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Aims |
This course aims to provide students with knowledge and practice in terms of:
1. use of scientific language to communicate ideas and results (scientific writing);
2. definition of a project from a research topic with the formulation of research hypotheses grounded in relevant literature on the theme; 3. critical and comprehensive collection of information relevant to a project; 4. synthesis of information collected in a review work quality in terms of: a. writing;
b. framework; c. content; 5. production of a non-systematic internationally publishable literature review (minimum: Journal of Young Investigators -
www.jyi.org). |
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Before starting the course |
It is expected that the students read scientific journals frequently and have identified at least one research line in which they plan to invest for the graduation. |
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At the end of the course |
Students will be able to:
1. write scientific outlines and projects applying the rules of scientific writing;
2. structure scientific ideas suitably for communication to peers and different target audiences;
3. identify different types of scientific publications and the structure, wording and format requirements underlying each type;
4. document and develop searching strategies to retrieve scientific literature;
5. use collaborative software to organize, retrieve and cite bibliography;
6. use collaborative writing methods;
7. synthesize primary information in different formats;
8. describe and analyze critically the peer review process;
9. adapt scientific communication to the target audience and publication. |
This course does not provide credentials for the exercise of medicine for those without appropriate training, recognition and registered at the "Ordem dos Médicos".
