WISO302093 Scientific communication and impacts (in Eng.)

Art
Vorlesung und Seminar
Semesterstunden
2
Vortragende/r (Mitwirkende/r)
Bauer, Andreas , Slezak, Gabriele , Melcher, Andreas
Organisation
Entwicklungsforschung
Angeboten im Semester
Sommersemester 2026
Unterrichts-/ Lehrsprachen
Englisch
Lehrinhalt

This course, formerly Applied Development Research, is for students interested in international development cooperation and the SDGs, with a focus on theory and practice. It is also intended for bachelor's, master's, and doctoral students who return from the field and wonder how research findings support the SDGs on food sovereignty, poverty reduction, climate impacts, and international cooperation. It is aimed at students who desire to cross disciplinary boundaries and make scientific knowledge available to a broader audience, including the public. The course integrates research insights with the ongoing discourse on the SDGs, especially on “what makes your food sustainable”. Seminar units and term activities are geared towards the organisation and implementation of a public event at BOKU (in May) and the possibility of attending an international conference. The (cooking) event at BOKU is intended to share and discuss the latest research findings with a broader scientific and development-oriented audience, including stakeholders, experts, and politicians.
Course content:
• Preparation: Introduction of course goals, outline and participants; course modalities and grading; literature and essential reading;
• Exploration: selection of international case studies (Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America); formulation of the event, interdisciplinary integration of research findings;
• Planning: self-organised preparation and planning of a public event at BOKU aimed at knowledge sharing and implementation, public relations, and invitation of stakeholders;
• BOKU (cooking) event: implementation of “What makes your food sustainable?” viewpoints and cross-disciplinary observations; derivation of conclusions on traditional food;
• Reflection: consolidating lessons learned during preparing and implementing local and national SDGs; discussing policy-relevant conclusions.
By the way, we have already won a BOKU sustainability award with this course …

Draft schedule
UnitDAYDateFROM TO Activity
1TUE10.03.202614:0016:00Intro and brainstorming 1
2TUE17.03.202614:0016:00Kick off online
3TUE24.03.202614:0016:00Brainstorming 2 and team building
4TUE14.04.202614:0016:00Conference structure and Save the Date
5TUE21.04.202614:0016:00Team building and guest list
6TUE28.04.202614:0016:00Invitation and material
7TUE05.05.202614:0016:00Final and last preparations
8MON 11.05.202615:0019:00Shopping and Ice breaker SLU and CZU students
9TUE12.05.202612:0019:00Green Plate Forum 4.0 (TÜWI Beisl)
10TUE19.05.202614:0016:00Green plate Forum debriefing and report
11TUE02.06.202614:0016:00Final reporting to the media
Inhaltliche Voraussetzungen (erwartete Kenntnisse)

National and international students whose research interest is related to applied development issues; Master's and Bachelor's students who are concerned about ‘research for development’ in Africa, Asia or Latin America.
Lehrziel

• Define multi-stakeholder knowledge-sharing UN SDGs (Agenda 2030) mechanisms in research for development.
• Describe how research findings support SDGs as #2no hunger, #1poverty reduction, #13climate action and #17partnership for the goals.
• Bridge disciplinary boundaries in research for development.
• Moderate interdisciplinary learning processes and discussion.
• Analyse needs for bridging disciplinary boundaries.
• Debate needs for interdisciplinary learning and international knowledge exchange
• Organise a small event as a multi-stakeholder knowledge-sharing mechanism.
• Relate disciplinary research findings with practice and insights to the local/national/global sustainable development discourse.
•Evaluate one’s ability to conceptualise, organise and moderate interdisciplinary learning and knowledge exchange.
Noch mehr Informationen zur Lehrveranstaltung, wie Termine oder Informationen zu Prüfungen, usw. finden Sie auf der Lehrveranstaltungsseite in BOKUonline.