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Current Concepts , 6 ECTS credits.
/Current Concepts /
For:
Bio
ECO
ETH
MOL
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 60
Rec. self-study hours: 100
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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:
The student will develop a proficiency in reading and presenting scientific data from primary papers in the areas of relevance for the MSc program followed. The student will improve her/his skills in both written and oral communication of scientific results. Furthermore, the student will develop his/her ability to critically assess scientific papers, and make scientific judgements of primary data.
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Admitted to courses within one of the Master�?Ts Programme in �?oApplied Ethology and Animal Biology�?�, �?oEcology and the Environment�?�, or �?oMolecular Genetics and Physiology�?�.
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 is composed of literature studies (i.e. reading primary scientific articles), attending scientific seminars, seminar discussions, and written hand-ins summarizing relevant papers. Seminars are compulsory.
The course runs during a full semester.
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Course contents:
The course covers the following topics:
- Searching and reading primary scientific literature within areas relevant for the Master�?Ts program followed
- Written summaries of scientific literature
- Critical assessments of scientific literature
- Oral presentations of scientific literature
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Course literature:
Primary scientific papers provided or acquired during the course.
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Examination: |
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Hand-ins of written summaries Oral presentations and seminar participation |
3 ECTS 3 ECTS
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Grades are given as �?TFail�?T or �?TPass�?T. |
Course language is English.
Department offering the course: IFM.
Director of Studies: Agneta Johansson
Examiner: Karin Tonderski
Link to the course homepage at the department
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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