Module EW5410-KP06
Scientific writing in Nutritional Medicine (SW)
Duration
1 Semester
Turnus of offer
each summer semester
Credit points
6
Course of studies, specific fields and terms:
- Master Nutritional Medicine 2023, compulsory, interdisciplinary competence
- Master Nutritional Medicine 2019, compulsory, interdisciplinary competence
Classes and lectures:
- Scientific writing (seminar, 2 SWS)
- Design and analysis of scientific publications (lecture, 2 SWS)
Workload:
- 90 hours private studies
- 60 hours in-classroom work
Contents of teaching:
- Publication of scientific studies, including structuring and writing of a scientific article, scientific journals and their procedures
- Design of scientific study, ethical approvals for animal and human studies
- The peer review process, including critical analysis of publications and studies, the post-publication peer review process, and aspects of Open Science
- Scientific misconduct, good scientific practice, and the retraction of articles
- Applications for research funding, including curriculum vitae
Qualification-goals/Competencies:
- The students will be able to critically assess the design of scientific studies, including the ethical, statistical and legal framework
- They can critically assess published work of other authors and discuss the scientific content.
- They can assemble data for a scientific publication and draft the written framework for such a manuscript.
Grading through:
- portfolio exam
Responsible for this module:
- Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Jens Mittag
Teacher:
- Institute for Experimental Endocrinology
- Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Jens Mittag
Literature:
- :
Language:
- offered only in English
Notes:
Admission requirements for taking the module:- none
Admission requirements for the module examination(s):
-none
Module examination(s):
- EW5410-L1: Scientific Writing in Nutritional Medicine, Portfolio exam consisting of: 5 points in the form of a self-written first manuscript draft in compliance with the deadline, 4 points in the form of a peer review of a second manuscript in compliance with the deadline and 11 points in the form of submission of final manuscript in compliance with the deadline. The grade is calculated as follows: 10 points for a 4.0, 11 points for a 3.7, 12 points for a 3.3, 13 points for a 3.0, 14 points for a 2.7, 15 points for a 2.3, 16 points for a 2.0, 17 points for a 1.7, 18 points for a 1.3, from 19 points a 1.0.
Last Updated:
23.07.2025