Projekt: Science Goes Public

What it is about

You will learn to convey complex scientific content in an engaging, vivid, and audience-appropriate way to the public. In the course you will develop interdisciplinary concepts and prototypes for formats such as workshops, podcasts, citizen science projects, or interactive exhibitions and, in the end, you can create a professional implementation concept including theoretical embedding.

What you will be able to do

• Convey complex content in an engaging and audience-appropriate way
• Expand methodological and communicative competencies in science communication
• Evaluate formats at the interface with art and design
• Create a concept for the practical implementation of a communication format
• Create project documentation for a specialist audience (e.g., for funding applications)
• Targeted communication of projects

What the module consists of

• Project and group workJoint development and testing of innovative communication formats
• Prototype/demo and experiment developmentPractical implementation and testing of ideas
• PresentationsPresentation and discussion of projects in the course
• Creation of a concept documentFinal professional elaboration for use in funding applications or applications

Teaching method

• Interdisciplinary project and group workEncourages exchange of different disciplinary perspectives
• Application-oriented, practice-based learningDevelopment of real communication formats and ideas
• Challenge Based Learning / experiential learningLearning-by-doing in prototype construction and experimentation
• Agile working methodsStructuring and iterative improvement of projects
• Feedback and mentoringQuality enhancement through input from the group and experts
• EvaluationEnsuring the effectiveness and suitability of the formats