PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WITH SCIENCE

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and critique common claims about the importance and value of science literacy, public understanding of science, and public engagement with science Audience: Graduate 2. Describe the different ways in which researchers have attempted to measure and otherwise evaluate science literacy etc. Audience: Graduate 3. Understand and be able to recognize the implications of social and cultural forces that shape particular episodes of public engagement with science. Audience: Graduate 4. Describe and discuss the complex relevance of science in one particular public setting. Audience: Graduate 5. Discuss the merits and challenges associated with common strategies for improving public engagement with science through formal education, museums, and sponsored outreach activities. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and critique common claims about the importance and value of science literacy, public understanding of science, and public engagement with science Audience: Graduate 2. Describe the different ways in which researchers have attempted to measure and otherwise evaluate science literacy etc. Audience: Graduate 3. Understand and be able to recognize the implications of social and cultural forces that shape particular episodes of public engagement with science. Audience: Graduate 4. Describe and discuss the complex relevance of science in one particular public setting. Audience: Graduate 5. Discuss the merits and challenges associated with common strategies for improving public engagement with science through formal education, museums, and sponsored outreach activities. Audience: Graduate