Graduate School of health and Medical Sciences

Academic Writing Level 1
Provider: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Activity no.: 3923-22-00-04	There are no available seats
	Enrollment deadline: 13/05/2022

Date and time	13.06.2022, at: 08:00 - 20.06.2022, at: 16:00
Regular seats	16
Course fee	5,160.00 kr.
Lecturers	Nicolai Paulsen
ECTS credits	2.50

Contact person	Iris Helena Wintherstein E-mail address: iris.helena.wintherstein@regionh.dk

Enrolment Handling/Course Organiser	PhD administration E-mail address: phdkursus@sund.ku.dk

Aim and content This is a generic course. This means that the course is reserved for PhD students at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences at UCPH. Anyone can apply for the course, but if you are not a PhD student at the Graduate School, you will be placed on the waiting list until enrollment deadline. After the enrolment deadline, available seats will be allocated to the waiting list. The course is free of charge for PhD students at Danish universities (except Copenhagen Business School), and for PhD students at graduate schools in the other Nordic countries. All other participants must pay the course fee. Learning objectives Students who have met the objectives of the course will be able to: 1. Communicate research effectively 2. Identify style, genre, and format of an academic text 3. Avoid many common mistakes made in research writing 4. Appraise the language and style of research writing 5. Understand basic English grammar and punctuation, particularly the comma! Content By exploring the characteristics of scientific writing and understanding the rationale behind them, participants will learn how to communicate clearly, accurately, and concisely. Grammar and punctuation will be covered in detail, and there will be emphasis on how to avoid the most frequent mistakes. Participants will receive advice and practical tips on how to revise their writing along with individual and group feedback and correction of their own work. Participants PhD students with intermediate English language skills who wish to publish in English language journals. Relevance to graduate programmes The course is relevant to PhD students from the following graduate programmes at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH: All graduate programmes Language English Form Face-to-face classroom tuition and group work using relevant hard-copy material and examples interspersed with extensive homework. Participants will receive individual and group feedback on their writing. Course director Nicolai Paulsen, language consultant, nicolai.paulsen@gmail.com Teachers Nicolai Paulsen, language consultant, nicolai.paulsen@gmail.com Dates 13.6., 15.6., 20.6.22 Course location To be announced Registration Please register before 13 May 2022. Seats to PhD students from other Danish universities will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis and according to the applicable rules. Applications from other participants will be considered after the last day of enrolment. Note: All applicants are asked to submit invoice details in case of no-show, late cancellation or obligation to pay the course fee (typically non-PhD students). If you are a PhD student, your participation in the course must be in agreement with your principal supervisor.

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