EDU698: Science Communication

Science education as science communication: science teachers mediate between scientists and students in primary, secondary and postsecondary institutions; science journalists mediate between scientists and the general community. What is science communication and what are the dominant models? The main audiences? The contexts in which science communication occurs?

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Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Contact Time	Workshops/seminars: 3 hours per week for 10 weeks.
Prerequisites	Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Education
Unit Coordinator	Associate Professor Renato Schibeci Position: Associate Professor - Education E-mail: R.Schibeci@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 4.018 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2168
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Associate Professor Renato Schibeci Associate Professor - Education (R.Schibeci@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2168 Murdoch Campus Education and Humanities Room 4.018 MURDOCH S1: Internal (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)   MURDOCH S1: External (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)