James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2021

BA4102 - Communicating Research

Subject Description

What is the point of research? How do researchers ensure that our ideas are heard and understood by the right people? In this subject, students will consider the impact and outcomes of academic work. The subject will ask questions like: what impact have big ideas had on society over time?; what are the ethical responsibilities of engaging the public?; how do researchers communicate with the right audience for our work? Students will build on their discipline-specific knowledge to answer these questions in the context of the humanities and social sciences more broadly. The subject will build students' skills in critical thinking, communicating research, and developing as scholars through seminars and hands-on workshops. It will culminate in a one-day, whole-of-cohort Honours Conference where students demonstrate their ability to communicate their research to staff and students from the social sciences and humanities.

Learning Outcomes

• synthesise the ethical and intellectual issues surrounding research in the humanities, arts, and social sciences
• critically evaluate knowledge translation and transfer through lenses of ethics, power, and diversity & difference
• appropriately communicate research findings and outcomes through various media and to a variety of audiences

Subject Assessment

• Written > Media article - (40%) - Individual
• Participation > Online participation - (10%) - Individual
• Honours Conference - 20% Poster, 30% Presentation - (50%) - Individual

Note that minor variations might occur due to the continuous subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.

Assumed Knowledge:  Students are expected to come to BA4102 with an in-depth knowledge of their own discipline

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