Graduate School of health and Medical Sciences

English for Researchers: Writing, Level 1
Provider: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Activity no.: 3725-22-00-02
	Enrollment deadline: 15/08/2022

Date and time	15.09.2022, at: 10:00 - 23.09.2022, at: 16:00
Regular seats	14
Course fee	4,680.00 kr.
Lecturers	Carol Bang-Christensen
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 NorDoc member universities. All other participants must pay the course fee. Learning objectives Students who have met the objectives of the course will be able to: 1. Effectively disseminate written research findings 2. Understand the rationale behind effective research writing 3. Identify the common mistakes made in research writing 4. Appraise the language and style of research writing 5. Comprehend 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 extending vocabulary. Participants will receive advice and practical tips on how to revise their writing along with individual 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 with follow-up practices and self-guided research writing. Participants will receive individual feedback on their writing. Course director Carol Bang Christensen, English teacher, carol@thecomputer.dk Teachers Carol Bang Christensen, English teacher, carol@thecomputer.dk Dates 15, 16, 21 and 23 September 2022 All days at 10:00-16:00 Course location Hvidovre Hospital, Kettegård Allé 30, 2650 Hvidovre The Education and Development building (FU). Registration Please register before 15 August 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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