PFG0057, Vetenskapligt skrivsätt, 7.5 Hp
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Kursplan

Nivå

Forskarnivå

Ämne

Biologi

Betygsskala

Kraven för kursens olika betygsgrader framgår av betygskriterier, som ska finnas tillgängliga senast vid kursstart.

Kursspråk

Engelska

Behörighetskrav

Mål

To improve the theoretical knowledge and practical skills associated with writing manuscripts for scientific peer review in international journals.

Innehåll

Major focus will be placed on basic writing skills, particularly on how to write clear and concise sentences, paragraphs and sections. The course will provide the students with a set of tools for the essential text analysis and editing needed to produce a submission ready manuscript. Lectures will also provide detailed instructions on how to structure and format each section of a scientific manuscript (justifying the IMRAD format). The class will integrate theory and practice. Directly after each theory session, students will work on the associated manuscript section via a teaching platform. Weekly assignments will be required in two primary areas: short writings specific to the studied section and analysis of model sentences and paragraphs. Weekly feedback will be provided on the short writings. By the end of the course, students will have individualized editing sheets of their most common problems and a course-created dictionary specific to their fields.

Examinationsformer

Only pass or fail will be given. A pass will require attendance and the completion of course tasks.

Ansvarig institution eller motsvarande

Institutionen för vilt, fisk och miljö

Kompletterande uppgifter

Övrig information

The course will be limited to a maximum of 15 students. Students should bring a manuscript to work on during the course. This may consist of no more than a title or a full first version at the start of the course, but the necessary data collection and analyses should have been completed.