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# Science Communication for Fisheries

This course will train students in the full spectrum of science communication. The fundamentals of scientific writing, academic publishing, and oral and poster presentations will comprise the first half of the course. The second half will focus on communicating outside the academic environment, and how to responsibly disseminate research across a range of media.

- **Instructor:** [Dr. <NAME>](http://about.me/brettfavaro)
- **Classroom:** W3018A
- **Times:** Mondays 0900-1200
- **Office Hours:** Thursday 0900-1200, W2009

# Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, students will

* Understand what it means to be a producer of knowledge
* Understand the basic structure and function of academic journals
* Be fluent in academic publishing terminology (e.g. impact factors, h-index, open access)
* Develop competencies in the basic mediums for science communication, including:
    + Written proposals (e.g. for scholarships)
    + Academic papers
    + Scientific posters
    + Oral presentations (including the use of visual aids, e.g. slides)
* Understand that science can inform policy and public opinion
* Learn to practice safe science communication
* Develop competencies in communication to non-academic audiences, including:
    + Writing for popular media
    + Radio broadcasts

# Expectations and Aspirations

This course will have a mixture of M.Sc and Ph.D students. Some of you may already have considerable experience in science communication - while others have none at all. My expectation is that by the end of this course, all students will have achieved a basic competency in all learning outcomes described above. But nobody is a perfect science communicator, and all of us, no matter how advanced, can stand to improve (myself included!). My goal is for you to **to push yourself to become a better science communicator**, and I hope to create an environment where students are encouraged to step outside their comfort zone. In this course, I encourage experimentation and creativity, especially around the course assignments.

This is an **active course**. Every week you will write, speak, or otherwise present something to your classmates. It's going to be challenging, but hopefully a lot of fun.

# Course Structure
There will be one three-hour block each week for this course. Speaking roughly, each block will include about 1.25 hrs of lecture material and 1.25 hrs of student activity. <commit_msg>Update 6000Syllabus.md<commit_after>---
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# Science Communication for Fisheries

This course will train students in the full spectrum of science communication. The fundamentals of scientific writing, academic publishing, and oral and poster presentations will comprise the first half of the course. The second half will focus on communicating outside the academic environment, and how to responsibly disseminate research across a range of media.

- **Instructor:** TBA
- **Classroom:** TBA
- **Times:** TBA
- **Office Hours:** TBA

# Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, students will

* Understand what it means to be a producer of knowledge
* Understand the basic structure and function of academic journals
* Be fluent in academic publishing terminology (e.g. impact factors, h-index, open access)
* Develop competencies in the basic mediums for science communication, including:
    + Written proposals (e.g. for scholarships)
    + Academic papers
    + Scientific posters
    + Oral presentations (including the use of visual aids, e.g. slides)
* Understand that science can inform policy and public opinion
* Learn to practice safe science communication
* Develop competencies in communication to non-academic audiences, including:
    + Writing for popular media
    + Radio broadcasts

# Expectations and Aspirations

This course will have a mixture of M.Sc and Ph.D students. Some of you may already have considerable experience in science communication - while others have none at all. My expectation is that by the end of this course, all students will have achieved a basic competency in all learning outcomes described above. But nobody is a perfect science communicator, and all of us, no matter how advanced, can stand to improve (myself included!). My goal is for you to **to push yourself to become a better science communicator**, and I hope to create an environment where students are encouraged to step outside their comfort zone. In this course, I encourage experimentation and creativity, especially around the course assignments.

This is an **active course**. Every week you will write, speak, or otherwise present something to your classmates. It's going to be challenging, but hopefully a lot of fun.

# Course Structure
There will be one three-hour block each week for this course. Speaking roughly, each block will include about 1.25 hrs of lecture material and 1.25 hrs of student activity. 
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