Postgraduate Course: 'Digital Making' and 'Information Visualisation' for science communication and public engagement (BIME11142)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course will explore the use of 'Digital Making' and 'Information Visualisation' for science communication and public engagement for example 'gaming', 3D modelling, simple programming, virtual and augmented reality, information visualization, digital manufacture.
The course will explore the underpinning principles and ethos of a range of 'Digital Making' and 'Information Visualisation' practices and develop student understanding of their application in science communication and public engagement contexts. Students will develop an understanding of 'Digital Making' and 'Information Visualisation' topics from a theoretical and practice-based approach and will develop an understanding of how to utilise these approaches in a science communication/public engagement context. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 15,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
83 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Feedback |
Students will be given formative feedback during sessions. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- A critical understanding of the principles and ethos of each of the digital making and information visualization areas covered in the course.
- An ability to utilise digital making and information visualization effectively.
- An ability to creatively utilise digital making and information visualization for science communication and public engagement.
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Reading List
| U Create Maker Space |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Students will develop evaluation and critical analysis skills, communication and engagement skills and IT skills.
Students will develop the ability to apply learning in practice, develop practical skills and develop the ability to apply knowledge, understanding, skills in various contexts.
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| Keywords | Science communication,public engagement,digital manufacture,information visualization,gaming,v |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Elizabeth Stevenson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3258
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Course secretary | Mr Andrew Le Tissier
Tel: (0131 6)51 4075
Email: |
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