Informal Science Education for Scientists

Day/Time: Tuesdays, 8:45-10:45am
Instructors: Wendy Crone, Engineering Physics and Sharon Dunwoody, Journalism
Location: 4017 Vilas

Course Description:
Make no mistake about it. One of the most important skills you need to develop during graduate school is the skill of communicating your scientific work to a wide array of audiences. That facility will serve you across audiences, from your scientific peers to students to your neighbors and the general public. This project-based course seeks to familiarize you with concepts and processes important to communicating science successfully to a variety of audiences and through a variety of settings. On two Saturdays (April 5 and 26), students will present interactive science displays that they will have spent the semester designing and testing. April 5 is Science Expeditions day here on campus. On April 26, the students will present their displays to visitors at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.
Credits: 1-3
Timetable listings: EPD 690, EMA 601, EPD 690, JOURN 880, INTER-LS 701, INTER-AG 875

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Course website: Informal Education

To view the Spring 2008 Syllabus, click here.