FJQ3103 Micro and Nanotechnology Journal Club IV

Requirement:

Micro and Nanotechnology Journal Club I, II and III

This course consists of a detailed study of scientific articles in the field of micro and nanotechnology. The course content is tuned for PhD students in the fields of MEMS, Cell Physics, biotechnology, and the like.

After completing the course, the student should to pass the course be able to:

• Present the technical content of a scientific article to non-experts and experts

• Analyze and discuss scientific articles with their peers with respect to: the writing style; scientific statements; scientific ethics questions relating to presented data; and scientific merits and validity of the presented research

• Analyze and reflect over the sustainability aspects of micro- and nanotechnology, in particular the aspects of environmental and societal impact of both the current status of the studies and future dissemination of the technology

• Analyze completeness and reproducibility of presented experimental procedures

• In the perspective of maximizing the scientific impact of the discussed studies, suggest alternative manners to formulate statements in results and discussion and conclusions sections

• Relate recent scientific articles to the student’s own research and suggest new approaches to their studies

• Be acquainted with a broad spectrum of scientific articles in the micro and nanotechnology