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300016 SE Science communication and Media Training (2025S)

Professional communication of research results

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work
Tu 04.03. 15:00-18:00 Seminarraum 1.2, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.004, Ebene 1

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The course dates take place in the first two months of the summer semester

  • Thursday 06.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 1.2, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.004, Ebene 1
  • Tuesday 11.03. 15:00 - 18:00 Seminarraum 1.2, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.004, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 13.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 1.2, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.004, Ebene 1
  • Tuesday 18.03. 15:00 - 18:00 Seminarraum 1.2, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.004, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 20.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 1.2, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.004, Ebene 1
  • Tuesday 25.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 1.2, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.004, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 27.03. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 1.2, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.004, Ebene 1
  • Tuesday 01.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 1.2, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.004, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 03.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 1.2, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.004, Ebene 1
  • Tuesday 08.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 1.2, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.004, Ebene 1
  • Thursday 10.04. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 1.2, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.004, Ebene 1

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

“Science is not finished until it is communicated” Quote Mark Walport (Government Chief Scientific Adviser, U.K.)
Science communication is necessary to counteract scientific skepticism and to be able to react to the “triple planetary crisis”.
The seminar provides practical approaches for anyone who is looking for an introduction to science communication or would like to expand their knowledge so that science can be communicated in a “reflected” way.
What should be the goal of communicating your research topic, which target groups should be addressed and which formats are suitable for this?
What is the context of your own research topic and how can you make it understandable to others?Learn to communicate scientific results clearly and appropriately for the target group of partners, clients and the public, theory and practice of the various forms of media, journalism and professional writing are conveyed
Techniques:
* Knowledge transfer: media studies, science's commitment to modern public relations
* Writing techniques: forms of print journalism, blogs, tweets, creative writing)
* Perform public appearances (discussion events, media interviews, lectures) with confidence
* Negotiation skills and communicative skills in working groups and projects
For students of all faculties, the course must be taken at the University of Vienna.

Assessment and permitted materials

Course with an intrinsic examination character
Attendance should be at least 75%, due to group works on a common project with distributed tasks

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Learning content:
Storytelling
Competent active use of various print, online and video media
Learning of writing and communication techniques
Ability to impart complex specialist knowledge in a transdisciplinary manner
Magazine production, creation of editorial plans
Steering and leading teams and work groups through clear instructions

Examination topics

After brief theoretical inputs, the participants work individually or in small groups on tasks that have to be completed either on site or by the next course.
Detailed and individual feedback on the presentations

Reading list

Science Communication: An Introduction (World Scientific Science Communication, Band 1), 2020
https://castbox.fm/x/1uXi2
Svenja Hagenhoff et al., Neue Formen der Wissenschaftskommunikation, Universitätsverlag Göttingen
Beatrice Dernbach, Christian Kleinert, Herbert Münder (Hrsg.): Handbuch Wissenschaftskommunikation, Springer VS Verlag
Praktischer Journalismus. Ein Lehrbuch für den Berufseinstieg und alle, die wissen wollen, wie Medien arbeiten. Ingrid Brodnig (Hg.), Florian Klenk (Hg.), Gabi Waldner (Hg.), Armin Wolf (Hg.), Falter Verlag, 2024
So funktioniert Österreichs Medienwelt. Mechanismen, Machtspiele und die Zukunft der Medien, Harald Fidler. Falter Verlag 2023

Association in the course directory

B-WZB

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