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HEL-8026 Scientific Writing and Publishing in Health Sciences - 2 stp


The course is administrated by

Institutt for samfunnsmedisin

Type of course

PhD course. This course is available as a singular course.

Course overlap

FSK-8002 Scientific writing – why and how? 1 ects

Course contents

The course aims at enhancing and improving the writing skills of those already familiar with the process. It contains lectures, group work, discussions in plenum and an individual assignment (abstract).

Lecture topics include;

Group work and discussion topics include;


Admission requirements

PhD course. It is available as a singular course.

PhD students and students at the Student Research Program at UiT The Arctic University of Norway register for class and exam in Studentweb by September 1st.

Other applicants apply for the right to study by June 1st. Application is sent through SøknadsWeb. Please use the application code "9301 - Singular courses at the PhD level". If granted admission to the course students must register for class and exam in Studentweb by September 1st.


Objective of the course

Knowledge and understanding

On successful completion of the course, the student should:

Skills and abilities

On successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

Judgment and approach

On successful completion of the course, the student should:


Language of instruction

English

Teaching methods

2 Credits. 60 hours of work divided as follows:

35 hours for home exam. The course will include didactic teaching including lectures and power-point presentations, small group-working and interactive discussions and feedback sessions. There will be a mixture of teacher-led and student-led activities throughout each day of the course.

Students are expected to take an active and dynamic part in all coursework. Individual reading towards knowledge assimilation will also be a requirement. Pre-coursework in the form of submitting an abstract before the course, as well as providing feedback to other students during the course and presenting orally is also compulsory.