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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Biomedical Sciences : Biomedical Sciences

Postgraduate Course: Science in Context (BIME11144)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course explores the development of science communication from a broadly social perspective. The course considers the social, cultural and political context in which the science communication agenda has emerged over the past 20 years, and how this in turn, has informed the governance of science and technology. A key theme pursued throughout the course is that of knowledge and expertise in the context of societal issues in which science is a factor.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Online Activities 25, Summative Assessment Hours 30, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 43 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 1. On-going contribution to discussion boards (40% of the total mark).
2. 1000 word Written assignment (60% of the total mark)
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. A critical understanding of the deficit model in science communication.
  2. A critical understanding of policy debates about science communication and public engagement.
  3. An ability to Identify, conceptualise and offer original and creative insights into debates and discussion around the developing science communication and public engagement context.
  4. A critical understanding of the social and political aspects of lay-expert relations and how social science analysis can further our understanding of these issues.
Reading List
Reading material will be released on a week-by-week basis throughout the duration of the course.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements This course will be taught entirely by distance learning, using the virtual learning environment Blackboard Learn as the delivery platform.
KeywordsSPCE-ODL-SiC
Contacts
Course organiserDr Elizabeth Stevenson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3258
Email: E.Stevenson@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Jenn Liedtke
Tel: (0131 6)50 3160
Email: Jennifer.Liedtke@ed.ac.uk
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