Principles of Diffusion and Communication of Scientific and Technological Knowledge |
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ΕΕ18 - Principles of Diffusion and Communication of Scientific and Technological Knowledge
Tutor: Vassilis Koulaidis
Semester: 4th ECTS: 4.5
Short Description:
The course deals with the mechanisms and procedures employed in the diffusion and communication of scientific and technological knowledge for non-expert audiences. These mechanisms and procedures have crucial implications for decision making practices in a variety of sectors in a knowledge-based society.
Aims:
The objectives of this course are to familiarise students with:
- Contemporary communication theories
- The communication fields through and within which scientific and technological knowledge is circulated (interspecialist field, intraspecialist field, education, mass media);
- The communication and reception procedures with regard to techno-scientific knowledge occurring in the public domain; and
- The basic principles and methodologies employed in communicating techno-scientific knowledge to non-experts (e.g. narratives, analogies, metaphors).
Learning Outcomes:
Students who complete this course will be able to:
- Recognise the circumstances under which communicating science and technology to non-experts becomes necessary
- Plan activities for diffusing and communicating science and technology to non-expert audiences
- Employ a variety of expressive tools for popularizing techno-scientific knowledge for the benefit of non experts.
Structure:
13 three-hour lectures
Assessment:
Student assessment is achieved through a combination of written examinations (80% of the total score) andsmall-scale projects allocated to groups of students and presented during the semester (20%).
Bibliography:
- M.A.K. Halliday (2004), The language of Science, Greek edition Athens: Metaichmio.
- V. Koulaidis, K.Dimopoulos, S.Sklaveniti and V. Christidou (2002), The texts of techno-science in the public domain, Athens: Metaichmio
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