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| Semester | fall semester 2023 |
| Course frequency | Every semester |
| Lecturers |
Stefanie Knopp (s.knopp@unibas.ch, Assessor)
Jürg Utzinger (juerg.utzinger@unibas.ch) |
| Content | The seminar will offer the possibility to write your own seminar paper and receive constructive feedback from one of your peers and lecturers. At the beginning of the term, the lecturers will provide you with a brief guidance on their expectations for the essay topic and structure. Subsequently, you are supposed to write your own seminar paper choosing your own topic related to Public/Global Health. Students will pair-up for a peer-to-peer review process and provide input to their peer’s essay, before each essay is submitted to the lecturers. Finally, the lecturers will review and carefully evaluate your seminar paper and provide general and specific feedback. |
| Learning objectives | The main objectives of this course are to develop and improve current scientific writing skills and to provide students with the possibility to provide and receive constructive feedback to their own and their peer’s seminar paper. |
| Comments | details in ADAM folder please register with: s.knopp@swisstph.ch max. 15 participants There will be one mandatory appointment with the lecturers at the beginning of the semester. Students can select one among two dates for their participation. Otherwise the essay writing and peer-reviewing is complete self-study. Towards the very end of the term (in the term-break), we will also offer a voluntary speed-talk session, where you will be invited to present your essay topic and findings on 1-3 slides in a maximum of 5 minutes and to hear about the other student's topics.. |
| Admission requirements | Not available for Master students in Infection Biology and Epidemiology in combination in the same semester with "Advances in Infection Biology, Epidemiology and Global Public Health". Students who wish to participate in this course will need to subscribe via MOnA and send an additional email expressing their interest for participation to Stefanie Knopp (s.knopp@swisstph.ch). Students who do not register with Stefanie Knopp will not be considered for participation! The number of students for this course is limited to maximum 15. Selection will be based on the date and time of registration with Stefanie Knopp. |
| Course application | Students who wish to participate in this course will need to subscribe via MOnA and send an additional email expressing their interest for participation to Stefanie Knopp (s.knopp@swisstph.ch). Students who do not register with Stefanie Knopp will not be considered for participation! The number of students for this course is limited to maximum 15. Selection will be based on the date of registration with Stefanie Knopp. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| unregelmässig | See individual dates | ||
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 20.09.2023 | 16.15-17.15 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 5 |
| Thursday 21.09.2023 | 16.00-17.00 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Mikroskopie 3 |
| Monday 29.01.2024 | 16.00-17.30 | Swiss TPH Neubau, Seminarraum 2 |
| Modules |
Courses: Master Infection Biology (Master's Studies: Infection Biology) Doctorate Science Epidemiology: Recommendations (PhD subject: Epidemiology) Module: Advances in Epidemiology, Statistics and Global & Public Health (Master's Studies: Epidemiology) Module: Fields: Public Health and Social Life (Master's degree program: African Studies) Module: Research Skills (Master's degree program: African Studies) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Global Ageing and Health (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Concluding assignment: Each student will: i) participate at the initial meetings ii) review the essay of his/her working partner iii) write and submit his/her own short seminar paper with a topic related to Global/Public Health (6-8 pages (double spaced, font size 12), 17-25 references) by the end of the term. Essays need to be written by students themselves. The use of Artificial Intelligence is allowed only in line with University Basel guidelines. |
| 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 |