NKEA09010U Scientific Writing, Planning and Presentation
MSc Programme in Agriculture
MSc Programme in Chemistry
MSc Programme in Chemistry with a minor subject
MSc Programme in Nanoscience
The course addresses higher-level aspects of communication (both written and oral) as required by a Masters student.
Knowledge:
good practice for searching and organising literature
good practice for making figures
Skills:
to write a cover letter
to write a small grant application
to structure a research project
to create a screencast
to write a research communication
Competency:
to plan and communicate a reserach project
The Elements of Style
William Strunk, E.B. White
Publisher: Longman; 4th edition (August 2,
1999)
ISBN-10: 020530902X
ISBN-13: 978-0205309023
Lecture slides uploaded to Absalon
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 42
- Preparation
- 10
- Practical exercises
- 9
- Project work
- 145
- Total
- 206
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- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignmentOther
- Type of assessment details
- (all assignments are English only)
Assignment 1- Cover letter (10% of total grade)
Assignment 2 - Grant Application (15% of total grade)
Assignment 3 - Outline (20% of total grade)
Assignment 4 - Presentation (20% of total grade)
Assignment 5 - Paper (30% of total grade)
In-class presentation and homework (5%) - Aid
- All aids allowed
The use of Large Language Models (LLM)/Large Multimodal Models (LMM) – such as ChatGPT and GPT-4 – is permitted in the preparation of the assignments.
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
several internal examiners
- Re-exam
The reexam is based on a single, new assignment 5 given to the student.
Criteria for exam assesment
The grading will be based on a combination of formal mistakes (spelling, grammar, etc.) and style.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NKEA09010U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 1
- Schedule
- B
- Course capacity
- 50
The number of seats may be reduced in the late registration period
Study board
- Study Board of Physics, Chemistry and Nanoscience
Contracting department
- Department of Chemistry
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Science
Course Coordinators
- Gemma C. Solomon (gsolomon@chem.ku.dk)
Lecturers
Gemma Solomon
Karen Martinez