Graduate School of health and Medical Sciences

English for Researchers: Write and Talk
Provider: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Activity no.: 3945-24-00-01
	Enrollment deadline: 11/09/2024

Date and time	11.10.2024, at: 09:00 - 22.11.2024, at: 15:30
Regular seats	16
Course fee	10,680.00 kr.
Lecturers	Vibeke Backer
ECTS credits	3.90

Contact person	Marianne Bøje E-mail address: marianne.boeje@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 enrollment 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 faculties. All other participants must pay the course fee. Learning objectives A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to: 1. Understand the rationale behind an academic writing style 2. Have the ability to write concisely, precisely and accurately 3. Have the ability to identify and avoid common errors 4. Have the confidence and ability to talk about their work 5. Have the confidence and ability discuss and argue their points Content • Now that artificial intelligence are developed, and the use of ChatGPT sometimes are used, English writing without use of aids and without editing from other people or devices, are of highly importance. You cannot see whether it is right or wrong if you have not learned the basic. • Furthermore, in this course – the development of an abstract would be in center and the knowledge of the content of each paragraph will be worked on both by the student and the teacher, whom will correct each abstract performed by the PhD student. Participants PhD researchers wishing to publish their work in reputable English-language journals and who also wish to present and discuss their work in small professional groups. The ability to speak English at at least an intermediate level is a requirement. 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 Lectures, group work, exercises, short presentations, discussions Course director Professor MD DMSci Vibeke Backer, pulmonologist Rigshospitalet and Copenhagen University Dept of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck surgery and Audiology Entrance 6, 3th floor, section 6033 Inge Lehmanns vej 8 DK-2100 Copenhagen Denmark Mail nina.vibeke.backer@regionh.dk or backer@dadlnet.dk Teachers Carol Bang-Christensen, English teacher, carol@thecomputer.dk Dates 11.10.24 25.10.24 01.11.24 08.11.24 15.11.24 22.11.24 All days 9:00 to 15.30 Course location Righospitalet, Inge Lehmanns Vej 8, 2100 København Ø Registration Please register before 11 September 2024 Expected frequency Twice per year: spring, autumn 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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