| CODE | DGP0981 | ||||||
| TITLE | Science, the Media, and Academia | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 00 - Mod Pre-Tert, Foundation, Proficiency & DegreePlus | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | Not Applicable | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Degree Plus Programme | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Learning Objectives: • To learn how to write for a lay audience and edit your own work, a key skill for good writers; • To introduce students to basic journalism skills including interviewing skills; • To produce an article for various media from online blogging to the Times of Malta and Think Magazine; • To learn academic writing skills and how to write to publish your research. These will include critical research and summary of a scientific text. Description: Want to learn how to write like a professional? This innovative study-unit uses a hands-on approach to learn how to write for academia and the media in an enjoyable way. Participants will learn to write like a journalist: to turn complex technical language into an engaging and easy to read text. The skills learnt will help participants throughout their career in any form of writing. The study-unit focuses on science writing however is open to participants from all backgrounds. The study-unit also teaches academic writing. Participants will critically read texts to be able to analyse them then summerise the key points. They will also learn how to write up their research for publication. Assessment: In keeping with the spirit of Degree Plus, there is no formal assessment associated with the unit. Innovative game based approaches will be used for students to learn key interviewing, writing, and editing skills. By the end of the study-unit they will be able to write for various publications from media like Times of Malta or Think magazine for the media to academic journals like Xjenza. A certificate of attendance and of satisfactory completion of the unit will be provided at the end of the semester. Note: Degree Plus units are not designed to be incrementally burdensome in terms of the many academic demands placed on students during their undergraduate years. Both the sessions and the assessment in "Science, the media, and academia" will be modulated in a way which will keep that consideration firmly in view. Unit Material: Appropriate unit material will be provided by the tutors during the sessions. There are no set texts for the unit, though the tutors will recommend books for students who would like to take their work in this area further. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | This unit may not be offered if there are an insufficient number of applicants. | ||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Cassian Camilleri Edward Duca Joseph Noel Grima (Co-ord.) |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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