FSK-8002 Scientific writing - why and how? (3 ECTS)
FSK-8002 Scientific writing - why and how? (3 ECTS)
Writing and publishing scientific papers requires a lot of practice. What are the best practices in your field of science, and why do journals reject papers? What about your English grammar, is there room for improvement? This course is recommended for PhD candidates in their second year or once you have a manuscript draft ready.
This course is designed to provide PhD candidates with knowledge and skills to critically evaluate and produce academic text in their disciplines. 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.
This is a great opportunity for PhD candidates to progress in their writing process and significantly improve the manuscripts throughout the course
Pre-work
Each participant must have a manuscript draft ready for submission 1 week after the registration deadline, The manuscript draft may be at an early or more advanced stage but should at least contain an introduction and the methodology of the planned manuscript. Each participant’s manuscript will be constructively reviewed by a mentor from their discipline and receive feedback during group work with fellow PhD candidates.
Course schedule
This course is an intensive 5 days-course and is offered every autumn semester. Please check the UiT course catalogue for the exact dates.
After one week of course lectures and workshops, participants with similar scientific background are grouped together to work on their manuscripts over an one month period. The improvement of the manuscript, active participation during group meetings and input to the other group participants' manuscripts makes the participants eligible for the exam.
Exam
More information on the course exam will be listed in the course description in the UiT course catalogue.
More information about the course in the UiT Course catalogue
