Welcome to Scientific Literature and Communication!

300018 SE Scientific Literature and Communication for Biologists

The class will meet on Wednesdays 14:30-16:00 in the Zoology Conference Room.

The first class meeting will be on 4 March 2020.  The Zoology Conference Room is in UZA I, "ground" floor, south end.

If you are on the waiting list, you can probably still get into the course: please attend the first class meeting.

Instructor:
Dr. Brian Metscher
Dept. of Theoretical Biology
brian.metscher@univie.ac.at
http://homepage.univie.ac.at/brian.metscher

This course will guide students through the processes of finding, reading, and understanding scientific papers in English. Students will practice writing and speaking about scientific research in a weekly seminar meeting.

Course activities will include online literature searching, reading scientific papers, understanding the reasoning and logic in a scientific presentation, writing various kinds of research reports, and informal speaking on topics from the literature.

Evaluation is based on attendance and participation (2/3) and completion of homework assignments (1/3). Attendance is required: two absences (excused or unexcused) will be allowed before your grade is affected. 

There will be weekly homework assignments, some of which will include a written assignment to be collected in class; others will include in-class discussion or presentation. These will account for 1/3 of the final mark.

If you are enrolled but cannot attend the first class, you must send me an email about this before the first class. Include your registered name and Matrikelnr.