Students

• apply good scientific writing and style principles to their reports, know the format of a scientific paper, the process of peer review and are skilled in the art of professional presentation in front of an academic or industrial audience;
• are knowledgeable concerning key concepts, instruments and methods for structural time and resource project planning;
• are able to use basic management tools for discussion and moderation within learning and project teams;

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The following content will be provided:
Scientific writing and style

• structure of a scientific argument;
• evidence, reasons, warrants and claims;
• elements of a manuscript/paper;
• citing references;
• publishing and review process;

• basic structure for delivering effective presentations;
• presenting through voice, body language and audience engagement;
• use visual aids;

• initiation process;
• project charter and project boundaries;
• scope planning, time scheduling;
• resource and cost planning;
• project organization and task distribution;
• overview of risk management in projects;
• start-up process;

• Atkinson, C. (2016). Corporate Energy: How to Engage and Inspire Audiences Paperback.New Leadership Press.
• Cobbams, A.T. (2011). The Basics of Project Management and Team Leadership. Sage Publications Inc.
• Schimel, J. (2012). Writing science: how to write papers that get cited and prosposals that get funded. Oxford University Press.

Interactive seminar: discussion, demonstration, case studies

Integrated module exam,
immanent examination character: documentation and status presentation of project plan within a group, final presentation and report