| NBID40 | Communcating Science, 7,5 ECTS credits. /Communicating Science/ |
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The course is only available for students of the Master programme in Applied Biology |
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Area of Education: Science Subject area: Biology |
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| Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): A
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| Aim: This is the final course of the MSc program. Students will develop their skills in summarising, presenting and discussing research. (i) Oral presentations; (ii) Scientific writing; (iii) Poster and leaflet presentations; (iv) Popular science on the internet. Students will develop skills in analyzing their gained knowledge. |
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) Enrolment in the MSc programme in Applied Biology. NBXD40 Final Thesis. Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding. |
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| Organisation: The course consists of lectures, seminars, workshops. |
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| Course contents: - Lectures and discussions about oral presentation techniques, about how to review a written scientific text and how to provide efficient critique - Presentation and critique of the research results obtained in the preceding 40 p course - Lectures and seminars on the philosophy of science & ethics - Seminars and workshops in written communication of biological research results. Seminars on analysing gained knowledge |
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| Course literature: Malmfors, Garnsworthy and Grossman. 2004. Writing and Presenting Scientific Papers. Dupont L. 2004. Writing Keystones. Research articles and other primary literature. |
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| Oral presentation Written essay Text analysis Poster and internet publication Knowledge analysis |
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1,5 ECTS 1,5 ECTS 1,5 ECTS 1,5 ECTS 1,5 ECTS |
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| Grades are given as â?~Failâ?T or â?~Passâ?T. | ||||
Course language is English. Department offering the course: IFM. Director of Studies: Agneta Johansson Examiner: Uno Wennergren Course Syllabus in Swedish |
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