Visual Science Communication
Explores theoretical, practical, and ethical principles of visual communication for conveying scientific phenomena, evidence, and reasoning to expert and non-expert audiences.
Summary
What you’ll be able to do
Describe the unique benefits of visuals for communicating sciences.
Identify the theoretical, practical, and ethical principles of visual communication.
Explain how theoretical, practical, and ethical principles can be applied to the visual communication of sciences.
Assess the effects of science visualizations on attitudes, emotions, and behaviors with a multidisciplinary reflection on theories and empirical evidence.
Develop research proposals and/or original arguments pertaining to the effectiveness of science visualizations.
Critique the design, content, and integrity of science visualizations.
Incorporate visuals effectively in scholarly writing and public speaking.
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Introduces the theoretical, practical, and ethical principles of visual communication, with a focus on how such principles can be applied to communicating scientific phenomena, evidence, and reasoning to both expert and non-expert audiences. Covers the effectiveness of visuals as a tool for science communication, their effects at the individual level as well as the potential long-term impact on society.
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Topics
- Principles of visual communication.
- Science communication strategies.
- Individual and societal impacts of visualizations.
Skills
- Applying theoretical, practical, and ethical principles of visual communication.
- Communicating scientific phenomena, evidence, and reasoning to diverse audiences.
- Assessing the effects of science visualizations on attitudes, emotions, and behaviors.
- Critiquing the design, content, and integrity of science visualizations.
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