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| Semester | fall semester 2020 |
| Course frequency | Every fall sem. |
| Lecturers | Annegret Mündermann (annegret.muendermann@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Communicating research results in international peer-review journals is a critical aspect of scientific education and work. Preparing manuscripts for publication is a key skill acquired during PhD training. Concise writing and careful journal consideration greatly increases the chance of successful academic publishing. This workshop provides background information and training on academic writing in the Health Sciences. Basic and advanced knowledge and skills that are critical for successfully and concisely presenting and disseminating research in international peer-reviewed scientific journals will be discussed and feedback on current manuscripts will be provided. Course Content • Developing a work routing • Steps towards successful international publishing • How to choose a target journal • Principles of effective writing in English • Writing a scientific manuscript • Referencing, Data presentation in figures and tables • Submitting a scientific manuscript • Peer-review process |
| Learning objectives | At the end of this workshop participants will understand critical issues of academic manuscript preparation. They will learn concise scientific writing skills and be familiar with important resources for successful scientific publishing. Participants will prepare a scientific abstract on their research. |
| Comments | max 17 participants - additional registrants will be added to the waitinglist and notified accordingly for 1st year PhD candidates we recommend the Proposal Writing Course: https://pphs.unibas.ch/curriculum-2/writing-a-phd-thesis-proposal-in-health-sciences/ |
| Weblink | PPHS Website |
| Admission requirements | Advanced PhD students, postdocs and junior researchers, from all disciplines of health sciences e.g. sport science, epidemiology, public health, medicine, nursing science and others |
| Course application | MOnA/Student Services and Registration over PPHS Website (for SSPH+ students) |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Doctorate Nursing Science: Recommendations (PhD subject: Nursing Science) Doctorate Science Epidemiology: Recommendations (PhD subject: Epidemiology) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Participants are required to attend all lectures. Participants will prepare a scientific abstract on their research. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Science, studiendekanat-philnat@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Schweizerisches Tropen- und Public Health-Institut |