Course

KBM413 Popular Science Article

Credits (ECTS):2

Course responsible:Torgeir Rhoden Hvidsten

Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås

Teaching language:Engelsk

Course frequency:Annually, both autumn and spring parallell.

Nominal workload:

50 hours

- Individual work 40 hours

- Lecture/ seminar and supervision 10 hours

Teaching and exam period:autumn and spring parallell.

About this course

Writing and publishing (or presenting) a popular science article.

Learning outcome

After completion the PhD-candidate has acquired competence to communicate own research work in a popular science format. This includes:

  • Tell a story that grasps the attention of the general public
  • To summarize the work in a narrative that links to everyday life and major issues of societal relevance
  • Learning activities
    To prepare and publish/presenting a popular science communication item.
  • Teaching support
    Supervisor(s) and communication advisor, external lecturers
  • Assessment method
    Written popular science article

  • Examiner scheme
    The external sensor evaluates and accepts the course and the evaluation criteria.
  • Preferential right
    PHD-KBM
  • Admission requirements
    GSK