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| Semester | fall semester 2023 |
| 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 20 participants by order of registration Participants are required to attend all lectures. |
| 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 Participants are required to attend all lectures. |
| Course application | max 20 participants, by order of registration |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14-täglich | Friday | 12.00-13.30 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.195 |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 22.09.2023 | 12.00-13.30 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.195 |
| Friday 06.10.2023 | 12.00-13.30 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.195 |
| Friday 20.10.2023 | 12.00-13.30 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.195 |
| Friday 17.11.2023 | 12.00-13.30 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.195 |
| Friday 01.12.2023 | 12.00-13.30 | Biozentrum, Seminarraum U1.195 |
| Friday 08.12.2023 | 12.30-14.00 | Online |
| 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 |