Planning your scientific journey
BIO-652 / 1 credit
Teacher: Ramdya Pavan P
Language: English
Remark: Next time in 2025-26 Zoom meeting times will be determined according to the professor and participants availabilities.
Frequency
Every 3 years
Summary
Planning Your Scientific Journey: Being successful as a scientist requires more than acquiring knowledge and developing experimental skills. It also requires: (1) asking a good scientific question, (2) establishing a clear plan of action, and (3) seeking advice along the way.
Content
The course entails a small group of students watching the on-line videos made by scientists, then doing written exercises, and finally discussing these exercises and videos with the course moderator. It should take ~3 hrs per week for 6 weeks.
https://courses.ibiology.org/courses/course-v1:iBiology+iBio1+2018/about
Evaluation will be comprised of graded exercises and class participation. Attendance to all sessions is mandatory.
There is very limited place: To sign up for the course please send pavan.ramdya@epfl.ch a brief 1/2 page justification for why you want to take the course. Please include your matriculation date. The course is aimed at students who are in the early stages of their PhD.
IMPORTANT: Once you have been approved by the course professor, the EDNE administrator will sign you up for the course in your student portal. Do not sign yourself up
In the programs
- Number of places: 6
- Exam form: Written & Oral (session free)
- Subject examined: Planning your scientific journey
- Lecture: 18 Hour(s)
- Type: optional