TGTU39 Introduction to Advanced Academic Studies 2009

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Valid for year : 2009

TGTU39	Introduction to Advanced Academic Studies, 3 ECTS credits. /Introduktion till akademiska studier på avancerad nivå/ For: ACG BME CAS COE COM COS CS ECO ENB ENG ENV ETH IMM INN ITS MEC MOL MPN OEL SEM SOC SY WNE
	Prel. scheduled hours: 22 Rec. self-study hours: 58
	Area of Education: Humanities Subject area: Other subjects
	Advancement level: G2
	Aim: The objective of this course is to prepare the students for advanced academic studies and also to let the students learn the academic culture in general. A basic ambition is to supply essential tools to the students on the master’s level in Sweden. After the course, the students should: have knowledge about the disposition of written technical/scientific reports have knowledge of what demands there are on citations and references in written reports have knowledge of reviewing technical/scientific reports have knowledge of the basic rules and regulations for advanced studies at Swedish universities, especially at LiU.
	Prerequisites: Bachelor degree and all specific requirements for admission to the respective master’s programme at LiTH
	Organisation: The course has scheduled lectures and seminars. The seminars are held in smaller groups (about 20 participants). During the seminars, the students should discuss and review published reports. The course runs over the entire autumn semester.
	Course contents: Academic writing Quality assessment Review of scientific work Constructive criticism University rules, organization and ethical rules Rules on citation and reference Academic culture Library facilities
	Course literature: Published reports and articles
	Examination:
	Active participation in seminars.	3 ECTS

	Grades are given as ’Fail’ or ’Pass’.
Course language is English. Director of Studies: Lena Strömbäck Examiner: Juha Takkinen Home page: http://www.ida.liu.se/~TGTU39

Linköping Institute of Technology
Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se Last updated: 09/24/2009