Scientific communication part II - Prof. Massimo Cecaro - a.y. 2022/2023
Reproductive Biotechnologies - 2nd year
ATTENZIONE: i contenuti di questo corso sono relativi all'anno accademico 2022/2023
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POSITION
Journalist, Specialist Veterinarian, Master II level "Veterinary Public Health and Food Hygiene" , Resident Member "Medical Journalists' Association" London
WORK EXPERIENCE
2012–Present
"Medical Journalists' Association", LONDON (Resident Member MJA)
2017–2021
Italian Medical Press Association, Rome (Vice President)
2019-2020
ITALIAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH, ROMA (External Collaborator)
Directorate General for Hygiene and Food Safety and Nutrition
2016–2017
ITALIAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH, ROMA (External Collaborator)
Office II Directorate General of Collegial Bodies for Health Protection
2015–2016
ITALIAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH, ROMA (Intern)
- Office VIII, Directorate General for Hygiene and Food Safety and Nutrition
Office II Directorate General of Collegial Bodies for Health Protection (Analysis of Efsa communication activities and programming of national communication activity)
2015–2022
Italian Medical Press Association, Roma (General Secretary)
2015–Present
Academy of History of Healthcare, Roma (Corresponding partner)
10/2013
EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) Member of Expert Database
2010–Present
La Settimana Veterinaria - Le Point Veterinaire Italie Srl,, MILANO (Journalist for national and international scientific events)
2009–2022
"Studio Gamma snc Dott.Cecaro Massimo & C.", Corridonia (MC) (Director)
Accredited by the Marche Region, with the agreement of University of Camerino and University of Perugia, SIMLII (Italian Society of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene) and the Province of Macerata
INFO ABOUT THE COURSE
OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE
Knowledge and understanding: The course aims to equip students with specific skills to comprehend and write scientific articles effectively, while adhering to the guidelines presented in the curriculum. Additionally, they will gain expertise in interpreting TV documentaries related to the field.
Applying knowledge and understanding: By the end of the course, students will showcase their ability to develop a captivating TV program on the intriguing subject of reproductive biotechnology.
Making judgements: Critical thinking is a crucial aspect of this course, and students will be required to analyze and interpret scientific documentaries from a critical perspective.
Communication: The course emphasizes the importance of mastering scientific language, and students will learn how to communicate scientific concepts effectively.
Learning skills: Students will develop a range of learning skills, including understanding various articles related to reproductive biotechnology, which will be instrumental in their academic and professional endeavors
PREREQUISITE AND PREPARATORY
Prerequisite: No prerequisites are necessary.
Preparatory: No required
DUBLIN DESCRIPTORS FOR UNIT
UNIT 1: Scientific Communication I
Knowledge and understanding: The course aims to equip students with specific skills to comprehend and write scientific articles effectively, while adhering to the guidelines presented in the curriculum. Additionally, they will gain expertise in interpreting TV documentaries related to the field.
Applying knowledge and understanding: By the end of the course, students will showcase their ability to develop a captivating TV program on the intriguing subject of reproductive biotechnology.
Making judgements: Critical thinking is a crucial aspect of this course, and students will be required to analyze and interpret scientific documentaries from a critical perspective.
Communication: The course emphasizes the importance of mastering scientific language, and students will learn how to communicate scientific concepts effectively.
Learning skills: Students will develop a range of learning skills, including understanding various articles related to reproductive biotechnology, which will be instrumental in their academic and professional endeavors
COURSE BOOKS
- "The application of strong matrix management and PDCA cycle in the management of severe COVID-19 patients." https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-020-02871-0
- MC Nisbet. , BV Lewenstein. "Biotechnology and the American media: The policy process and the elite press, 1970 to 1999." https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/107554700202300401
- P Macnaghten. , MB Kearnes. "Nanotechnology, governance, and public deliberation: what role for the social sciences?." https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1075547005281531
- S Braman. "Biotechnology and communication: The meta-technologies of information." https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=W7mQAgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PT2&dq=How+Reproductive+Biotechnology+is+Transforming+Scientific+Communication&ots=jpW4AZwbKz&sig=31MYEerAQMgD7JqgZHeGNARKR7w
- ME Cooper. "Life as surplus: Biotechnology and capitalism in the neoliberal era." https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=wYOhED4NRhIC&oi=fnd&pg=PR7&dq=How+Reproductive+Biotechnology+is+Transforming+Scientific+Communication&ots=bRSfX-v8PE&sig=Qxh6nJlfCoHx9F0MOstPGrO2Q3w
- "Science comics as tools for science education and communication: a brief, exploratory study." https://jcom.sissa.it/archive/08/04/Jcom0804(2009)A02
- ABJ Metzner-Szigeth. "On the Interplay of Images, Imaginaries and Imagination in Science Communication (Transdisciplinary Focus)." https://bia.unibz.it/esploro/outputs/991006462198701241?institution=39UBZ_INST&skipUsageReporting=true&recordUsage=false
- MW Bauer. , G Gaskell. "Qualitative researching with text, image and sound: A practical handbook for social research." https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=gnCEgt0VopkC&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=How+Reproductive+Biotechnology+is+Transforming+Scientific+Communication&ots=rGt2NEEUxo&sig=hx17tmTO7xvzXRVAFfld3KCkRnI
- H STEVENS. "How Are Biotechnologies Shaping Society?." https://philarchive.org/archive/MONNHO#page=67
RESEARCH MATERIAL
FINAL TEST
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EVALUATION
The final exam consist in a multiple-choice test, and an open answer test.
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