Communication
Techniques and Education Methods
for
Food Science and Nutrition
Fall
2004
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Info
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Tues,
August 24
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What
is Nutrition Communications?
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Nutrition
Communication Goals and Objectives
Lab
Activity:Communication Channels
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Thurs,
August 26
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Ethical
Issues in Nutrition Communications
Your
Audience — Needs Assessments
Your
Message — Topic Selection Last
hour of class: ITaP Lab SC 246 Lab
Activity:Internet Research and
Secondary Data Collection |
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Tues,
August 31
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Communicating
Emerging Science
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Presenting
Scientific Topics
Understanding
and Interpreting Research
Literature
reviews and citing references Last
hour: ITaP Lab BRNG B286 — Library Research |
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Thurs,
September 2
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“Mini-Conference”
themes assigned
Needs
Assessment planning in groups
Conduct
surveys and interviews Plan
focus groups |
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WEEK 3 |
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Tues,
September 7
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Components
of Effective Communication
“First
Impressions”
Making
Professional Introductions |
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Communication
Strategies for Meaningful Learning, visual aids and audience participation
Becoming
an Effective Communicator
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Thurs,
September 9
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WEEK 4 |
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Tues,
Sept 14
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Writing
goals and objectives, SOCO’s and key
message points
Effective
communication:effective closings,
answering questions
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Thurs,
Sept 16
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ITaP
lab:BRNG B286
The
Professional Presentation and Using Power Point
work
on PP and meet with Instructor or TA Go
over NA results, O/O planned, Complex Concept, Research study(ies) |
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WEEK 5 |
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Tues,
Sept 21
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Communicating
with Different Audiences/Cultures
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Nutrition
education with children demonstration
Last
hour of class:ITaP
lab BRNG B286
work
on PP slides |
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Thurs,
Sept 23
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Effective
evaluations
Presenting
Complex Concepts
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WEEK 6 |
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Tues,
Sept 28
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Consumer
behavior and motivation
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Consumer
Trends
Discuss
media topics
Meet
with Instructor/TA — Turn
in assignments, show PP slides |
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Thurs,
Sept 30
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Professional
Presentations
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WEEK 7 |
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Tues,
October 5
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The
Food Demonstration
Guest
Speaker:Becky Schneider, RD
Food
demo planning |
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Thurs,
October 7
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Professional
Presentations
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WEEK 8 |
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Tues,
October 12
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FALL
BREAK — No class
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Thurs,
October 14
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Working
with the Media
Intro
to mass media: radio, TV, video,
Being
on TV Creating
a New Conversation with Consumers ITaP
lab:BRNG B286 Begin
working in media groups |
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WEEK 9 |
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Tues,
October 19
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Communicating
in Writing
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“Media”
writing — press releases, press packets and video and radio scripts
Preparing
for the media interview
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Thurs,
October 21
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Media
Interviews
Media
group work
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WEEK 10 |
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Tues,
October 26
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Mid-semester
evaluation
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Writing
for lay and professional audiences
Abstracts,
newsletters, brochures and pamphlets
Writing
lab Intro
to Food Styling/select groups and recipes Food
demo prep |
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Thurs,
October 28
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Food
Demonstrations
Receive
feedback on media script
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Tues,
November 2
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Food
Styling for Photography, lecture in B-2 Guest Speaker:Tracy Sherva,
Kraft Kitchens
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Food
Styling Lab
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Thurs,
November 4
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Intro
to Premiere/slides for media project
Meet
with instructor about media script
Progress
on goals:Prof Pres/media interview Work
on media |
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Tues,
November 9
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TV/videotaping
Creating
Premiere Slides
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Thurs,
November 11
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TV/videotaping
Creating
Premiere Slides
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Tues,
November 16
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Logistics
and room set-up
Classroom
management
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Testing
and Evaluation
Meeting
with Instructor or TA
Work
on Community Presentations |
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Thurs,
November 18
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Community
Presentation Practices
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Tues,
November 23
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Lecture:Teaching
versus Counseling
Community
Presentation Practices
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Thurs,
November 25
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THANKSGIVING
— No class
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Tues,
November 30
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Lecture:
Must
complete media editing
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presentations between |
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Week
of Nov 29th
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Community
Presentations
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Tues,
December 7
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Lecture:Class
Evaluation
View
media presentations
(Community
Presentations
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Dec
6th — 8th
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Community
Presentations
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