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Høst 2021

FSK-8002 Scientific writing – why and how? - 3 stp


The course is administrated by

Norges fiskerihøgskole

Type of course

Multi-disciplinary course. The course can be taken as a singular course.

Course contents

Through lectures and assignments, the course will give basic skills in writing, reviewing and publishing scientific articles. Course participants will learn more about the guidelines and practices behind authorship, the general process of publishing, how to use sources and open research data. During group work, participants will practice their skills in how to structure and edit scientific text, as well as to practice the process of peer-reviewing.

Be aware that this course has a pre-assignment, i.e. all participants have to submit a draft of one of their own manuscripts prior to course start. This will be the basis for many of the assignments and group work. The manuscript may be at an early or late stage, but should be more than just a collection of bullet points. This is a great opportunity for PhD candidates to progress in their writing process and significantly improve the manuscripts throughout the course. Each student´s manuscript will be constructively reviewed by a mentor of their research field and get feedback during group work with their fellow PhD students.


Application deadline

PhD students at UiT register for classes and exam in StudentWeb before 1 September. The registration starts in middle of May.

Other applicants apply for admission through SøknadsWeb before 1 June. Application code: 9301. Applicants who are granted a seat, needs to register for classes and exam in StudentWeb before 1 September.

The study right gives the applicant admission to register to other open PhD courses or apply for a seat to PhD courses where entry is limited.


Admission requirements

Application code 9301.

This course is aimed at PhD candidates from all scientific disciplines, but is open for postdoc fellows if seats are available. If PhD candidates aim to include the credits from the course in your 30 mandatory PhD ECTS you should discuss it with your supervisor. 

PhD students from UiT and other universities in Norway may be admitted to the course. PhD students not registered at UiT 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.http://www.nokut.no/Documents/NOKUT/Artikkelbibliotek/Utenlandsk_utdanning/GSUlista/2016/GSU_list_English_14112016.pdf

Proficiency in English must be documented - list of countrieshttps://uit.no/Content/254419/PhD_EnglishProficiency_100913.pdf

Proficiency in English - PhD level studies

Maximum 30 participants. 

If more than 30 applicants, priority will be given as follows:  

Please contact Ingjerd Gauslaa Nilsen at the BFE-faculty if you have troubles or questions regarding registration to the course.  

The course will be cancelled if less than 10 participants. 


Objective of the course

Knowledge: 

Skills: 

General competence: 


Language of instruction

English

Teaching methods

Lectures, practical exercises, and group work.

Assessment

Home exam: peer-review of a pre-print manuscript. Evaluation: Pass/Fail 

Coursework requirements:

Re sit exam: There will not be arranged a re-sit exam for this course