PDD0009 - Digital Science Communication - COMING SOON

Course Description

In this course, students learn the skills required for modern, digital scientific communications, including video production, public speaking in a virtual environment, creating posters, and writing abstracts. Students will review scientific information presented in professional and popular media and will produce drafts of videos, presentations, abstracts, and posters. In addition to learning effective communication, students will learn to evaluate the quality of science presentations available across various media from popular media (news, magazines, blogs) to professional sources (scientific journals). Learning objective: Students will produce a short video, give a brief virtual presentation, and create an early draft of an abstract and a poster for their summer experience.