Scientific writing, planning and presentation


Semesterangivelse: Efterårs kursus Kurset udbydes i blok 1 Kurset udbydes i skemagruppe C Kurset giver 7,5 ETCS point

 


Udgave: Efterår 2012 NAT
Point: 7,5
Blokstruktur: 1. blok
Skemagruppe: C
Fagområde: kem
Institutter: Kemisk Institut
Uddannelsesdel: Kandidat niveau, Ph.D.-niveau
Kontaktpersoner: Matthias Arenz, HCØ CS06, tlf. 3532 0002, e-mail: m.arenz@chem.ku.dk
Andre undervisere: Gemma Solomon, HCØ C304, tlf. 35320215, e-mail: gsolomon@kemi.ku.dk
Skema- oplysninger:  Vis skema for kurset
Samlet oversigt over tid og sted for alle kurser inden for Lektionsplan for Det Naturvidenskabelige Fakultet Efterår 2012 NAT
Undervisnings- periode: Uge 36 - 44
Undervisnings- form: Forelæsninger, workshops, skrive- og præsentationsøvelser, peer reviews
Indhold: The participants should be able to write an acceptable scientific text in English and should be able to write a popular account of a scientific project in Danish at a level suited for publication in a newspaper or magazine. Furthermore a good working knowledge of electronic literature search methods and a professional handling of the retrieved data should be demonstrated. Planning and performing a lecture for a scientific audience will be part of the training. The participants should be capable of planning a project in detail and demonstrate this ability in a written report. The participants will write a scientific paper in the style of a leading peer-reviewed journal.
Målbeskrivelse: The course adresses higher-level aspects of communication (both written and oral) as required by a Masters student. Specifically:
  • How to gave a technical scientific presentation
  • How to plan a research project
  • How to prepare a grant application
  • How to structure a paper
  • How to prepare effective scientific graphics
  • How to write a scientific paper
  • Lærebøger: Recommended: The Craft of Scientific Writing, 3d. ed. by Alley, The Elements of Style, 4th ed. by Strunk and White
    Faglige forudsætninger: En bachelorgrad i kemi eller tilsvarende bachelorstudier i naturvidenskab.
    Formelle krav: 3 års studier ved et universitet
    Eksamensform: Four written assignments and an oral exam. Graded according to the 7-point grading scale with internal censorship.
    Re-exam will be by resubmission of the final written assignment and an oral exam.
    Eksamen: Mundtlig eksamen den 7. november 2012. Reeksamen: Genindlevering af den sidste opgave den 28. januar samt mundtlig eksamen den 30. januar 2013.
    Kursus hjemmeside:
    Bemærkninger: Kurset er obligatorisk for kemikere før starten på specialestudiet. kandidatstuderende på de kemiske fag har fortrinsret til kurset. Er der færre end 30 tilmeldte kan andre studerende (inkl. Ph.D.-studerende) få plads uder forudsætning af en forhåndsgodkendelse.
    Undervisnings- sprog: Engelsk
    Sidst redigeret: 26/4-2012



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