Programme Outlines and Overviews

The course provides basic knowledge of the scientific method. In addition, the course provides the ability to critically examine scholarly journal articles, and the skill to understand and interpret scientific work in writing as well as orally using appropriate computer tools. The course contains the following elements: - Scientific approach - Problem definition - Methods of data collection, processing, analysis and interpretation of data - Reference management - Critical review of scientific work - Journal article structure - Communication skills - Oral presentation skills - Programs for word processing and graphic presentation - Styles to create consistent documents.