Postgraduate Course: Dialogue for Science Communication and Public Engagement (BIME11046)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | 'Dialogue' is an approach to communication that privileges mutual listening, learning and understanding. The practice of dialogue has been developed, with palpable results, in the arenas of public participation, organisational development and conflict resolution. And theorising about dialogue is now a recognised strand of scholarship within communication studies.
The role of science public engagement practitioners has evolved substantially in the last decade. In addition to their traditional work as science communicators, they are now also expected to act as facilitators of meaningful conversations between researchers, practitioners, citizens and policy makers. Often, those conversations aim to increase understanding and build relationships (dialogue). Sometimes, they also seek to inform decision-making processes (deliberative dialogue). In both cases, public engagement practitioners must be able to facilitate participatory processes that foster interpersonal communication across various divides (e.g. expertise, jargon, values, worldviews). Accordingly, this course enables students to become skilful and reflective facilitators capable of designing and facilitating dialogic processes. |
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Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 25,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 5,
Formative Assessment Hours 50,
Summative Assessment Hours 30,
Other Study Hours 65,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
21 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
none
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Feedback |
Feedback will be on-going during seminar and practical session with summative, written feedback delivered together with summative mark. |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of dialogue, and of contrasts with other forms of communication
- An ability to identify how dialogue and deliberation may be useful across a range of science communication and public engagement (SC and PE) activities.
- An ability to reflectively examine specific examples of interaction in order to identify where dialogue has occurred or been blocked, and to analyse why.
- The development of skills and techniques for facilitating dialogue in small group discussions.
- An ability to design, deliver and evaluate a dialogic (SC and PE) activity.
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.sciencecommunication.mvm.ed.ac.uk/ |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
SCQF
1. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
2. Practice: applied knowledge skills and understanding
3. Generic Cognitive Skills
4. Communication, ICT
5. Autonomy, Accountability and Working with others |
| Keywords | SCPE,DSCPE |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Elizabeth Stevenson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3258
Email: E.Stevenson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Andrew Le Tissier
Tel: (0131 6)51 4075
Email: Andrew.LeTissier@ed.ac.uk |
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