Details for the Course Syllabus for Course VBM015F valid from Spring 2014

General

Aim

The aim of the course is to make the participants think in a more structured way about their experimental work, for example concerning planning and evaluation of results.

Contents

Knowledge and Understanding

For a passing grade the doctoral student must
- Understand the basic steps in the development of science and what experimental science is
- Understand the difference between inductive and hypothesis driven research.
- Understand the value of statistics in experimental studies.

Competences and Skills

For a passing grade the doctoral student must
- Be able to use basic statistical tools to plan and analyze experiments.
- Be able to use different (non-statistical) tools to plan, conduct and analyze experiments.

Judgement and Approach

Types of Instruction

Examination Formats

Seminars given by participants
Comments:
Before every course occasion the participants should have read one or more chapters in the literature and answered the questions therein. The answers to the questions are presented and discussed at the seminars.
Grading scale:
Failed, pass

Admission Requirements

Assumed Prior Knowledge

Selection Criteria

Literature

Literature:
Andersson., Ö.: “Experiment! – Planning, Implementing and Interpreting”. Wiley, 2012. ISBN 9780470688250.

Further Information

Course code

Administrative Information

All Published Course Occasions for the Course Syllabus

1 course occasion.

Start Date	End Date	Published
2018‑02‑01 (approximate)	2018‑12‑20