Syllabus 2011/2012 KKK000

Syllabus academic year 2011/2012
(Created 2011-09-01.)

ADVANCED COURSE IN ONE OR MORE SUBJECTS

KKK000

Credits: 15. Grading scale: UG. Cycle: A (Second Cycle). Language of instruction: The course might be given in English. Optional for: B4, K4, MBIO2, MLIV2, MWLU2. Course coordinator: Examiners in collaboration with the director of education, Olle.Holst@biotek.lu.se, Department of Chemistry. Prerequisites: Basic course(es) in relevant topics. At least three years of studies. Students from the five years programmes (Master of Science in Engineering Biotechnology or Master of Science in Engineering Chemical Engineering) shall have passed at least 160 credits. Students from the the international master programmes (Biotechnology or Food Technology and Nutrition) shall have passed 45 credits. Assessment: Oral and written report. Further information: A detailed courseplan shall be written together with the examiner and it shall be approved by the Board of Education. Home page: http://www.student.lth.se/bioteknik/prog_b/kkk000/.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

have in-depth knowledge in the chosen scientific area(s)
have insight in the working procedure in a research project
have insight in the work of a research group

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

be able to independently plan, carry out and report a project
be able to independently search, retrieve, work on and compile relevant information
be able to systematically integrate and use knowledge from earlier courses in the study programme

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

carry out a research project in a research group
be able to critically read, evaluate and draw conclusions from scientific literature

Contents

Supervised independent literature studies through databases and libraries
Supervised independent work in close connection to an ongoing research project
Written report in Swedish or English according to standards in international peer reviewed journals. Oral presentation in Swedish or English at a publicly announced seminar.

Literature
Scientific papers or other literature related to the chosen topic