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Topics in Science Communication- Language and History - SCOM2700 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description This course on the role of language and history in science communication involves hands-on examination of topics such as the evolving jargon of science and technology, changes in the instrumentation of science, and the careers of people who have made scientific discoveries. The focus is on the day-to-day processes of arguing with colleagues or government bureaucrats, a scientist trying to be understood by his or her business partner, or how specialists in a field learn to exploit new instrumentation. This course reveals practical insights into how technical and nontechnical people interact in various scientific and institutional settings. Course content will vary significantly from session to session depending on the lecturer. Initial courses will address topics such as the evolution of scientific instrumentation or the recording of oral histories of Australian science. A number of these 3 UOC courses are being offered by the SCOM program.
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