Katiuscia Sacco
Professor, Department of Psychology
University of Turin
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Describe the relationship between science and society
- Design small-scale public science communication events
- Assess the role of traditional and social media in the communication of science
- Explore the relationship between journalism and science
- Discuss the roles of a scientific culture unit and the relationship between research institutions and stakeholders
- Develop how to improve your science communication activities by clearly identifying the target audiences, messages, and stories
Syllabus
- Why is science communication important?
- Defining a message and the intended audience
- Going from the message to a story
- Small-scale public science dissemination events
- The relationship between scientists and journalists
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Issued on 19th February 2023
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