Scientific and Technical Communication
main objectives
To understand the basic principles and methodologies of scientific and technical communication,through the elaboration of a personal production,,,1) To measure the stakes of scientific mediation in the exercise of one's future profession as an ‘Ingénieur’:, Defining scientific communication today (some historical references), Identify its objectives, its actors,,2) To recognize the main characteristics of a scientific article:, Understand and distinguish between a scientific article and an article for the general public (structuring, style…), Evaluate the reliability of sources ,,,3) To learn about writing a scientific article for the general public:, Master the journalistic plan and argumentation: readability of journalistic writing (structuring, standards, style, lexicon...),
general content
1 Lecture (CM) of 1h30 on the stakes of scientific communication in the Ingénieur's missions,1 Lecture (CM) of 1h30 on the presentation and writing style of a scientific article for the general public,1 Seminar (TD) of 1h30 (in groups): comparative analysis of a scientific article / article for the general public,1 Accompanied Work (TA) of 1h30: writing assistance (answering questions),,,,
pedagogy
Work based on a concrete case,,Students are invited to submit their writing for the journalistic writing contest organised by Eureden-Paysan Breton. The winning texts are published in the journal.,,
evaluation
Personal production to understand the principles of scientific communication :,Writing a journalistic article (for the general public) from 500 to 600 words in relation to the ‘Populations, Communities and Landscapes’ course on the interactions between living beings.,- Disseminate and share discoveries in a scientific watch logic (Intermediate level competency),- Share and transfer knowledge and experience to others (Intermediate level competency),- Process and interpret data by combining theory and practice and draw conclusions (Intermediate competency level),,