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Postgraduate Course: 'Digital Making' and 'Information Visualisation' for science communication and public engagement (BIME11142)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course will explore the use of 'Digital Making' and 'Information Visualisation' for science communication and public engagement for example 'gaming', 3D modelling, simple programming, virtual and augmented reality, information visualization, digital manufacture.
Course description This course will explore the use of 'Digital Making' and 'Information Visualisation' for science communication and public engagement for example ¿gaming¿, 3D modelling, simple programming, virtual and augmented reality, information visualization, digital manufacture.

The course will explore the underpinning principles and ethos of a range of 'Digital Making' and 'Information Visualisation' practices and develop student understanding of their application in science communication and public engagement contexts. Students will develop an understanding of 'Digital Making' and 'Information Visualisation' topics from a theoretical and practice-based approach and will develop an understanding of how to utilise these approaches in a science communication context.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 15, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 83 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Create a 3-5 minute video describing how you might use an aspect of 'digital making' to engage with an adult audience. Do some basic editing on this e.g. add some intro music and a picture within the video. (90%)«br /»
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List of relevant literature references. (10%)«br /»
Feedback Students will be given formative feedback during sessions. Students will produce a weekly 200-300 word blog post summarizing their understanding and experience of each topic and will receive feedback on the posts.
Summative feedback will be provided with the marks for the assessments as per university guidelines.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. A critical understanding of the principles and ethos of each of the digital making and information visualization areas covered in the course.
  2. An ability to utilise digital making and information visualization effectively.
  3. An ability to creatively utilise digital making and information visualization for science communication and public engagement.
Reading List
U Create Maker Space
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Students will develop evaluation and critical analysis skills, communication and engagement skills and IT skills.
Students will develop the ability to apply learning in practice, develop practical skills and develop the ability to apply knowledge, understanding, skills in various contexts.
KeywordsScience communication,public engagement,digital manufacture,information visualization,gaming,v
Contacts
Course organiserDr Elizabeth Stevenson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3258
Email: E.Stevenson@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Andrew Le Tissier
Tel: (0131 6)51 4075
Email: Andrew.LeTissier@ed.ac.uk
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