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Excellent written and oral communication skills.

LSC 350 is a 3-credit course that counts toward the Life Sciences Communication major, Digital Studies Certificate, and Entrepreneurship Certificate. This course introduces the theoretical and practical principles of visual communication pertaining to science, environment, and agriculture. Throughout the semester, students will (1) identify and analyze visual representations of interested topics, (2) understand and explain their effectiveness in terms of illustrating, informing, and persuading, (3) offer and justify recommendations for visual design practices. Students will also learn to discern unethical manipulations of visuals, such as deepfakes, distorted data graphs, and fake photos. Each week, lectures introduce a visual theory from psychology, neuroscience, vision science, communication, or information science; student-led discussions then explore intriguing and visually appealing examples from mass media, exhibits or other venues.

Duties:
• Assist LSC faculty member with in-class activities and grading assignments
• Meet weekly with faculty member outside of class
• Hold office hours
• Other duties as assigned
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Required Training:
LSC Departmental TA training, CALS New Educator Orientation, and Graduate Assistants Equity Workshops (for new TAs). TAs who are international students may also be required to enroll in ESL 370: International Teaching Assistant Training.

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