Scientific researchers are supposed to contribute to the peer reviewing process of scientific journals. The skill of writing a good referee report is a competence to be acquired in becoming a complete scientist. In this course, students are trained in a practical way in the writing of a report.

There is one opening lecture in which tips and tricks are provided. Next, students write a referee report for a chosen paper (could be a working paper of a Meteor fellow). Finally, students read each others’ reports and discuss on them in a closing session, where also the lecturer provides his/her feedback on the reports.

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This skill is only available to research master students who are missing 2 ECTS or less in their study plan in order to graduate. Small ECTS deficits arise if students have taken courses outside UM with different ECTS per course.