Reading and Writing as a Profession

This course emphasizes the reading, analysis, and presentation of scientific papers. Together, we will examine published research on multiple topics that will cover a broad range of experimental and theoretical approaches in neuroscience. The course will place a strong emphasis on developing writing skills and in preparing effective oral presentations. Students will be guided toward preparing a mock research proposal that will guide students towards the first-year PhD qualifying exam.

Target group: 1st and 2nd year Neuro students.

Prerequisites: None

Evaluation: 9 lectures. Requirements: 100% attendance, 1 essay, 1 mock proposal, 1 oral presentation of a research paper.

Teaching format: Lectures, student presentations, project work.

ECTS: 3 Year: 2024

Track segment(s):
Elective

Teacher(s):
Tim Vogels

Teaching assistant(s):
Silvia Jamrichova