Scientific Methods, 4.5 credits

A bachelor's degree or a professional degree equivalent to a Swedish Bachelor's degree of at least 180 credits in health care, biomedicine, biology, cellular and molecular biology, pharmaceutics, chemistry, medicine or biotechnology.

Proficiency in the English language with the equivalence of English B at Swedish upper secondary school.

The goal with the course is for the student to create a research plan for a scientific project within the bioentrepreneurial field, and be able to communicate this in written and oral format. 

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:

Regarding knowledge and understanding
- create a plan for a scienctific project and be able to justify the set-up
- perform database searches and critically evaluate relevant literature in order to broaden and deepen his/her knowledge
Regarding skills and abilities
- motivate his/her research question in relation to the bioentrepreneurial field. 
- choose and justify appropriate methods for data collection and data analysis
- set up a plan for data collection and the processing of data, as well as be able to discuss the possible results in relation to the subject area. 
Regarding judgment and approach
- discuss ethical considerations in relation to the scientific project
- assess other's scientific projects and give relevant feedback
- comunicate scienctific knowledge in written and oral form and tailord to different target groups
 

The course contains the following elements: 
A scientific project in groups based on an academic research question from a bioentrepreneurial perspective. 

Lectures and workshops analysing and discussing important parts of the scientific project.

The course consists of lectures, seminars and workshops.

The examination is based on an individual task (Fail/pass/Pass with distinction). A written scientific project in the form of a group task (Fail/pass/Pass with distinction), an oral presentation of that project (Fail/Pass) as well as a critical review of another groups project  (Fail/Pass). 

In order to get the grade Pass on the course, the student has to recieve at least the grade Pass on all parts. In order to recieve the grade Pass with distinction on the course, the student must recieve the grade Pass with distinction on the individual task or the group project.