Akademin för teknik och miljö SYLLABUS

Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development

Scientific Writing 3 credits

Vetenskapligt skrivande 3 hp

Set by Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development

Version Set at Valid from
2014-10-15 2015-08-31

Level A1F

Education level Second cycle

Identifier ETA322

Credits 3 credits

Main field of study Energy Technology

Subject group Energy Technology

Disciplinary domain Technology 100%

Learning outcomes After completion of the course the student shall be able to
Knowledge and understanding
1. use references appropriately

Competence and skills

2. summarize and evaluate scientific literature
3. write an article (according to a scientific model) based on a literature review
4. orally present and oppose on other student's literature review and presentation
5. produce a project plan for a thesis project

Judgement and approach

6. demonstrate awareness of ethical aspects of research and development work
7. describe the difference between good research and plagiarism

Course content Statistics, tables, figures

Scientific databases (abstracts, full text, citation index)
Scientific writing
Reference systems
Presentation techniques
Teaching Lectures, assignments, seminars, and projects

Prerequisites Energy Resources 6 credits, Sustainable Cities 6 credits, and Building Energy Systems 6
credits, or equivalent.

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The University of Gävle does not accept cheating in any form. Plagiarism is a form of cheating, which means that you imitate or copy someone else's work, such as a
text, an image or a table, and present the material as your own. The University of Gävle uses anti-plagiarism systems to prevent and detect fraud in connection with
written assignments.
Examination Information, seminars, literature review, and project plan

Module 0010 Information, seminars 1 credits, Grade: UG

0020 Literature review and project plan 2 credits, Grade: AF

Grade A, B, C, D, E, Fx, F

Other regulations Criteria for final grades are announced by the co-ordinator or examiner at the start of the
course.
Sustainable environment The majority of the course content deals with sustainable development..

Course Literature Biggam, J. (latest edition). Succeeding with Your Masters Dissertation: A Practical Step-by-
Step Handbook. McGraw-Hill/Open University Press.
Murray, N. and Hughes, G. (latest edition). Writing up Your University Assignments and
Research Projects. McGraw-Hill/Open University Press.
Neville, C. (latest edition). The complete guide to referencing and avoiding plagiarism.
McGraw-Hill/Open University Press.

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The University of Gävle does not accept cheating in any form. Plagiarism is a form of cheating, which means that you imitate or copy someone else's work, such as a
text, an image or a table, and present the material as your own. The University of Gävle uses anti-plagiarism systems to prevent and detect fraud in connection with
written assignments.