THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING

Course objectives

Learning outcomes: • To understand and critically discuss medical research articles in English. • To classify a publication based on its genre, goals, and characteristics. • To transform a non-linear text (graphs, tables, figures) into a linear text and viceversa. • To recognize, in a research article, the methodological elements used by the researchers (inclusion and exclusion criteria, sample choice and size, laboratory methods and data management methods). • To interpret and critically evaluate the medical and scientific value of the data presented based on its statistical soundness. • To perform researches on biomedical databanks in English (online and on printed journals). • To communicate in English (oral or written) with the correct register for scientific communications with colleagues or at conferences.

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Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Write, share, and argue 1. Scientific communication on social networks. Role of social networks in dissemination and communication. Tips and rules for using twitter. How to write a thread addressed to lay public or scholars. 2. Thesis writing. Best practice for thesis writing (structure of a thesis, how to make a good title, composing figures and legends, citations and bibliography). Tutorial with text processing tools in Word: how to use styles, how to make TOC and lists, how to add references, how to review and comment. Critically revise and correct pieces of text from past theses (style, meaning, structure, etc.). Compose a thesis title and table of contents, and assess these texts based on clarity, completeness, correctness. 3. Proposal writing. Mechanisms for funding science. Tips for writing a successful proposal. Read a call for proposal and understand key requirements. Creating and evaluating proposal drafts on a given topic.
Prerequisites
No requirements
Books
Suggested textbooks: Universal Principled Review: A Community-Driven Method to Improve Peer Review. Cell 179, December 12, 2019 How to Write Your First Research Paper. Yale J Biol Med. 2011 Sep; 84(3): 181–190. A better letter. Nature volume 538, page131(2016) Other papers on this topic will be selected during the course.
Frequency
Mandatory attendance
Exam mode
The students will have to individually read an article, chosen by the teacher, and choose to compose an original thesis title/TOC, a twitter thread, or a grant proposal, inspired by the article. The following evaluation grid will be used: Critical understanding of the content: max score 3 Style conformity to the type of text: max score 3 Effectiveness and originality of the argument: max score 2 Correctness and clarity of the text: max score 2
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseMedicine and Surgery
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year4th year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • SSDL-LIN/12
  • CFU2