791-213 Communications III

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Communications II.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

The objective of this subject is to enable the student to:

• enhance skills in researching scientific literature and writing a critical literature review;
• enhance skills in presenting information both orally and in written form to different rural community audiences and the rural media;
• develop skills in interviewing members of the rural community to obtain useful information on agriculturally-related topics.
• arrange and conduct an activity for prospective students.

The content includes: Critically reviewing the literature; planning and presenting an oral information session for a rural community; writing for the media - newspaper, radio and television; interviewing techniques; writing interview questions; the coordination of a successful information activity.

Assessment

Literature review of 2000 words (20%); oral presentation to a rural community (20%); item of information produced for the rural media (20%); report on information (20%); report on activity (20%).