Academic Writing and Methodology
The subject is reserved for students of the following study programmes:
Bachelor in Aquaculture Management
Bachelor in Nature Management
Bachelor in Veterinary Nursing
Bachelor in Livestock Science
After completing the course, the student will have achieved the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge
- can describe the scientific methodology from the research question and hypothesis to reporting
- can explain central methods with regards to present ethical challenges within scientific studies
- can give examples of where to find scientific literature and what the difference is between scientific literature and literature from other sources
- can list the most commonly used statistical methods for data analysis, and identify for which type of data these are useful
Skills
- can find, critically examine, summarize and disseminate relevant information in regards to chosen research question
- can compose clear and concise research questions and hypotheses
- can perform basic data analysis using the correct methodology
- can evaluate own and others scientific approach and production within their own research area
General competence
- can plan a research project that prolongs over time
- can describe, conclude upon and summarize results from different data analyses
- can disseminate theme specific information using relevant agencies
Mandatory work in order to take the exam: Delivery of up to 8 reports; 6 of these (75%) must be approved.
Take-home examination (mini-review) - 3 days
Generating an answer using ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence and submitting it wholly or partially as one's own answer is considered cheating.
Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:
MET2000 - Introduction to Scientific Methods and Writing - 7.5 credits