Analysis and discussion of research papers, especially within the student’s own research field, with a focus on rhetorical strategies, the common practice of the research field, and structure and language.
Short written assignments, such as a project proposal or similar text type with relevance to the research career
Work on own drafts for a forthcoming scientific publication
Discussion of other course participants’ drafts, and reflection on the peer review process
Exercises in scientific English, for instance regarding sentence structure, grammar and vocabulary.
After passing the course, the student should be able to:
- adapt the content and structure of scientific research papers according to audience and purpose, and justify their choices
- apply rhetorical strategies typical for research papers in STEM fields, especially in their own discipline
- apply effective writing strategies in order to compose clear and precise text in English
- critically review and suggest changes to scientific texts written by others, considering e.g. audience, purpose, structure and language, and use others' feedback to improve their own text
in order to
- produce scientific research papers in STEM in English for publication in relevant journals.