Courses Master Display 2020-2021
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Course title | Writing a Referee Report | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course code | EBS4024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ECTS credits | 4,0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assessment | Pass / Fail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Level | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinator |
Stephan Smeekes For more information: s.smeekes@maastrichtuniversity.nl |
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Language of instruction | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Goals |
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.
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Description |
There is one opening lecture in which tips and tricks are provided. Next, students write a referee report for a chosen paper. 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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Literature |
Links to articles with tips for writing referee reports will be made available on the course website.
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Prerequisites |
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.
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Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | PBL / Lecture / Assignment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | Final Paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evaluation in previous academic year | For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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