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SYLLABI FOR DOCTORAL COURSES
| Swedish title | Vetenskapligt skrivande på engelska |
|---|---|
| English title | Scientific Writing in English |
| Course number | 2967 |
| Credits | 1.5 |
| Notes |
The course meets the requirements for a general science course. |
| Responsible KI department | Institutionen för neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle |
| Specific entry requirements | |
| Grading | Passed /Not passed |
| Established by | The Committee for Doctoral Education |
| Established | 2020-11-04 |
| Purpose of the course | The aim of the course is that the student shall develop skills and competence in scientific writing in English. |
| Intended learning outcomes | After the course, the student shall be able to:
- Analyse research results to distil the main message and reflect over the role of the main message in a scientific article - Apply principals for scientific writing for clear, concise and reader friendly articles - Avoid common flaws in scientific English |
| Contents of the course | The course contains:
- Principals for scientific writing and organisation of a scientific article - Analysis of research results to form a main message - Principals for scientific writing for clear, concise and reader friendly articles - Common flaws in scientific English |
| Teaching and learning activities | The course contains individual tasks, group assignments, discussions and interactive lectures. The teaching is mostly conducted in English. |
| Compulsory elements | Discussions and group assignments |
| Examination | Formative assessment during participation in discussions, group assignments, and individual tasks. Summative assessment through a written assignment where the student shall extract and formulate a main message and analyse a scientific text to identify common flaws and suggest corrections. |
| Literature and other teaching material | Winning the Publications Game: The smart way to write your paper and get it published, Tim Albert. Radcliffe Publishing Ltd 2016. ISBN: 9781785230110
Thereto, articles and documentation from lectures will be provided during the course. |
Course responsible |
Christina Sandlund Institutionen för neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle christina.sandlund@ki.se |
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