EUR - Communicating Trustworthy Information in the Digital World
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Communicating Trustworthy Information in the Digital World at Coursera Overview
Duration | 6 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Communicating Trustworthy Information in the Digital World at Coursera Highlights
- Earn a Certificate upon completion
Communicating Trustworthy Information in the Digital World at Coursera Course details
- This course consists of seven modules focused on how to more effectively communicate trustworthy information in the digital world
- We will help you distinguish between how digitalization aids but also threatens and/or creates problems for science communication and explain how the digital ecosystem is making the general public more vulnerable to misinformation
- In module 2 you will unpack challenges that (social) scientists face when developing and disseminating knowledge in the age of misinformation
- Aims to help you gain understanding about how evidence based policy making works
- It will also provide you with examples of good practices in the context of information gathering, consumption or dissemination in relation to policy making
Communicating Trustworthy Information in the Digital World at Coursera Curriculum
Module 0
Introduction to the Course
Module 1: The Digital Communication Ecosystem
The Digital Context of Communication
The Importance of Trust
Strengthening Collaborations to Improve Public Trust
Information Overload & Misinformation
Test Your Knowledge
Module 2: The (Social) Scientist
Knowledge Production Cycle: Part 1
Knowledge Production Cycle: Part 2
Communicating with the Outside World
Test Your Knowledge
Module 3: The Journalist
What you can expect
Journalism 101
The Online Jungle
Science Journalism and the Community
Module 4: The Policy Maker
What you can expect
Evidence-based Policymaking
Engaging in Public Communication
Citizen Engagement & Public Participation
Workbook
Test Your Knowledge
Module 5: The Misinformation Road is Paved with Good Intentions
What you can expect
Digital Advertising & the Attention Economy
Information Operations & Audience Vulnerability
Tools for Verifying Online Information
Workbook
Test Your Knowledge
Module 6: The Citizens
What you can expect
Perceiving Scientific Information
Engaging with Scientific Information
Potential Strategies and Tools to Create Engaging Communication
Workbook
Module 7: Conclusion
Course Conclusion
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