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SYLLABI FOR DOCTORAL COURSES
| Swedish title | NatiOn - Att skriva vetenskap II |
|---|---|
| English title | NatiOn - Writing Science II |
| Course number | 5292 |
| Credits | 1.5 |
| Notes |
The course meets the requirements for a general science course. |
| Responsible KI department | Institutionen för onkologi-patologi |
| Specific entry requirements | |
| Grading | Passed /Not passed |
| Established by | The Committee for Doctoral Education |
| Established | 2021-02-11 |
| Purpose of the course | The course covers basic principles of scientific writing, style and composition that a scientist needs to know and master to successfully communicate and publish research results with focus on article writing. |
| Intended learning outcomes | Students who have completed the course should be able to:
• Know and apply the underlying principles of scientific writing and clear composition • Know and apply the elements needed to compose a clear and well-written scientific research article • Identify the major strengths and weaknesses in scientific article writing, including their own • Demonstrate the ability to improve scientific writing through appropriate revision • Demonstrate the ability to review and help other scientists improve their own manuscripts by providing constructive criticism. |
| Contents of the course | Lectures and practical exercises covering the structure of a scientific article. Practical exercises cover individual work and revision of different parts of the students' own article (text parts, figures and tables). |
| Teaching and learning activities | The course will be web-based (zoom) with lectures and group exercises by zoom. The course will comprise:
•8 -10 hours of lecture and instructions ranging from scientific fundamental writing principles to the different sections of a scientific paper; •12 hours of in-class practical hands-on exercises, including 1 hours of fundamentals individual exercises 10 hours of working with a partner (review and feedback); 1 hour of group work (review and feedback) •2-3 hours of individual homework/preparation on 4 days, composing brief versions of the introduction, figure or table, materials and methods, results, and discussion •Instructor’s feedback on abstracts |
| Compulsory elements | Submission of the manuscript according to the course timeline.
Mandatory presence at all zoom-based lectures and group exercises. Motivated absence can be disscussed with the course organiser and compensation is possible if the absence does not exceed more than 25% of the dedicated time to lectures and group work |
| Examination | 1) Submission of an improved revision of abstract, introduction, and sections of the results and discussion of a scientific manuscript in response to constructive criticism, edits, and comments from the other course participants.
2) Submission of a final version of an abstract of a manuscript after instructor feedback and review. |
| Literature and other teaching material | Mandatory literature:
Scientific Writing and Communication: Papers, proposals and presentations by Angelika Hofmann/ Oxford University Press 2019, 4th edition ISBN10: 0190063289 ISBN13: 9780190063283 |
Course responsible |
Karin Lindberg Institutionen för onkologi-patologi karin.lindberg@ki.se |
| Contact person |
Daria Glaessgen Institutionen för onkologi-patologi 08-51773128 0705556083 daria.glaessgen@ki.se |
