COMMUNICATING SCIENCE AND HEALTH

HBS3CSH

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this capstone subject students will extend their discipline-specific knowledge and skills, and their skills in strategic communication through the opportunity to work within an internal consultancy based at La Trobe University. Students are introduced to real-world communication challenges through interactions with community and non-profit organisations and will be tasked with developing a communication plan to disseminate information on a pressing health- or science-related issue that will reach a key target audience.

School: Life Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Brianna Julien

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: STC2SCP AND STC2SCR AND (STC1ISC OR STC1CAM OR STC1WSC)

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

How to Do Science: a guide to researching human physiology

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Lexis and Julien

Year: 2017

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: La Trobe University

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Demonstrate an ability to create a communication tool for a non-scientific audience that is designed to have a positive and significant impact on improving scientific and/or health literacy in the community, and, justify with logical argument the choice of topic, target audience, and mode of communication.
02. Demonstrate personal and professional responsibility by explaining best practice for building and managing successful teams, actively contributing to the building and ongoing management of a team, and effectively evaluating the team dynamics.
03. Demonstrate knowledge and practice of appropriate ethical conduct relevant to your chosen area of science and/or health by articulating the context and relevance to a non-scientific audience.
04. Demonstrate an ability to reflect on and evaluate the potential effectiveness, significance, and impact of the communication piece produced against the requirements described in the client brief
Subject not currently offered - Subject options not available.