Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Understand, describe, analyse and prioritise biological phenomena
• Understand basic scientific knowledge and be able to use it
• Develop reasoning skills
• Understand and apply the basic principles of reasoning (obtaining data, analysis, synthesis, comparison, the rule of three, syllogism, analogy, Boolean logic, etc.)
• Work with efficiency / accuracy / precision
• Present a hypothesis and hypothetical-deductive reasoning
• Develop critical thinking, test and monitor conclusions understanding the domain of validity, and explore alternative hypotheses
• Manage doubt and uncertainty
• Demonstrate developed interpersonal skills
• Use a rich vocabulary linking concepts and words accurately
• Adapt lexical and syntactic choices in communication register (everyday language, medical language or scientific terminology)
• Summarise, explain, and argue
• Work in a team
• Share knowledge and information
• Submit reviews, reports and give oral presentations
• Manage resources
• Manage time
• Prioritise
• Use basic IT and bibliographic resources.
• Manage their studies
• Locate scientific information efficiently
• Compare different sources of information
• Read, interpret, and critique a scientific article
• Be open to research and demonstrate scientific curiosity
• Show a good knowledge of scientific English
• Understand and summarise a scientific article in English

Learning Outcomes of UE

To be able to carry out a bibliographic search, exhaustive or targeted, in an efficient and fast way from scientific public databases. Build a bibliographic search guided by thesaurus.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

The UE presents to the student the principles of scientific publication, the main bibliographic databases and their use, the personal tools of bibliography and critical reviewing. The concept of scientific integrity is also discussed. The evaluation is done under the form of
-a written exam (QRM/QCM)
-a presentation of a scientific subject by developing the research methodology and the presentation of the subject itself.

Prior Experience

Not applicable