More or less official paper on my expectations about the course

The course is aimed at acquiring academic skills, notably:
• being able to define a research topic to be treated in a literature study
• being able to identify an information demand and to find relevant scientific information
• being able to develop the topic into a written study and an oral presentation
• being able to reflect on personal activities
• being able to work with deadlines

Furthermore, students should be able to think independently about questions such as:
• what is science?
• what is fraud, what is data manipulation?
• what is proof, what is truth?
• what is plagiarism?

Exercises (deliverables)
• developing own search strategy
• writing a literature study
• presenting and defending this study orally
• participation in discussions during the course

Expected level of achievement
• the course focusses on a presentation, as if given in a session on nanotechnology during a large international conference
• the paper should be understandable for an experienced scientist, being not an expert on the topic
• paper and presentation should be well structured according to scientific standards

Formats, during the course various formats for orally presenting scientific information will be used:
• round table discussion
• lecture
• handson workshop
• presentation in conference
• personal discussions


The topics for the papers and presentation will be supplied by the tutors.
Tutors monitor the scientific level of the paper and presentation.