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Centre for the Public Awareness of Science · ANU College of Systems and Society
SCOM3003 requires permission to enrol (convener approval). In this course, academics at the Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science (CPAS) offer supervision for an original research project to motivated third year students undertaking a Science Communication Major (SCOM-MAJ) or Science Communication Minor (SCOM-MIN). Students will devise their own science communication research project in collaboration with the supervisor, or can pursue a topic already offered by the supervisor. The course can be taken as 6 or 12 units: - A 6-unit project can take the form of a comprehensive literature review, a content analysis, the creation and evaluation of a science communication tool or artefact, or similar - research projects that do not involve human participants except in some cases a small pilot test. - The 12-unit version of the course is reserved for projects that involve a prominent human participant component and therefore require the student to apply for, and receive, ethics approval. This includes all focus group, survey and interview-based projects. In rare cases students may be offered the 12 unit version if there are other methodological reasons that necessitate more time be devoted to the project. Each project must be completed within a single semester, with the rare exception of longitudinal human participant studies for which a longer time frame is genuinely required to complete the project. - Only the 6-unit version of SCOM3003 can count towards SCOM-MIN; either the 6-unit version or the 12-unit version can count towards SCOM-MAJ. If the work produced is of a sufficient standard, students may be offered the opportunity to co-publish it with their supervisor. All research projects must be undertaken with appropriate ethics approval to facilitate potential future publication of data. Students must discuss their project ideas (and potential supervisors) with the course convener prior to enrolling in the course to ensure they enrol in the appropriate version and that a supervisor is available. This is an Honours Pathway Course.
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Approximately 130 hours of total student learning time per 6 units of enrolment, made up of independent student research, reading and writing. Students are expected to maintain regular contact with their supervisor and attend all supervisory meetings. Other Information Available to third year students undertaking the Bachelor of Science or a Science Communication Major who are deemed by the course convenor or undergraduate convenor to have achieved a sufficient academic standard in science communication courses. A supervisor must also be available to take the project on: students are advised to speak to potential supervisors early to ensure this is possible. The convener offers weekly catch-ups (60min) and two workshops (90min) in addition to an introductory session.
There are no prescribed texts. Links to all suggested readings will be provided through the Wattle site. Preliminary Reading N/A