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GEN-8010 Communicating Science Module 3 – Visualizing your science - 3 stp
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Type of course
Multy-disciplinary course.
The course is aimed at PhD students and researchers, but is open for others. Master/bachelor students are welcome to apply too, but they will not be able to get credits. If you aim to include the credits from the course in your 30 mandatory PhD ECTS you should discuss it with both your supervisor and your faculty.
Course contents
Application deadline
Registration deadline for PhD students at UiT - The Arctic University of Norway: February 1st.
Application deadline for other applicants: February 1st.
Admission requirements
PhD students or holders of a Norwegian master´s degree of five years or 3+ 2 years (or equivalent) may be admitted. PhD students must upload a document from their university stating that there are registered PhD students. This group of applicants does not have to prove English proficiency and are exempt from semester fee.
Holders of a Master´s degree must upload a Master´s Diploma with Diploma Supplement / English translation of the diploma. Applicants from listed countries must document proficiency in English. To find out if this applies to you see the following list:
Proficiency in English must be documented - list of countries
For more information on accepted English proficiency tests and scores, as well as exemptions from the English proficiency tests, please see the following document:
Proficiency in english - PhD level studies
Prerequisites: None, but it is an advantage to have own results to work with.
The course will be cancelled if less than six participants.
PhD students at UiT register for the course through StudentWeb. The registration for autumn semester starts in the middle of June. Other applicants apply for admission through SøknadsWeb. Application code 9305. Contact Ingjerd Gauslaa Nilsen at BFE Faculty, UiT, if you have troubles or questions regarding registration to the course.
Objective of the course
This course aims to introduce the participants to novel ways of communicating and visualizing your science. The participants will learn basic principles, flex their creative muscles and see their research projects in a simplified and new light.
Skills learned:
- Basic principles of science communication
- Communicate science in a new way
Language of instruction
Teaching methods
This is an intensive 4-day course, with lectures and workshops.
Prior to course start, the participants must deliver a short abstract based on their research.
Important dates: Course duration: 8 - 12 April 2019
Deadline for pre-work delivery: 25 March 2019
Oral exam: 12 April 2019
Assessment
Oral and visual presentation of your final product. Evaluation: Pass/Fail.
In order to take the exam, all students need to submit a short abstract based on their research prior to the course (pre-work).
There is no continuation exam. In case of failing, you need to take the course again next year.
Date for examination
The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.