Admission Requirements
The course Science Communication Product Development is only open for students who have completed all other SCS courses.
Please apply for the SCS specialisation through this registration form.
Description
The goal of the Science Communication Product Development course is to put the things you have learned during the other SCS courses into practice. With a group of your fellow students you will develop a (prototype of a) product relevant to the field of science communication. This is within a very broad spectrum and gives you the freedom to be creative. For example, your group can develop a magazine, a dance or theater performance, an exhibit, brochures, audio tour or game. All groups will work for a client (scientist) within the Faculty of Science. A list of clients and matching science communication products will be made available during the course.
Course Objectives
After completion of Science Communication Product Development, students are able to:
Use science communication theories to justify their choices made during the development of a science communication product.
Perform a target audience research.
Use or discover their own interests, creativity and learning goals within science communication and reflect on their learning process.
Develop a (prototype of a) science communication product and describe the development process.
Timetable
Preliminary schedule: the SCS Product Development course will last three weeks in total starting from December 2, 2024. A preparatory sessions will take place on November 5, 2024. Room schedule will follow.
In MyTimetable, you can find all course and programme schedules, allowing you to create your personal timetable. Activities for which you have enrolled via MyStudyMap will automatically appear in your timetable.
Additionally, you can easily link MyTimetable to a calendar app on your phone, and schedule changes will be automatically updated in your calendar. You can also choose to receive email notifications about schedule changes. You can enable notifications in Settings after logging in.
Questions? Watch the video, read the instructions, or contact the ISSC helpdesk.
Note: Joint Degree students from Leiden/Delft need to combine information from both the Leiden and Delft MyTimetables to see a complete schedule. This video explains how to do it.
Mode of instruction
Lectures, peer feedback, group work
Assessment Method
Your grade for the final product will be composed of a product (50% of your total grade) a report (25% of your total grade), and a presentation of your product (25% of your total grade).
Reading List
n/a
Registration
As a student, you are responsible for enrolling on time through MyStudyMap.
In this short video, you can see step-by-step how to enrol for courses in MyStudyMap.
Extensive information about the operation of MyStudyMap can be found here.
There are two enrolment periods per year:
Enrolment for the fall opens in July
Enrolment for the spring opens in December
See this page for more information about deadlines and enrolling for courses and exams.
Note:
It is mandatory to enrol for all activities of a course that you are going to follow.
Your enrolment is only complete when you submit your course planning in the ‘Ready for enrolment’ tab by clicking ‘Send’.
Not being enrolled for an exam/resit means that you are not allowed to participate in the exam/resit.
You can only apply for this course if you have completed all other SCS courses.
Please also apply for the SCS courses through this registration form.
Contact
For any information regarding this course or the SCS specialisation in general you can contact our department through: infoscs@biology.leidenuniv.nl.
Remarks
Software
Starting from the 2024/2025 academic year, the Faculty of Science will use the software distribution platform Academic Software. Through this platform, you can access the software needed for specific courses in your studies. For some software, your laptop must meet certain system requirements, which will be specified with the software. It is important to install the software before the start of the course. More information about the laptop requirements can be found on the student website.