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Valid for year : 2009
 
TGTU39 Introduction to Advanced Academic Studies, 3 ECTS credits.
/Introduktion till akademiska studier på avancerad nivå/

For:   ACG   BME   COE   COS   CS   ECO   ENV   ETH   IMM   INN   ITS   MEC   MOL   MPN   SEM   SOC   SY   WNE  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 22
Rec. self-study hours: 58

  Area of Education: Humanities

Subject area: Other subjects
  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): G2

Aim:
The objective of this course is to prepare the students for advanced academic studies and also to let the students learn the academic culture in general. A basic ambition is to supply essential tools to the students on the masterâ?Ts level in Sweden. After the course, the students should:
  • have knowledge about the disposition of written technical/scientific reports
  • have knowledge of what demands there are on citations and references in written reports
  • have knowledge of reviewing technical/scientific reports
  • have knowledge of the basic rules and regulations for advanced studies at Swedish universities, especially at LiU.


Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Bachelor degree and all specific requirements for admission to the respective masterâ?Ts programme at LiTH

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.
Organisation:
The course has scheduled lectures and seminars. The seminars are held in smaller groups (about 20 participants). During the seminars, the students should discuss and review published reports.
The course runs over the entire autumn semester.
Course contents:
  • Academic writing
  • Quality assessment
  • Review of scientific work
  • Constructive criticism
  • University rules, organization and ethical rules
  • Rules on citation and reference
  • Academic culture
  • Library facilities


Course literature:
Published reports and articles
Examination:
Active participation in seminars.
 3 ECTS
 
Grades are given as â?TFailâ?T or â?TPassâ?T.


Course language is English.
Department offering the course: IDA.
Director of Studies: Lena Strömbäck
Examiner: Juha Takkinen
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Course Syllabus in Swedish

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Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 09/24/2009